Reporter - Johannesburg, South Africa - Believe Resourcing

Believe Resourcing

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

beBee Recruiter

Description

Output Profile

_Purpose:
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The incumbent would be required to report on news stories of the day through, live content and packages.

Job Output

_Interpersonal and team relationships:
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Building, supporting, and maintaining interpersonal and team relationships to ensure a stable working environment and achievement of team objectives

_Personal development:
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Completing Individual Development Plan.
Attending learning and development courses. Participating in peer and team learning initiatives.

_Budget Compliance:
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Complying with work rules, standards, and methods.
Taking care to minimise waste.

_Research:
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Conduct research and write scripts on topics prior to broadcasts.
Identify newsworthy events and developments and generate unique story ideas from this.
Attend weekly diary meetings to pitch, discuss story ideas and developments, and plan the week ahead with the team
Generate thoughtprovoking and compelling stories.
Check electronic media (wires), social media, and articles of interest. Check archives for specified and appropriate visuals.

_Interviews:
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Represent the organization at conferences, press briefings, events, and interviews.
Interview eyewitnesses, authorities, and people of interest in news stories.
Assign & Brief the Camera Operator and Interviewee prior to broadcast.
Conduct preliminary telephonic interviews. Ask probing and followup questions.
Ensure interviews contain a variety of voices and/or angles.

_Script Writing:
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Write scripts in line with visuals.
Transcribe and summarize events for further news purposes. Provide a timecoded shortlist with all scripts for Sub-Editors.
Check facts with relevant stakeholders to ensure that stories are accurate and unbiased.
Deliver a wellresearched story including a video that has unique angles for eNCA's online audience.

_Reporting:
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Update and maintain a strong contact base for story ideas. Knowledge of current local, national, and international news.
Travel to events and ensure the proper maintenance, security, and care of recording equipment.
Work collaboratively with cameramen and other members of a reporting team. Attend and report on events that are of interest to the public.
Deliver scripted, spontaneous, live, and prerecorded reports on newsworthy events.
Provide compelling packages with content for television.
Conduct live and oncamera interviews that are hardhitting and probing. Conduct live reports from the field ensuring accuracy and objectivity.
Ensure that stories have depth and quality.
Conduct instudio lives that are professional and informative.
Provide the news desk with regular updates on stories by adhering to the editorial deadlines.
Ensure that there is adherence to story deadlines.
Take a multimedia approach to individual stories done by use of graphics and animations thereby ensuring good sound quality, still pictures as well as

- moving visuals and overall content are shared, prepared, and edited properly, and ready for air.

Ensure a professional appearance, language use, and manner throughout reports.

Requirements:

_Qualifications:
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National Senior Certificate NQF level 4

National Diploma Media Studies/Television/Journalism and/or Communications NQF 6

_Experience:
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5 years of experience in news, Television, and/or Broadcast Journalism is essential.

_Competencies:
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Code EB, an Articulated motor vehicle license is essential.
Own Vehicle is recommended
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Suite
Ethical and professional research and reporting skills. Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Able to form and ask probing questions to interviewees.
Passionate about the news and current events.
Wellspoken, engaging, and knowledgeable about news events.
Critically minded meticulous, and excellent recall of facts.
Adventurous, calm under pressure, and determined to uncover the truth.
Great interpersonal and rapportbuilding skills.

Behaviours

Mutual Respect

Acts and behaves in accordance with his/her words.
Commits to honesty/truth in every facet of behavior and demonstrates ethical and legal conduct.
Keeps confidence, admits mistakes, and does not misrepresent self for personal gain.

Commitment and Discipline

Fully supports and implements decisions taken.
Is 100% committed to achieving agreedupon targets Pursues targets with a need to finish.
Does not give up, especially in the face of adversity.

Communication and Collaboration

Communicates in an open, clear, complete, timely, and consistent manner.
Listens effectively and invites response.
Genuinely cares for people and demonstrates empathy Is a team player.

Accountability

Sets clear performance targets and a welldefined 'playing field' with corresponding personal accountability
Involves the right people, in the right situation, at the right time
Fully utilizes diversi