ASSISTANT EDITOR

1. Research to identify good prospects to contribute editorial content for titles

2. Commission editorials and conduct interviews to develop content for magazines.

3. Create and maintain databases to store personal details of contributions, information about editorial sought and progress being made

4. Visit trade fairs, exhibitions, and conferences to network, conduct interviews and generate prospects to contribute content.

5. Research content for social media and manage content on all social media platforms

6. Generate and manage content and distribute monthly Corporate Africa Newsletters

7. Generate information for senior editor to prepare monthly investors’ brief.

8. Participate in all weekly editorial meetings

9. Prepare advertisement booking forms and invoices, and contact advertisers and sponsors to follow up on artwork and their profile updates on company website.

10. Research and inform about training courses that would be beneficial to company employees.

11. Keep record of all advertisers and relate and match them to sales records and invoices

12. Visit trade fairs and exhibitions to collect value-adding information to benefit customers

13. To support management with any other duties considered relevant

RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform duties in Media Department with others leading to realization of editorial and company objectives. Work with publishers, directors, and other editors to ensure that Department’s targets, goals, and objectives are achieved. Support other editors to ensure that resources in Media Department are organized and efficiently and effectively exploited to achieve maximum value measured by quantity and quality of content. And, at all times maintain good relationships with all contributors and employees in the media department.

SKILLS PROFILE

Person with relevant experience and 50+ keyboard speed, numerical literacy, understanding of magazine layout and associated programmes (Photoshop, Indesign etc), computer literate (esp. Windows Word and Excel), data control exp., client relations experience, use of telephones, internet, email, etc. Also knowledge of developing economies and current affairs and some understanding of business and economics.

PERSON PROFILE

• Integrity Intelligence
• Initiative
• Excellent Communication skills
• Strong command of English
• Creative ability
• Experience of editing and / or journalism
• Team player with good skills set
• Experience of working to deadlines in pressured environment
• Target orientated
• Outgoing Personality
• Good organization skills
• Supervisory experience
• Mature outlook

RELATIONSHIPS

To maintain dialogue with all contributors to company and publications and others deemed essential to promote services and company in its environment.

ENVIRONMENT

The Media Office is provided for the use of the media representative. As an executive of the company, the jobholder is required to work such hours of unpaid overtime deemed necessary in the efficient performance of duties.

REMUNERATION AND OTHER BENEFITS

Salary range Ksh 37,000 to 55,000.. 20 days annual holiday entitlement and all public holidays and days in lieu.