Job Title:
Online Editor
Online Editor
Organisation: Monitor
Publications Limited (MPL)
Publications Limited (MPL)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Managing Editor
– Online
– Online
About Us:
Monitor Publications Limited (MPL),
a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential media house,
operating The Daily Monitor, Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers,
93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.
a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential media house,
operating The Daily Monitor, Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers,
93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.
Job Summary: The Online
Editor will manage the day-to-day editorial selection and editing of MPL online
content.
Editor will manage the day-to-day editorial selection and editing of MPL online
content.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Re-copy
taste editorial content from The Monitor, headlines and captions
for facts, accuracy, taste, house-style, language use, clarity, details
and objectivity - Edits
copy to appropriate length, clarity and style without distorting facts or
dispensing with salient points - The
jobholder selects and edits pictures and write/re-writes appropriate
captions to enhance their quality - Ensures
proper laying out of copy and pictures/graphics in web pages - The
incumbent tailors stories to reflect interests of international audience - Ensures
timely publication and sign-off of online editions - Develops
and strengthens the Monitor websites as a medium of breaking news - Updates
stories regularly - Quickly
responds to feedback, complaints and suggestions from online readers - Initiates
and develops content for the Monitor website and Online products - Constantly
updates the Monitor Website
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicants for the MPL Online Editor
job opportunity should hold a University
Degree in Mass Communication or any related field from an accredited
institution. - Professional:
Diploma in Journalism - A
minimum of three years of experience and demonstrated writing and
editing experience in a newsroom. - Excellent
writing and editing skills, with good understanding of online writing and
editing requirements such as the use of keywords, hyperlinks and
navigation - Keen
eye for detail, with excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation skills. - Excellent
organizational skills and ability to work effectively with the team and
collate material from multiple sources - Forward
thinking and able to strategize for all online platforms - Internet
and social media experience with good understanding of new media and web
analytics. - Goal
driven with the ability to adapt to change and to new opportunities. - Advanced
computer skills - Demonstrable
and proven experience in meeting deadlines - Ability
to track, review and manage team performance effectively - Highly
innovative and creative
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications, detailed CVs and academic documents with daytime telephone number
via E-mail to: [email protected]
applications, detailed CVs and academic documents with daytime telephone number
via E-mail to: [email protected]
NB: Please note that only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 7th July 2017
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