2 New Various Jobs at Mwananchi Communications Ltd (MCL) January 2025

Mwananchi Communications Ltd

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2 New Jobs at Mwananchi Communications Ltd (MCL) January 2025

Overview:
Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), a subsidiary
of Nation Media Group (NMG), is Tanzania’s largest independent news
network with an award-winning presence in print and digital media. We
are the publishers of leading national news brands such as Mwananchi,
The Citizen, and Mwanaspoti in both print and digital formats, as well
as proprietors of the Mwananchi Digital suite of products and Nation
ePaper eGazeti web platforms. We are audience-led, market-driven, and
committed to empowering the nation.

DIGITAL REPORTER(The Citizen) ( 1 POST)
Industry : Print /Digital Media Job Function : Digital Content
Job Experience Level : Mid Level
Minimum Years of Experience : 2-3
Minimum Academic Qualification : Bachelor
Job Summary
Responsible for creating, curating, and delivering high-quality, engaging, and timely news content across digital platforms.

Full Job Description

• Content
  Creation: Produce accurate, clear, and engaging news articles, videos,
  and multimedia content for The Citizen’s digital platforms, including
  website and social media.
• Breaking News Coverage: Monitor and report on breaking news events, ensuring timely updates and comprehensive coverage.
• Digital
  Publishing: Manage and update content on the website and social media
  platforms using content management systems and scheduling tools.
• Research
  & Reporting: Conduct thorough research, interviews, and
  fact-checking to ensure the credibility and accuracy of all content.
• Audience
  Engagement: Interact with readers and followers on social media,
  fostering community engagement and increasing audience reach.
• Collaboration: Wok close with editors, photographers, videographers and designers to produce cohesive stories.
• Analytics
  and performance tracking: Analyze web traffic and engagement metrics
  using tools like Google Analytics or similar platforms.
• Use data insight to refine content strategy and improve reach and impact.
• Coordinate with social media and marketing teams to amplify content reach.

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BUSINESS REPORTER-THE CITIZEN ( 1 POST)
Industry : Print /Digital Media Job Function : Editorial Content
Job Experience Level : Mid Level
Minimum Years of Experience : 2-3
Minimum Academic Qualification : Bachelor
Job Summary
Ensures that the business news submitted are factual, of public
interest, detailed and well researched in conformity with journalistic
ethics, editorial objectives and house style.

Full Job Description
§
Developing, reports and writing News and Feature stories for the title
he/she is assigned to in finished form, so that no major rewrite is
required or no extensive additional report is needed.
§ Attending
assigned news functions, taking notes on location, carrying out
interviews, checking facts and making an audio/visual recording as the
case may be; writing News or Features at their own initiative, choice
and judgment or at the direction of either the Business Editor or
Section Editor;
§ Ensuring that the material so written reflects a
thorough understanding of MCL’s style of journalism as defined in the
editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and the
journalistic code of ethical journalism;
§ Researching and providing background information to make copy complete;
§ Briefing the News Editor on stories gathered and writing the selected ones within set deadlines;
§ Following news leads and maintaining close contacts with news sources;
§ Continually building his/her contacts list and demonstrating its value with consistent exclusive reports or information;
§ Responding promptly to news breaks;
§
Primarily but not solely responsible for the correctness of facts,
content and style of his/her news materials; Closely cooperating with
photographers from whom he/she orders pictures on the issues he/she
covers;
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