Vacancy title:
Assignment Editor

Jobs at:
Switch TV Broadcast

Deadline of this Job:
31st November 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 19 November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Managing Editor, the Assignment Editor will be responsible for the following: –

•  Oversees news gathering process (Editorial Desk & ENG Reporters) and logistics for all of our news platforms.
  
•  Takes strong lead in breaking news coverage and pre-packaged stories/ features. Aggressively coordinate how enterprise stories are sought including actualizing documentaries or mini-documentaries.
  
•  Ensures that the Editorial Desk monitors social media and builds content for our web site and other socialmedia handles.
  
•  Reacts aggressively and decisively to breaking news with or without management present bearing in mind our target audience.
  
•  Builds strong sources in the community.
  
•  Co-ordinate the Editorial Desk, anchors and reporters.
  
•  Working closely with the Editorial Desk and ENG reporters on angles to stories as they develop and packaged features.
  

Qualifications
The ideal candidate must have a proven experience as an Assignment Editor or relevant role with at least 5 years’ experience in a newsroom and at least 2 as an assignment editor.
Skills

•  Graduate in Journalism / Mass Communication or related field
  
•  Exceptional editing ability and analytics.
  
•  Forthright, passionate, self-driven, strategic thinker and meticulous.
  
•  Interrogates media law and ethics.
  
•  Organizational and leadership skills.
  
•  Proficiency in English and Kiswahili.
  
•  Ability to work odd hours and adapt to a shift rota.
  
• Team player and ability’