Recruitment at Pulse Nigeria

Recruitment at Pulse Nigeria

Pulse is Africa’s leading innovative media company, informing and engaging Africa’s young audience – and providing expansive media reach and creative marketing solutions to partners. We run news websites and social channels and marketing and production across Francophone and Anglophone West Africa and East Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Reporter

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

The Role

• This position will be based in our Lagos office, reports to the Editor in Chief. KPIs to be met on a regular basis will be communicated.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collect, verify, fact-check and analyze newsworthy information thoroughly
• Create and deliver news stories (article, video and/or social posts) with the audience’s perspective in mind
• Proofread your work to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.
• Work on assignments and investigate news leads/tips
• Contact, interview and research sources
• Maintain notes and audio/video recordings
• Collaborate with other reporters, video editors, social media managers, producers etc
• Stay up-to-date with the latest current events by properly monitoring news, attending events and building contacts and sources for use in future stories
• Attend press conferences, events, and file reports in a timely manner
• Develop and publish weekly reviews, opinion pieces and reports
• Edit and/or assist in editing and proofreading stories as assigned
• Ensure accuracy and consistency with the Pulse brand voice, and adherence to the Pulse Content Framework
• Ensure published stories are fully compliant with copyright laws and are not plagiarised
• Actively contribute to the success of the Content team by developing story ideas, sourcing exclusive stories, and making other innovative suggestions
• Actively identify, suggest and implement strategies to increase the readership and reach of Pulse
• Stay keyed into trends and the competitive landscape to ensure that Pulse as a media brand is always ahead of the curve
• Abide by the core principles of journalism, the code of ethics for Nigerian journalists, as well as worldwide journalistic ethics and standards.

Desired Skills & Experience

• A Degree in Mass Communication, English, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in journalism.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Junior Video Editor / Cinematographer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create video content with high visual impact for Pulse – internal and for clients.
• Videography in-house and on the field as assigned.
• Work on a brief, develop and pitch creative ideas and concepts, choosing the appropriate media and style to meet objectives.
• Overall editing responsibilities and quality control of all edits – including choice of images and videos, soundtrack, text placement, proofreading and cross-checking facts, spelling, grammar, writing style, colour, etc.
• Secure appropriate rights, licenses and clearances for video, image, and soundtrack usage to avoid copyright infringement.
• Contribute to new video format development and implementation.
• All around assistance on post production activities.
• You may be required to manage more than one brief at a time and will therefore have to prioritize effectively, allocating the relevant amount of time and resources according to the value of the job – ensuring that deadlines are met on all video projects.
• Ensure proper organization and safekeeping of video footage and logs.
• Assist with event coverage as required.
• You will keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly video and design programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, and other relevant programs from the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Maintain strong, trusting relationships with all internal and external collaborators – clients and internal teams.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 2 years experience working on branded video content is preferred
• Great videography/ video editing portfolio
• Skilled with video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc and a good working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as it applies video post-production
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to keep the team up to date on project timelines
• Very organized, goal-oriented, and can drive results while multi-tasking priorities
• Good knowledge of Google Workspace – docs, sheets, drive, slides, etc.
• A lot of energy, passion and enthusiasm.

Application Closing Date
17th February, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV and Portfolios to: hr@pulse.ng with the job title as the subject of the email.

Job Title: International / Regional / National Project Leader

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Role

• As a Project Leader, you will be empowered to lead key strategic initiatives in a highly visible role, identifying areas for improvement, expansion or efficiency.
• You will help to drive progress and push projects to completion, working collaboratively with our different teams to execute against set goals that will impact our audience of millions and our clients and partners.
• We’re looking for curious, creative, versatile, enthusiastic and passionate candidates with relevant skills and an interest in building their career with a top player in the industry.
• You can apply to be a Project Leader with us to be based in any of our office locations – Lagos, Accra, Nairobi or Dakar. We are accepting and reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online