Job Title: Product Editor – Full Woman
Organisation: Monitor
Publications Limited (MPL)
Publications Limited (MPL)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Features Editor
– Weekend
– Weekend
About MPL:
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 Product
Editor – Full Woman will coordinate compilation and publication of the Full
Woman magazine and ensure its content is written and edited to meet
journalistic ethics, editorial objectives, house-style and within set
deadlines.
Editor – Full Woman will coordinate compilation and publication of the Full
Woman magazine and ensure its content is written and edited to meet
journalistic ethics, editorial objectives, house-style and within set
deadlines.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- In
charge of the content of the Full Woman magazine in line with MPL’s
editorial line - Supports
preparation and realization of long-term and short-term plans regarding
the magazine based on continuing consultations with the Features
Editor – Weekend - Conceptualizes
story ideas, develops and discusses them with writers - Selects
stories that are interesting, relevant and informative to the target group - The
incumbent also assigns writers to carry out research, interviews and
compile stories - Ensures
the stories are edited to meet journalistic ethics, editorial objectives
and house-style - Supervises
the design and layout work for the magazine to ensure that it is attractive
and appealing to readers - Closely
co-operates with editorial graphic designers regarding magazines
design and format - Ensures
the pages are delivered to the press within set deadlines - Reviews
product performance through market research done and develops new content
to satisfy readers demands - Seeks
external sources of information/contributors; orders and receives external
contributions
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicants for the MPL Product Editor
– Full Woman employment opportunity must hold a University Degree in Mass Communication or any related field from
an accredited institution. - Diploma
in Journalism - A minimum of five years of journalism experience and demonstrated writing and
editing experience in a newsroom, with two years’ experience in an Editor
position - Excellent writing and editing skills, with
good understanding of editorial practices, writing and editing
requirements in a busy newsroom - Keen
eye for detail, with excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation skills. - Good
organizational skills and ability to work effectively with the team
and collate material from multiple sources - Ability
to provide vision to the department - Ability
to track, review and manage team performance effectively - Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills - Very
strong analytical skills - Strong
writing and reporting skills - Innovative
and creative - Highly
flexible and agile - Strong
drive for results
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: 21st July 2017
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