Location: Kano State
Description:
Job Title: News Editor Company: Channels Television Job Type: Full Time Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA BA/BSc/HND Experience: 10 years Location: Kano, Nigeria Job Field: Media / Advertising / Branding . Channels Television is one of the 13 independent television stations currently broadcasting in Nigeria, since the Federal Government deregulated the broadcast media in 1992. . The Company was licensed in June 1993 and allocated a frequency on UHF (channel 39). It began transmission two years later under the name Channels Television and now broadcasts to a well discerning audience of over 20 million people. . REQUIREMENTS: • Planning for stories for the week, supervision of various beats in the Newsroom. • Dispatching reporters for assignments and supervising stories for update. • Checking scripts for typographical, spelling, semantic and synthetic errors, reporting and editing and producing news bulletins. . QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIRED: • Must hold a BSc in Mass Communication or qualification in an associated field • Must have graduated with an option of First Class or Second Class Upper Division. • Post Graduate Degree is an added advantage. • Minimum of 10 years work experience in this field. • Must have completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) or hold a Certificate of Exemption. • Must be experienced in television broadcast. • Must have a perfect understanding of how the News Department runs. • Strong professional ability, dexterity and agility. • Must have the ability to work under pressure and deadlines. • Must be able to work any scheduled time, including nights, weekends and holidays to support 24×7 on-air broadcasts. . QUALITIES: - Age range between 30 and 40 years. - Hard working and strong abilities to deliver on the job. - Exceptional communication, writing, reporting and editing skills. - Good verbal and written communication skills. - Possess strong intelligence and skills to achieve results. - Savvy and experience in use of IT. - Able to add value and drive change. - Results oriented and proactive attitude. - Ability to work with deadlines and without close supervision.
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