Jon Location - Dar Es Salaam
Position Type - Full Time
Organization Type - Mwananchi Communications Limited

Application Deadline: 10 February 2016

FEATURES EDITOR

Source:  Mwananchi,29th January 2016

Mwananchi Communications Limited publishers of leading Tanzania newspapers, Mwananchi, Mwanaspoti and The Citizen is looking for highly motivated and experienced individuals to fill the position of:

Job Purpose:
To coordinate and manage- operations of features desk to ensure continuous generation of strong content that conforms to journalistic ethics, editorial objectives and house style within set deadlines.

Main Responsibilities:
Generates features articles for Mwanaspoti papers.
Coordinates editing and production of features pages.
Checks and corrects editorial for facts, accuracy, taste, house-style, language use, clarity, details, objectivity, spellings etc.
Assigns features articles to writers.
Re-writes the copy as necessary for simplicity, clarity, style etc.
Writes or rewrites the appropriate headline for the copy, ensuring it reflects the overriding message of the story.

Design features pages.
Checks all headlines, captions, pictures, copy text and page logos and all other page elements to sign the pages within set deadlines.
Checks the printed soft copy and corrects any errors, signs off the pages to go to press
Supports preparation and realization of long-term and short-term editorial plans regarding the features sections based on continuing consultations with the Managing Editor
Supervises the performance by subordinates in features section
Prepares page one promos for highlighting special features

Qualifications and Experience:

Academic - Basic University Degree
Professional - Diploma in Journalism

Experience
5 years working experience combining writing with subbing

Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications enclosing a detailed CV and copies of professional certificates, and a day time telephone contact direct to the Human resources manager by 10th February 2016 to:
Human Resources Manager
Mwananchi Communications Ltd
P. O. Box 19754.
Dar es Salaam.
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted

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