Overview

Pulse is Africa’s leading innovative media company, informing and engaging Africa’s young audience and producing content and creative digital marketing solutions for top brands. We run news platforms and social channels and marketing and production in four countries – Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal.

We are the platform leading in reach – with over 100 million users and over 100 million video views on our own channels per month. We’re also a marketing partner, empowering brands with our expansive media to reach and 360-degree in-house marketing solutions. Additionally, Pulse is the licensee publisher of the regional Business Insider Africa.

  • Job Position: Lifestyle Reporter
  • Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description

  • Pulse is looking for a Lifestyle Reporter well connected in the Fashion industry who will be responsible for researching, monitoring, writing, and reporting news stories.

The Role

  • The Lifestyle Reporter is a position we’re hiring for in our Lagos office. The role will report to the Editor in Chief.

Job 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.
  • Receive assignments or investigate news leads/tips.
  • Contact, interview and research sources.
  • Maintain notes and audio/video recordings.
  • Abide by journalism’s ethics and codes.
  • Cooperate with reporters, video editors, social media managers, chief editors, 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.
  • Assist and guide the content team with developing story ideas and stories.
  • Develop and publish weekly reviews, opinion pieces, reports and story ideas.
  • Edit and/or assist in editing and proofreading reporter and senior reporter’s stories.
  • Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.

Job Requirements

  • Experience with content marketing and various content formats such as article, social, and video and a proven ability to drive readership.
  • Excellent communication and news story-telling skills.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to plan, organize and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
  • A lot of energy, passion, and enthusiasm Remuneration Remuneration is competitive.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a Cover email explaining why you’re a great fit for this role to: careers@pulse.ng using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email.

Note

  • Applicants for this role may come from a range of backgrounds, although within the Digital/ Creative/ Marketing/ Advertising industry is preferred.
  • If you’re passionate about this opportunity, but don’t have all of the experience we’re looking for, we would still like to hear from you – please apply and let us know why you’d make a great addition to the Pulse team.

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