MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Tertiary qualification in Journalism.
- Computer Literate in MS Office, Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
- At least 2 years’ experience in a similar Role.
- Ability to write and Sub-edit.
The key responsibilities of the Sub – Editor are to:
- Sub articles, write stand firsts and headlines.
- Be aware of Forbes style.
- Fact checks and verifies stories.
- Give feedback to reporters.
- Assist the Chief Editor in managing the flow of stories.
- Be on occasions, prepared to write.
- Editing copy, written by reporters or features writers, to remove spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.
- Re-writing material so that it flows or reads better and adheres to the house style of a particular publication.
- Ensuring that a story fits a particular word count by cutting or expanding material as necessary.
- Writing headlines that capture the essence of the story or are clever or amusing.
- Writing standfirsts or 'sells' (brief introductions which sum up the story, underneath the headline).
- Liaising with reporters or journalists to clarify facts and details about a story.
- Checking facts and stories to ensure they are accurate, adhere to copyright laws, are not libellous or go against the publication's policy.
- Cropping photos and deciding where to use them for best effect.
- Writing picture captions.
- Discussing concerns with the Chief Editor.
- Proofreading complete pages produced by other sub-editors using the main basic proofing symbols.
- Working to a page plan to ensure that the right stories appear in the correct place on each page.
- Laying out pages and, depending on the nature of the role, playing a part in page design.
- Manipulating on-screen copy using appropriate desktop publishing software.
- Adding last minute news stories.
- Keeping up to date with sector issues, e.g. by reading related publications.
- Adapting all these skills for a publication's website.
- Editing press releases or reports.
- Compiling routine information, such as tables of sports results or financial data.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to multitask and work in a global environment.
- Willingness and ability to take the initiative.
- Team player.
- Attention to detail.
Should you meet the minimum requirements, please email your CV. Due to the great number of applications we receive for each of our open vacancies, please consider your application as unsuccessful should you not receive a response within 14 days of your application.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: hr@abn360.com
Website: http://www.forbesafrica.com/
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