Business Editor at Investors King Limited

Investors King Limited is a digital news media that provides comprehensive analysis in business, finance, economy, technology, and government policy. We are a team of dedicated professionals that simplify complex financial data and information for everyday Nigerians. Investors King is committed to bringing insights around today's key global business topics from increasing global risks and uncertainties to transformative technology and business models.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Editor

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities and Duties

• Analyze and capitalize various attributes and requirements of print and digital media to strengthen the editor’s position.
• Manage and produce news to present information with accuracy, flow, and within the time frame.
• Make sure that house style is adhered to (house style means the particular style conventions of a given publication, eg the publication’s tone and punctuation/grammar conventions).
• Design innovative and unique solutions to optimize routine news coverage.
• Manage and edit content to cater to readers’ requirements and provide detailed information for the same.
• Work within a creative environment to respond to various competing priorities.
• Prepare work schedule and deadlines and encourage team members to meet targets to facilitate timely publication.
• Provide training to news reporters on how to select news for existing readership and gain new readers.
• Evaluate all news for authenticity and check with sources to ensure the correctness of published articles to avoid conflicts.
• Collaborate with reporters, editors and photojournalists and anchors to facilitate efficient news coverage to strengthen the company’s position in the media market.
• Monitor all feeds from news bureaus and other agencies for editing and further publication.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience.
• Excellent standard of grammar and spelling.
• An understanding of the law relating to publishing and journalism.
• Meticulous attention to detail, excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills and IT skills.
• Search Engine Optimization best practices and Word Press.

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Candidates should Include links of previous publications on a business media platform.