Job Purpose
To coordinate and manage- operations of features desk to ensure continuous
generation of strong content that conforms to journalistic ethics, editorial
objectives and house style within set deadlines.
Main
Responsibilities
• Generates features articles for Mwanaspoti papers.
• Coordinates editing and
production of features pages.
• Checks and corrects editorial for facts, accuracy, taste, house-style,
language use, clarity, details, objectivity, spellings etc.
• Assigns features articles to writers.
• Re-writes the copy as necessary for simplicity, clarity, style etc.
• Writes or rewrites the appropriate headline for the copy, ensuring it
reflects the overriding message of the story.
• Design features pages.
• Checks all headlines, captions, pictures, copy text and page logos and all
other page elements to sign the pages within set deadlines.
• Checks the printed soft copy and corrects any errors, signs off the pages to
go to press
• Supports preparation and realization of long-term and short-term editorial
plans regarding the features sections based on continuing consultations with
the Managing Editor
• Supervises the performance by subordinates in features section
• Prepares page one promos for highlighting special features
Qualifications and
Experience
Academic: Basic University Degree
Professional: Diploma in Journalism
Experience: 5 years
working experience combining writing with subbing
How to Apply
Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications
enclosing a detailed CV and copies of professional certificates, and a day time
telephone contact direct to the Human resources manager by 10th February 2016
to: .
Human Resources
Manager
Mwananchi Communications Ltd
P. O. Box 19754.
Dar es Salaam.
Email:
hrm@tz.nationmedia.com
NB: Only short
listed candidates will be contacted
