About the Role
Type: Four-month contract
Cost-to-company: R5000.00 per month
Education level: Degree
Job level: Intern
NB: Writing piece and paragraph to be submitted with CV
This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in gaining experience working in a new-age newsroom environment with a team of specialist journalists and editors.
This intern will rotate on a monthly basis between three trade publications to get a variety of editorial input and experience while maintaining some administrative tasks across publications.
Responsibilities and duties:
Administrative tasks of uploading articles daily across titles and managing the website back-end
Assisting journalists and editors with research and client follow-ups
Managing social media platforms
Attending functions
Experience in story writing and copy editing
Requirements
Degree in journalism, English, or communications
Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken
Valid driving licence
Own car
High attention to detail
Outgoing and comfortable with networking
Loves the challenge of daily deadlines and finding stories
Good work organisation, time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure
Self-motivated, positive, proactive and delivers quality work
Please submit an unedited piece of your own writing and a paragraph outlining why you want the position and are capable of performing in the role.
About the Company
Now Media (Pty) Ltd, the largest travel trade publisher in Africa, has been committed to promoting travel and trade in the Southern African region since 1953. Based in Illovo, Johannesburg, Now Media prides itself on being an innovator of cutting-edge promotional products for the freight, travel and tourism industries.
The company is generally seen as a positive workplace by current and past staff members.