Jobs at Tuko Media

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• We are looking for an entertainment journalist intern who will be responsible for covering entertainment news and stories. We expect you to have top-notch digital writing skills and a strong nose for viral content.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitoring trending entertainment stories on social media.
• Writing and publishing entertainment stories in line with our in-house style guide.
• Conduct interviews and write special format articles, i.e., feature, analysis, fact-check, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Considerable experience in journalism and entertainment writing.
• Perfect writing skills, narration, and good grammar.
• Great editorial judgment and quality entertainment news monitoring skills.
• Impeccable communication and interviewing skills: both written and verbal.
• Must be a strategic and analytical thinker.
• Must be a self-driven individual with a strong desire to learn, adapt and work under minimal supervision.
• Ability to work remotely (good internet connection and a laptop, minimum Intel Core i3).
• Must be able to use social media effectively.

CORE VALUES:

• Passion for human interest and general news reporting.
• Understanding of the Kenyan news landscape.
• Sense of responsibility.
• Flexibility and passion for learning.
• Ability to work with deadlines.

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• We are looking for a current affairs intern who will be responsible for breaking news and political content. We shall expect you to have top-notch digital writing skills and a strong nose for extremely viral content.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitoring trending breaking news topics and political stories.
• Writing and publishing news/political stories that resonate with our audience.
• Sourcing ideas for exclusive stories.
• Sourcing comments/interviews.
• Good interviewing skills.
• Ability to churn out articles in perfect English.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Considerable experience in journalism and current affairs writing.
• Perfect writing skills; narration and good grammar.
• Great editorial judgment and quality current affairs news monitoring skills.
• Impeccable communication and interviewing skills: both written and verbal.
• Must be a strategic and analytical thinker.
• Must be a self-driven individual with a strong desire to constantly learn, adapt and work under minimal supervision.
• Ability to work remotely (good internet connection and a laptop, minimum Intel Core i3).
• Must be able to use social media effectively.

CORE VALUES:

• Passion for human interest and general news reporting.
• Understanding of the Kenyan news landscape.
• Sense of responsibility.
• Flexibility and passion for learning.
• Ability to work with deadlines.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensuring timely processing and publishing of news material that meets our 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, or illustrations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• University degree in journalism/media studies or related field.
• 1-2 years experience in human interest reporting online or working in a similar capacity.
• Perfect command of the English language (you will have to take several tests to prove it).
• Expertise in local & global politics and current affairs.
• Experience in the digital/social media field.
• A good laptop/PC (at least Intel Core i3).
• Good, stable and reliable internet connection (uncapped, with a line speed of at least 4MBps). Cellphone data is not acceptable.

CORE VALUES:

• Passion for human interest and general news reporting.
• Understanding of the Kenyan political landscape.
• Sense of responsibility.
• Flexibility and passion for learning.
• Ability to work with deadlines.