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: Producer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Pulse is looking for a Producer to join the team.
• The role involves producing engaging video content for Pulse and its clients, from concept development to post-production.
• You will oversee ideation, scripting, shooting, and editing, collaborating with internal teams to ensure seamless execution.
• Additionally, you’ll manage project timelines, budgets, and legal aspects, while supervising a creative team and staying up-to-date with emerging technologies.
• You’ll also support the Head of Video with innovative strategies to drive company growth.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce highly engaging video content for Pulse.
• Develop and pitch creative ideas and concepts, choosing the appropriate media and style to meet the brand’s objectives.
• Oversee ideation, scripting, shooting and post-production for all Pulse client projects.
• With the use of AI, you will also script ideas and proofread it to the best output using precise prompts in AI softwares for all Pulse projects and Pulse client projects.
• Collaborate with operations/account management/sales team to ensure the seamless execution of all client campaigns.
• Oversee timelines for all Pulse client projects, ensuring videos are delivered to schedule.
• Coordinate a team of creative talents,technical crew, and other external resources to ensure effective workflows and processes.
• You will organise shooting schedules, obtain relevant permits when shooting on the field, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and health and safety laws.
• You will be responsible for securing appropriate rights, licenses and clearances for video usage, image usage and soundtrack usage, and resolving all other factual or legal concerns.
• You will supervise post-production to ensure quality control, including proofreading and cross-checking facts, spelling, grammar, writing style, design pages, photos, images, sound, colour, etc.
• You will be accountable to a budget, managing costs at all stages of production to ensure the best value possible for Pulse.
• You will oversee video editors to ensure proper organisation and safekeeping of video footage and logs.
• You will keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly video and design programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, After Effects and other programs from the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Support the Head of Video by actively proposing and helping to implement new and innovative strategies in order to meet and exceed the company’s overall revenue and profit targets.
• Be an ambassador for the Pulse brand by representing Pulse at events, taking on speaking opportunities,participating in panels and other discussions in the wider media and entertainment communities in your role.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should at least possess a FSLC qualification
• 3 – 5 years of experience in overseeing new media content and video production.
• Excellent writing and story development skills.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.
• Strong time management to ensure deadlines are met.

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualfiied candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Digital Sales Strategist

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Identify business opportunities and develop strategies to pitch solutions.
• Establish high-level contacts and follow the defined sales process.
• Close deals to meet revenue targets.
• Manage client relationships and provide excellent service.
• Collaborate with project teams to achieve customer goals.
• Maintain client engagement to identify upsell and new business opportunities.
• Develop internal strategies to strengthen market presence.
• Ensure smooth communication and processes across teams, focusing on Account Management.
• Contribute to team learning and knowledge sharing within the Nigerian team and across Africa.
• Stay updated on industry trends and competitive activity to innovate client solutions.

Requirements

• Degree in Communications, Marketing, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in sales or business development, preferably in Digital, Creative, Media, Marketing, SaaS, or Advertising industries.
• Creative thinker with a strong understanding of digital marketing.
• Proficient in digital marketing software like HubSpot.
• Knowledge of social media networks and media marketing methods.
• Excellent networking and key client relationship management skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Zoho CRM is desirable.
• Portfolio of previous marketing projects.

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Social Media Strategist, Pulse Picks

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Pulse Picks is looking for a Senior Social Media Strategist who is deeply versed in social media strategy, audience engagement, and content direction.
• This role is critical in defining what we talk about, what we drive, and how we connect with our audience across platforms.
• The ideal candidate will set the monthly content direction, ensuring it aligns with platform trends, audience interests, and business goals. Working alongside dedicated content creators, this person will craft and execute a data-driven strategy that drives audience growth, engagement, and conversions.
• This role requires a social-first thinker who can blend creativity with analytics, leveraging research, trends, and audience insights to shape Pulse Picks’ content and brand identity.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Pulse Picks’ monthly content strategy, ensuring it aligns with audience trends and business objectives.
• Define the overarching social media strategy, setting priorities for engagement, reach, and content themes.
• Own and refine the brand’s voice, ensuring all content is on-brand, impactful, and optimised for different platforms.
• Lead audience growth initiatives, ensuring content is designed to attract, retain, and engage users.
• Stay ahead of trends, analysing platform algorithms and audience behaviours to optimise content performance.
• Collaborate with dedicated creators to ensure high-quality, engaging, and social-first content.
• Use research and data insights to drive decisions, continuously optimising content for engagement and conversion.
• Work with marketing and sales teams to ensure content aligns with revenue-generating opportunities.
• Act as the main point of creative contact for brand partnerships, ensuring collaborations align with Pulse Picks’ creative vision.
• Identify new content formats and platforms that can enhance engagement and audience reach.
• Mentor and guide content creators, ensuring consistency in execution and adherence to best practices.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in social media strategy, audience engagement, and content growth.
• Proven track record in content strategy, digital marketing, or social-first brand building.
• Experience in trendspotting, audience research, and performance optimisation for social media content.
• Strong understanding of platform algorithms, engagement tactics, and content virality.
• Ability to translate audience insights into actionable content strategies.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with content creators, marketers, and business teams.
• A data-driven mindset, with the ability to measure success and refine approaches accordingly.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to articulate a vision and rally teams around it.

