Monday, April 4, 2016

Join Mediaquest Corp. is looking for Journalist!

Journalist

The Journalist plays a significant role in sourcing and producing stories for his/her main title and for other media across the group. The Journalist is responsible for ensuring a high quality of content encompassing the print edition and its various extensions such as website, social, media, mobile app, etc.

Work covers a broad range of responsibilities, from ensuring a day-to-day smooth operation within the editorial department to interpersonal skills and strong language command.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Writing engaging and informative stories, relevant to the title’s target readership.
  • Keeping himself/herself informed about the developments of the market.
  • Assisting senior members of the team in building contacts, following up with PR companies and events.
  • Understanding and complying with media law and ethical guidelines.
  • Helping raise the profile of publications with quality stories.
  • Contributing to social media platforms content production.
  • Translating or arranging for the same and transcriptions of audio interviews, whenever applicable.
  • Recording audio and video interviews and making videos during exclusive interviews.
  • Attending seminars, conferences and events to represent the media, acting as its ambassador on all occasions.
  • Networking with other players at events, holding formal and casual conversations with industry players and media/PR colleagues operating in the market.

Qualifications:

Bachelor Degree in either of the following majors:

Journalism
Mass communication
Any other related degree

Experience:

Minimum Six months to one year of relevant experience in publishing print. Online experience favored, but not essential.

Strong background in a given industry.
Excellent interviewing skills.
Excellent communication skills in Arabic and/or English

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