News Editor

Rapid Innovation (Pty

Randburg, Gauteng

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Posted 56 min ago

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Responsibilities:

Lead the news direction for live broadcasts over a four-hour period, ensuring high-quality production and timely coverage of breaking news.
Contribute to special projects and ensure that there is a cohesive narrative across all stories aired on the channel, providing a “connective tissue” in story treatment.
Conduct regular meetings with editorial teams to discuss upcoming stories, deadlines, and resources allocations.
Provide direction and editorial assistance to on-air teams, helping them shape compelling narratives around planned content.
Ensure editorial judgements as well as the rundown of the programme is aligned to the strategy of the channel.
Drive breaking news stories, identify opportunities for rolling coverage and ensure proper programme planning.
Continuously drive and update key developing stories of the day to improve audience ratings
Monitor other news developments for wires and other sources.
Deliver a high quality of editorial output and on-air discussion that is engaging
Demonstrate creativity in on air story treatment and editorial approach
Ensure that all content is meticulously subbed to prevent errors
Coaching and mentoring of team
Lead the pre- and post-production meetings
Mentor and develop junior team members
Create straps and on-air information
Ensure that there is no repetition of guests / themes
Ensure there is diversity of guests and plurality of voices on all shows

Requirements & Skills:

Education: An appropriate post-matric qualification, journalism and/or media studies
Languages: Multi with English being main.
7+ extensive working experience covering news
Strong Editorial background
Excellent understanding of newsroom and gallery workflows
Show excellent news judgment
Good understanding of legal and ethical issues with regards to television broadcast
Decisive leadership by making difficult editorial calls and defending them
Ability to innovate
Strong QC and eye for detail
Leading and managing the team
Impactful decision making, to anchor production teams and technical crews
Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Strong work ethic and a can-do attitude to work
Excellent planning and organisational skills
Excellent knowledge of South African and global issues
Strong decision-making skills
Team Player
Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
Deadline driven
Adaptability and flexibility in a changing environment
Assist on-air teams to find new and exciting experts, both locally and internationally to contribute meaningfully to the shows.
Oversee alignment of show content/ themes by producing detailed handover reports.
Provide compelling content that differentiates the show from other programmes
Attend show debriefs and guide Senior Show Producers on how to lead shows
Ongoing team appraisals and feedback
Identify overnight content
QC content