Yen.com.gh is one of the biggest news and entertainment websites in Ghana. Yen.com.gh is a partner of Legit (ex-GMEM), a media holding operating in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. Other Legit projects like Legit.ng, TUKO.co.ke, Briefly.co.za, and Sportsbrief.com also made the list of most visited and trusted news websites in their countries.

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Requirements:

• University degree in journalism/media studies or related field.
• Proven at least 1-year experience in sports writing and working in a similar capacity.
• Perfect command of the English language (you will have to take several tests to prove it).
• Expert in local & global sports affairs.
• Experience in digital/social media field.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensuring timely processing and publishing of news material that meets YEN's editorial standards, in-house style guide, and the rules (policies) of platforms (Facebook, Google, others).
• Verifying facts and accuracy of all news reports before they are published.
• Rewriting and editing copy to ensure it is readable and appeals to the target audience.
• Producing authentic content free of plagiarism.
• Ensuring articles have catchy headlines and appropriate visual elements, photos.

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Core values:

• Passion for sports writing
• Sense of responsibility
• Hard worker
• Goal-oriented
• Can work with deadlines.

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Why you should join us:

• Competitive salary.
• Comfortable working environment and super-friendly team.
• Opportunity to learn from the biggest global players in IT and media worldwide.

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