Afrikaans Online and Social Writer - City Of Johannesburg Metro Verfied

Salary Negotiable City Of Johannesburg Metro, Gauteng City Of Johannesburg Metro, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 15-06-2020 10:15:17 AM
10-08-2020 10:15:17 AM
Do you have a key interest and understanding of South African and International mainstream television, especially kykNET and Afrikaans programming? A multi-platform media production company is looking for you! This team have an exciting job opportunity for a Afrikaans Online and Social Writer to join their team on a contract basis. If you have knowledge of website content publishing and have a broad understanding of social media platforms, this job could be perfect for you!

Your key job responsibilities as the Afrikaans Online and Social 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
- Coordinating and sourcing content
- Know the latest social media trends and practices
- Cross-platform publishing with various CMS’s
- Management of social communities

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

- Must be able to speak, write and publish in Afrikaans (communication in English is necessary)
- Computer literate (experience with Apple Mac), and have advanced MS Office software skills (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint presentations)
- Experience with image editing software, such as Photoshop, an advantage
- 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
- Required to be available for shifts including evening or weekends, project dependent