Purpose of the job:
Together with other editors and publishers, work to exploit all available resources, to generate content and prepare, design, and produce quality magazines, and aid in their production, distribution, and promotion
Research to identify good prospects to contribute editorial content for titles
Commission editorials and conduct interviews to develop content for magazines.
Create and maintain databases to store personal details of contributions, information about editorial sought and progress being made
Visit trade fairs, exhibitions, and conferences to network, conduct interviews and generate prospects to contribute content.
Research content for social media and manage content on all social media platforms
Generate and manage content and distribute monthly Corporate Africa Newsletters
Generate information for senior editor to prepare monthly investors’ brief.
Participate in all weekly editorial meetings
Prepare advertisement booking forms and invoices, and contact advertisers and sponsors to follow up on artwork and their profile updates on company website.
Research and inform about training courses that would be beneficial to company employees.
Keep record of all advertisers and relate and match them to sales records and invoices
Visit trade fairs and exhibitions to collect value-adding information to benefit customers
To support management with any other duties considered relevant
RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform duties in Media Department with others leading to realization of editorial and company objectives. Work with publishers, directors, and other editors to ensure that Department’s targets, goals, and objectives are achieved. Support other editors to ensure that resources in Media Department are organized and efficiently and effectively exploited to achieve maximum value measured by quantity and quality of content. And, at all times maintain good relationships with all contributors and employees in the media department.
SKILLS PROFILE
Person with relevant experience and 50+ keyboard speed, numerical literacy,
understanding of magazine layout and associated programmes (Photoshop, Indesign etc),
computer literate (esp. Windows Word and Excel), data control exp., client relations
experience, use of telephones, internet, email, etc. Also knowledge of developing
economies and current affairs and some understanding of business and economics.
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