Daily Post Nigeria (dailypost.ng), a premium leading newspaper, is looking to employ an experienced political writer to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Political Writer
Location: Nigeria
Requirements
Candidate must:
- Have at least five years’ experience in the traditional media.
- Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism or Mass Communications.
- Be comfortable speaking with politicians, government workers, business owners and citizens.
- Must be able to take direction from the editor and creatively find unique angle to stories.
- Possess the ability to work in a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.
- Successful applicant is expected to work from our Abuja head office.
- Have minimum of one year of online journalism experience.
- Be knowledgeable in libel laws and ethical foundations of journalism.
- Be proficient in current and emerging news-gathering method.
- Possess interest in local, national and world news with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Job Description
- The ideal applicant should have cognate experience covering national news, with bias for politics.
- He/she should have impressive and current database of contacts within political and national circles.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a cover letter, resume and 3-5 samples of your work to: jobs@dailypost.ng
Deadline Tuesday, 31st January, 2017.
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