Current Affairs and Politics Editor at Legit.ng

Legit.ng (former NAIJ.com) is a modern Nigerian digital media platform. We are ranked as the 1 news and entertainment platform and the 9th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa ranking.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Current Affairs and Politics Editor

Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality and engaging content for the politics and current affairs desk.
• Use sources, documents, computer-assisted reporting, and other journalistic tools to develop, report, and write exclusive/unique stories.
• Do fact-checking of articles.
• Build a network of contacts to ensure you get the best scoops.
• Enforce style guidelines and best practices for structured content.
• Edit contents to ensure that articles published fairly represent both sides of a political issue.

Requirements

• Degree in Journalism / Media Studies or related fields.
• Must have adequate knowledge about politics / current affairs issues in Nigeria, Africa, and globally.
• Considerable experience in journalism and writing political stories.
• Have access to a trustworthy internet network.
• Strategic and analytical thinker.
• Workaholic and ability to go the extra mile.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Have vast access to newsworthy contacts and political sources.
• Perfect writing skills; narration and good grammar.
• Should possess a reliable laptop or computer.

Why Join Us

• Comfortable working environment.
• Super-friendly team.
• Modern approaches and innovative tools.
• Opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
• Possibility to learn from the biggest global players in IT and media worldwide.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates shoulf:
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