Ghana's biggest digital entertainment and news platform Yen.com.gh is looking for an Editorial Assistant to join our friendly team.
what to do:
As an Editorial Assistant, you’ll be able to dig into all editorial processes and perform such duties as:
- Publishing news material that meets YEN's editorial standards, in-house style guide, and the rules (policies) of platforms (Facebook, Google, others);
- Assisting the editorial team and creating picture posts with links to their articles using Canva, then publishing them to Facebook.
- Making 5-8 posts in our Whatsapp channel.
- Contacting experts for the comments and prolonging our top articles.
- Communicating with experts and encouraging them to write columns and opinion articles for us.
Requirements:
- University degree in journalism/media studies or related field.
- Perfect command of the English language (you will have to take several tests to prove it).
- 1-2 years experience working as an editor, journalist or editorial assistant.
- Experience in the media industry or digital/social media field would be an advantage;
- Strong written and verbal communications skills;
- Ability to type fast;
- Understanding of Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace;
- Good attention to detail;
- Good problem-solving skills;
- Ability to manage time effectively;
- A good laptop/PC (at least Intel 3);
- Good, stable and reliable internet connection (uncapped, with a line speed of at least 4MBps). Cellphone data is not acceptable.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary.
- Comfortable working environment and super-friendly team.
- Opportunity to learn from the biggest global players in IT and media worldwide.
Yen.com.gh is one of the biggest news and entertainment platforms in Ghana. Yen.com.gh is a partner of Legit (ex-GMEM), a media holding operating in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, with projects like Legit.ng, TUKO.co.ke and Briefly News.
