Lifestyle Reporter at Pulse Nigeria

Pulse is Africa’s leading innovative media company, informing and engaging Africa’s young audience - and providing expansive media reach and creative marketing solutions to partners. We run news websites and social channels and marketing and production across Francophone and Anglophone West Africa and East Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lifestyle Reporter

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Collect, verify, fact-check and analyze newsworthy information thoroughly
• Create and deliver news stories (article, video and/or social posts) with the audience’s perspective in mind
• Receive assignments or investigate news leads/tips
• Contact, interview and research sources
• Maintain notes and audio/video recordings
• Abide by journalism’s ethics and codes
• Cooperate with reporters, video editors, social media managers, chief editor, producers etc
• Stay up-to-date with the latest current events by properly monitoring news, attending events and building contacts and sources for use in future stories
• Attend press conferences, events, and file report in a timely manner.
• Assist and guide the content team with developing story ideas and stories.
• Develop and publish weekly reviews, opinion pieces, reports and story ideas.
• Edit and/or assist in editing and proofreading reporter and senior reporter’s stories.
• Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.

Requirements
Skills that would make a candidate successful in this role

• Experience with content marketing and various content formats such as article, social and video and a proven ability to drive readership.
• Excellent communication and news story-telling skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• A lot of energy, passion and enthusiasm

Application Closing Date
26th July, 2024.