Vacancy Details
Employer: Media24
Editor (Cape Town)
NB Publishers is looking for an energetic and innovative editor to work on our flourishing list of nonfiction, including biographies, memoirs, history, current affairs and business books. This challenging position requires someone with exceptional language skills in Afrikaans as well as English, a keen interest in South African issues, and a good feel for what readers are interested in.
We are looking for someone
- with an excellent command of Afrikaans and English, who can write compelling copy in both
- who has a relevant tertiary qualification and who reads widely
- who has experience in publishing, editing or as a journalist
- who can conceptualise new books and structure content logically and accessibly
- is thorough, responsible and pays attention to detail
- who has outstanding organisational abilities and can manage a demanding programme to deadline and to budget
- who is energetic, innovative and thinks strategically
The position offers
- a stimulating and varied work environment as part of a vibrant team of book people
- a competitive salary with benefits
Visit www.nb.co.za for more information about the company.
Please apply at https://nbpublishers.simplify.hr/vacancy/xc8u2n. The first page of your CV has to include a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for the position, as well as details of three referees. The deadline is 20 May 2024.
Applicants who have not received a reply within two weeks of the closing date may assume that their application has been unsuccessful. NB Publishers reserves the right not to fill this position. Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups
Redakteur (Kaapstad)
NB Uitgewers is op soek na ’n vindingryke en dinamiese niefiksieredakteur om te werk aan o.m. biografieë, memoires, geskiedenis-, aktuele en sakeboeke. Dié uitdagende pos verg ’n lewendige belangstelling in Suid-Afrikaanse kwessies, ’n aanvoeling vir wat lesers interesseer, en uitstekende taalvaardigheid in Afrikaans en Engels.
Ons soek na iemand
- wat Afrikaans en Engels op moedertaalvlak praat en vars, prikkelende kopie in albei tale kan skryf
- met ’n graad in tale of joernalistiek wat wyd lees
- met ondervinding in die media, verkieslik in die uitgeewese
- wat manuskripte kan struktureer, en seker maak dat dit lekker lees
- deeglik, verantwoordelik en met ’n skerp oog vir detail
- wat druk kan hanteer en ’n publikasielys binne spertye en begroting kan bestuur
- vol energie en vars idees en wat strategies dink
Die pos bied
- ’n stimulerende werksomgewing: word deel van ’n kreatiewe span boekliefhebbers
- ’n mededingende salaris met voordele
Besoek gerus www.nb.co.za vir meer inligting oor die maatskappy.
Doen asb. aansoek op Media24 se webblad by https://nbpublishers.simplify.hr/vacancy/xc8u2n. Die eerste bladsy van jou CV moet ’n aparte dekbrief insluit, wat verduidelik hoekom jy geskik is vir die pos, en die kontakdetails van drie referente.
Sperdatum 20 Mei 2024.
Aansoekers wat nie binne twee weke ná die sluitingsdatum van ons gehoor het nie, kan aanvaar hul aansoek was nie suksesvol nie. NB is onder geen verpligting om die pos te vul nie. Ingevolge Media24 se diensbillikheidsbeleid sal aan geskikte kandidate uit die aangewese groepe voorkeur gegee word.
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