News and Current Affairs Reporter

News and Current Affairs Reporter

Capital FM is looking for two suitably qualified News and Current Affairs Reporter to join our Lilongwe Branch News and Current Affairs team.
The Job Requires:

•  Identifying, researching and verifying news stories and presenting them on air to our Audience
• Generating ideas for stories from trending issues from the Public, social media, press releases and various leads from other sources
• Reporting live from events as they unfold, conducting radio interviews (both on-the-spot and pre-arranged) and recording and editing material to create news and current affairs sound bites.
• Producing longer features or radio documentaries
• Maintaining and building rapport with our Audience
• Carrying out any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

The Candidate:

•  Should have not less than two years experience working in a busy Newsroom
• Have good interviewing, listening and writing skills
• Speak excellent English and be able to articulate themselves well
• Be passionate and conversant about trending technical, political, social and economic issues in Malawi and globally
• Be highly conversant with social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook and Adobe production software
• Be hardworking and able to work with minimum supervision
• Have a minimum of a Diploma in Journalism, Mass Communication or any media related field.Those with a qualification in financial journalism will have an added advantage.

THE CANDIDATE SELECTED WILL BE BASED AT OUR LILONGWE OFFICE.
To apply for this post email both: Arlene@capitalradiomalawi.com  and Headofnews@capitalradiomalawi.com