Journalism Graduate

Now Media, Southern Africa's premier business-to-business travel publishing house, is looking to employ a journalism graduate based in Sandton, Gauteng.

Key responsibilities

The graduate's primary responsibilities will be learning to source and write suitable, high-quality and industry-related news articles for travel trade publications within the Now Media stable.

Requirements

• Journalism or English degree
• Computer skills
• Social media literate
• English first language
• Excellent written and spoken (English) communication skills
• Passion for business writing
• Good general knowledge
• Eye for detail (subbing ability)
• Good research skills
• Passionate about news
• Drivers licence and own vehicle mandatory

Personal skills/attributes

• Accurate, reliable and detail-oriented with a passion to ensure zero-defect information
• Persistent and resourceful
• Efficient and hard working
• Excellent command of English
• Shows initiative
• Can work unaided, gets on with the job and is independent
• Engaged, involved and passionate
• Unflappable under pressure
• Accommadating and flexible
• Mature outlook, rational, self confident and sensible
• Attitude of 'how can I help'
• Dependable and responsible
• Sociable: able to attend functions and network

Details

• Remuneration: Negotiable, depending on experience
• Job level: Junior
• Type: Permanent contract for one year
• Reference: #Journograd

Interested?

Interested candidates should send their CV as well as a 200 word article on the most important challenge facing our economy, to careers@nowmedia.co.za

Last Modified: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:01:34 SAST