Vacancies: Copy Writers/Sub Editors, Investigative Editors
Media Trust Limited is looking for a capable hand to strengthen its editorial department. Applicants should be journalists with varying years of experience in print media or academics with specialization in relevant field and who possess good writing skills. All applicants should have the capacity to reduce complex ideas and issues to an easy read and also accept the work of journalists as watchdogs who hold both government and private businesses accountable.
Position: Copy Writers/Sub Editors
Responsibilities:
- Candidates who should ideally be graduates of English should be able to rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
- Their job also involves reading copy to detect and correct errors in fact, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- Relevant experience is a big plus.
Position: Investigative Reporters
Responsibilities:
- The ideal candidates should be interested in going beyond the headlines to do thorough stories on both the public and private sector to bring out cases of corruption, crime and wrongdoing.
- Such candidates should have the capacity for patient and painstaking work that could result in award winning stories which shed light on an interesting aspect that may be overlooked by regular reporters.
- Experienced journalists and others interested in investigative journalism and who can produce compelling stories are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Applications can be sent online to vacancies@dailytrust.com or to
The Editor-in-chief, P O Box 6873, Wuse Abuja
All applications should be in by 20th January, 2013
