Vacancy Details
Employer: Briefly News
Briefly News is one of the biggest news and entertainment platforms in South Africa. Briefly News is a partner of LEGIT company, a media holding operating in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, with projects like Legit.ng, TUKO.co.ke and YEN.com.gh.
Responsibilities:
- Degree or Diploma in journalism/media studies or related field
- At least 2 years of experience in journalism and writing sports content
- Passion for writing sports content
- Impeccable communication and interviewing skills, both written and verbal
- Strategic and analytical thinker
- Ability to go the extra mile
- Self-driven individual with a strong desire to constantly learn and adapt
- Work under minimal supervision
- Ability to work remotely (good internet connection and a laptop, minimum Intel Core i3).
what we offer:
- Competitive salaries
- Friendly working environment
- Unlimited opportunities to learn and grow
- Opportunity to interact with some of the best in the industry
- Exclusive access to the advanced technologies and tools.
Required Skills
- Social Media: 1 year or less
- Writing: 1 to 2 years
- Journalism: 1 to 2 years
- Sports Journalism: 1 to 2 years
Candidate Requirements
- Monitoring trending sports stories
- Sourcing ideas for exclusive sports stories
- Sourcing comments from experts and entrepreneurs.
- Writing and publishing sports stories that resonate with our audience (including news articles, interviews, and feature articles about sports)
- Participating in all activities related to sports content direction
- Ability to churn out articles in perfect English.
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