Digital Journalist
Requires a Cover Letter?:
yes
Application Submissions Guideline:
If you're interested in the position, please send an email to [email protected] attaching your CV (portfolio if available), as well as a cover letter (1 page only) that explains your motivation to apply to this job.
Contact Person Email:
Description:
Role and Responsibilities
- Daily monitoring and vetting of local news
- Fact-checking and cross-checking information.
- Writing and publishing multiple news stories on a daily basis
- Coming up with fresh, sharp angles on daily news that offer additional insights and perspectives to readers in line with Megaphone's editorial line.
- Reporting news as necessary, on tight deadlines
- Conducting phone and live interviews
- Coordinating daily production efforts (drafting, translation, design, publishing, and dissemination)
- Conducting research and writing video scripts
- Contributing to developing new formats adapting to daily and weekly news coverage
- Copy editing of social media promotional content
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor or master’s degree in journalism, media studies, political studies, economics, sociology, or any other social science or humanity.
- Excellent writing and speaking skills in both Arabic and English
- Great project coordination skills
- Experience in teamwork and working under pressure
- Knowledge of digital media
- Experience in copy editing
- Additional Qualifications
- Fluency in French is desirable
- 2 to 3 years of experience in working in a newsroom is desirable
- Creative writing skills is a plus
- Proficiency in Google ecosystem, Trello and, adobe creative suite is a plus
If you're interested in the position, please send an email to [email protected] attaching your CV (portfolio if available), as well as a cover letter (1 page only) that explains your motivation to apply to this job.
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
Last modified:
05 Jan, 2022
Intervention Sector(s):
Communications & Media
Application Deadline:
Monday, 24 January 2022
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment:
(One year contract (renewable
Salary
N/A
Salary Range:
800 to 1200 (USD)
Education Degree:
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details:
Experience Requirements:
2 to 3 years
Arabic Language:
Fluent
English Language:
Fluent
French Language:
None
Country/City:
- Lebanon