Website Anchor at an International News
Anchor at an International News Media Company – Myrtle Management Consultants Limited, See the job details below and apply.
Myrtle Management Consultants Limited
Myrtle Management Consultants – Our client is an international news media company building a respected media brand, across television, mobile, and web.
They are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Anchor
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
- Your role requires that you work in a team and participate in the creative cycle of the news broadcast. As a news anchor, you will work closely with reporters and will be responsible for gathering information, broadcasting newscasts throughout the day and interviewing guests.
- Ultimately, you should be able to follow current events and present news stories to audiences in an informative, interesting, and unbiased way.
Responsibilities
- Generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources
- Pitching ideas to editors and commissioners
- Researching, verifying, and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.
- Writing scripts for bulletins, headlines, and reports
- Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story
- Identifying necessary resources and deploying and managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew
- Providing directorial input, advising crews on what to film or record
- Using portable digital video (dv) cameras and other equipment to record material
- Producing complete packages for broadcast
- Preparing and presenting material on-air for both pre-recorded and live pieces
- Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews
- Preparing timings for each news item and monitoring these during a broadcast
- Deciding on the running order for bulletins and making any necessary changes during a broadcast
- Collaborating with the editor to put together the completed item
- Developing and maintaining local contacts, assuming a public relations role
- Understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct
- Research local community national and international current events
- Meet with the Executive News Editor, in collaboration with Executive producer, producer, reporters and other news anchors to be briefed on the day’s news
- Work with the Executive News Editor to choose stories to broadcast considering audience preferences
- Organize the news to present the most interesting pieces first
- Revise scripts and prepare to deliver them on-air
- Ensure late-breaking news is added to newscasts
- Engage in commentary
- Interview guests and other members involved stories
- Introduce news correspondents reporting on the scene and ask them relevant questions
- Comply with the moral code of the journalistic profession
- Keep abreast of news developments by studying papers, attending events, etc.
Qualifications
- BSc degree in Journalism, Communications or relevant field
- Proven work experience as a news anchor
- Understanding of the newscast process
- Broad knowledge of local, national and international affairs (e.g. political, economic, legislative and cultural)
- Comfortable yet professional presence on camera
- Ability to improvise in a live on-camera setting
- Excellent verbal skills
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Available to work on a flexible schedule
- Ability to work under stressful conditions and strict deadlines
- Active social media presence
- An interest in people, news, current affairs, and good general knowledge
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Confidence in front of a camera and an ‘on-air’ presence
- An understanding of relevant technical equipment and editing software
- The ability to work under pressure, both within teams and individually
- Outstanding analytical skills and ability to absorb, extract and present information in a clear and understandable way
- The ability to build rapport and to handle interactions with sensitivity, empathy, and diplomacy, while maintaining impartiality
- Excellent interviewing and listening skills
- An eye for a story, with an ability to generate original ideas and the confidence to pitch to senior editors
- Tenacity, persistence, resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills
Remuneration
- Very competitive
Application Closing Date
20th September, 2020.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: Interviews are on a rolling basis to this date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.