Vacancies: Tuko seeks to recruit news editors

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Job title:       News Editor – Tuko.co.ke

 Company profile

The Genesis Group of Companies is one of the world’s leading digital media service providers, delivering an extensive portfolio of large, fast-growing digital projects in different continents. A global web and mobile enterprise, its reach is rooted across Russia, Ukraine, Asia and Africa through its subsidiary arms.

Tuko Media Ltd, a subsidiary company of Genesis, runs www.tuko.co.ke – a Kenyan news portal dedicated to delivering factual breaking news to Kenyans online. Our site is ranked as one of the fastest growing online portals in Kenya with over 4.5 million monthly users.

 Key responsibilities & deliverables

We are seeking experienced journalists to join our Kenyan team as News Editors for www.tuko.co.ke. You must be able to demonstrate impeccable news judgment and a deep understanding of how the Kenyan news industry works.

Reporting to the Managing Editor – Kenya, the successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring, selecting and editing material from a range of both local and international news sources, including multimedia content. Additionally, the News Editor will be required to:

• Ensure timely processing of news material;
• Follow breaking news and current affairs on a day-to-day basis;
• Publish a daily target of high quality articles and ensure they readable and appeal to the target audience;
• Verify facts and accuracy of all news reports before they are published;
• Ensure articles have catchy headlines and appropriate photos or illustrations;
• Utilize news sources like press releases, radio, television and web reports to generate articles;
• Strictly follow an in-house guide to ensure articles meet journalistic standards.

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• A university degree from a recognized institution;
• Minimum four years’ experience as a full-time senior reporter or Editor (preferably in the online news field or a newspaper);
• Excellent English skills (both written and spoken);
• Ability to write and edit;
• Understands how WordPress works;
• Is able to effectively and creatively use social media to engage audiences;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Knowledge of online news production, packaging and dissemination techniques and methods;
• Knowledge and understanding of laws, media laws and code of ethics, precedents, government regulations, and the democratic political process.

The individual;

• Great personality, sense of humour, nose for news and creative enough to deliver an excellent article;
• Analytical thinking with good conceptual skills;
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written;
• Has a reliable network of news sources;
• Excellent planning and organization skills.

Basically, a www.tuko.co.ke News Editor is expected to break boundaries. Go beyond the norm and deliver amazing articles. If you have the passion, we have the offer to match.

Send your application and resume to: [email protected] before 18^th March, 2016.