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Tech Associate

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The role involves overseeing the performance and functionality of the Pulse and Client’s website, ensuring it is accessible, user-friendly, and free from issues such as broken links or downtime.
• Responsibilities include maintaining up-to-date and accurate content, collaborating with content creators, training users on website features, and tracking user feedback to identify areas for improvement.
• It also requires conducting keyword research, optimizing on-page SEO elements (meta tags, URLs, content), and implementing off-page SEO strategies (building backlinks and managing online presence).
• You’ll also be responsible for tracking website performance through analytics, providing reports, and making recommendations for optimization.
• Staying current with SEO trends, creating user manuals, and potentially working weekends to meet deadlines are also key parts of the position.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Pulse and Client’s website performance, ensuring that it is accessible, functional, and user-friendly.
• Conduct regular checks for broken links, errors, and performance issues, and take necessary actions to resolve them.
• Diagnose and resolve website downtime issues by identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
• Responsible for managing the website’s content, ensuring that it is up-to-date, accurate, and relevant.
• You may be required to work with content creators and editors to publish new content, update existing content, and ensure proper categorization and organization.
• Training website users on how to navigate and utilize the website’s features effectively.
• This will involve webinars, creating user manuals or guides, and providing ongoing support to ensure users can make the most of the website’s functionalities.
• Track and log user-reported issues, maintain a record of support requests, and generate reports on website performance and user feedback.
• You will be required toanalyze the data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and implement necessary changes to enhance the website’s functionality and user experience.
• Collaborate closely with the website development team to communicate user feedback, suggest enhancements, and assist in testing new features or updates.
• Conduct keyword research to identify relevant keywords and phrases that users are using to search for products, services, or information related to the website. You will be required to analyze search volume, competition, and user intent to develop a strategic keyword list.
• Optimize various on-page elements of the website, including meta tags, headings, URLs, and content.
• Ensure that these elements are optimized with relevant keywords, unique and compelling content, and proper formatting to improve search engine visibility and user experience.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve the website’s authority and reputation through off-page optimization techniques.
• This may include building high-quality backlinks from reputable websites, managing online directories and citations, and participating in relevant industry forums and communities.
• Work closely with content creators to optimize website content for search engines.
• You ensure that the content is relevant, engaging, and optimized with targeted keywords.
• Track and analyze website performance using various tools and analytics platforms.
• Monitor keyword rankings, organic traffic, bounce rates, and other relevant metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Generate monthly reports and provide recommendations to optimize SEO strategies based on data analysis.
• Create a website help guide documentation manual to guide backend users to make changes to the website.
• You may be required to work weekends and any other tasks not listed here to meet deadlines.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, algorithm updates, and best practices in SEO.
• You will continuously learn and adapt their strategies to ensure the website remains competitive and aligned with search engine guidelines.

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years work experience.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Graphics Designer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Pulse is seeking an experienced Graphics Designer to join the team.
• As a Graphic Designer,you will be responsible for Interpreting client requirements into engaging designs and also bring creativity and fresh ideas to our online marketing efforts by creating impressive visuals that are attention-getting and on-brand.

Responsibilities

• Work with Clients/Account Managers to produce great designs.
• Create designs and layouts with high visual impact that will appeal to our audience across the various Pulse platforms/channels.
• Quality control of designs and layouts including proofreading for spelling and grammar.
• Gather information and data for design briefs through research and demonstrate illustrative skills with rough sketches.
• You may be required to manage more than one brief at a time and will have to allocate the relevant amount of time according to the value of the job – ensuring that deadlines are met on all design projects.
• Responsibility for securing appropriate rights, licenses and clearances for image usage to avoid copyright infringement.
• Participate in team brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas.
• Work with a wide range of media, including photography and interactive design.
• Ensure the proper organisation and backup of graphic design work.
• Keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media and keep up to date with design software such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and other relevant software from the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Maintain strong, trusting relationships with all internal and external collaborators – clients and internal teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications in graphic design or relevant fields.
• Minimum 2 years of graphic design experience and a strong portfolio.
• Motion graphics proficiency
• Solid understanding of design principles and practices
• A good understanding of UI/UX design
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and design software such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe XD and After Effects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Very organised with strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Application Closing Date
7th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified Candidates should:
Click here to apply online