Are you fluent in Afrikaans and familiar with Afrikaans South African and international mainstream television entertainment? Are you passionate about all things digital? This could be the perfect job opportunity for you! A media production company and talent agency in Johannesburg has an exciting career opportunity for a Afrikaans speaking Social and Online Writer. You will prepare content for online platforms, for an Afrikaans audience. Does this opportunity have your name written all over it? Keep reading!

Your key job responsibilities as the Afrikaans speaking Social and Online Writer in Johannesburg will include:

- Write engaging copy demonstrating the ability to translate broadcast events into news and feature articles
- Write various content types such as website copy, articles, headlines, image captions, video abstracts etc.
- Maintain and create original content for website and online platforms
- Upload, publish and promote content on the online and social platforms
- Researching, interviewing and sourcing information and news stories
- Working with video team on content for online and social platforms, required to attend shoots where necessary
- Coordinating and sourcing content
- Reporting and analysis of stats and trends
- Keep up to date with the latest social media trends and practices
- Enhancing online and social media strategies and implementation
- Cross-platform publishing with various CMS’s
- Management of social communities
- Required to be available for shifts including evening or weekends, project dependent

Requirements for this Afrikaans speaking Social and Online Writer job in Johannesburg:

- Me be able to speak, write and publish in Afrikaans (communication in English is also necessary)
- Experience with image editing software, such as Photoshop, an advantage
- Needs to be familiar with online and social media platforms and publishing in a professional environment (i.e. Websites, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram etc.)
- Qualification and experience in journalism and / or online media publishing required
- Experience / training in the television broadcast environment an advantage
- Skilled in running online and social campaigns
- Needs to be familiar with Afrikaans South African and international mainstream television entertainment
- Able to cover events doing live social media engagement from the event