VACANCY: Hanoky Media is Recruiting for News Reporters 594 views

News Reporters at Hanoky Media

Hanoky Media is a new and fast-rising media community and dynamic news platform for daily news, entertainment & lifestyle (events, fashion, beauty, health, personal development, and gist) in Nigeria. Hanoky Media is a brain-child of Hanoky Limited.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: News Reporter

Location: Ebonyi

Job Description

• Hanoky Media is looking for bright, talented, dynamic, and reliable reporters.
• The ideal candidate will be responsible for newsgathering and reporting in the 36 states of the federation, as well as writing, editing, and proofreading articles, blog posts, and press releases.
• This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fast-rising news platforms in Nigeria!

Responsibilities

• He or she should be a team player and will coordinate on a daily basis with the Editorial unit of the company. You will be responsible for premium news content and will play an active part in getting information on current events.
• You will, however, need thorough investigations before sending in news content and also develop a feature on some major issues in your state of coverage.
• Furthermore, you may be assigned to cover a certain field or beat such as politics, education, court, opinion, etc. or be given a general assignment on a specific matter.

Other responsibilities include:

• Develop stories along with supporting images to be published in our news-based website and weekly newsletter.
• Develop fresh angles and offer new insights for our readers and audience.
• Report news on tight deadlines, which includes making calls, asking tough questions (interviews), and aggressively pursuing a story when and where required.
• Stay on top of all the news events coming out of the area you’re reporting from and be able to follow-up.
• Conduct interviews with entrepreneurs, business owners, politicians & others in a range of different circumstances including generating adverts for the company.

Requirements

• Must possess flair & passion for journalism, writing, PR, communications, and new media (social media) activities.
• Must be fluent and have excellent communication skills.
• Must be computer literate, internet savvy and have the ability to carry out qualitative news research.
• He or she should be innovative and have the ability to bring new perspectives to the table.
• Must be an excellent fact checker and should have the ability to verify all the news items from various sources.
• Must be proactive and able to work independently.
• Must be organized, able to meet deadlines and juggle various tasks while at the same time maintaining a high level of attention to detail and sustaining overall quality.
• Must have superior writing and editing skills coupled with a demonstrated ability to present information concisely and clearly.
• Must have strong interview skills, with an ability to extract relevant information about technical and complex topics and turn it into accessible written content.
• Journalistic and reporting background necessary.
• The candidate should have an eagerness to learn and adapt to new situations and different environments.
• BYOD (Bring Your Own Devices – mobile phones, laptops, etc.).

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply by using the “Login as candidate” button below and clearly indicate the Job Title in the provided message box.

Application Deadline  9th July 2020.