Political News Writer

Iconway Media is an African consumer internet company with interests in mobile, media, commerce and advertising platforms.

One of our portifolio, NigerianMonitor, a leading Nigerian news site focused on politics, sports and trending global stories is looking for passionate individuals to join our political news team to cover stories in the build up the 2019 elections for the vacant position below:

Job Position: Political News Writer
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• You should be a confident writer of investigative reporting and analysis and have a demonstrated history of producing stories that break news and attract national attention.
• You should be able to generate your own story ideas and tell stories about how Nigerian politics are playing out in ways large and small.

Qualifications

• Have a demonstrated history of producing stories that break news and attract attention
• Be able and eager to generate your own story ideas
• Have your own sources and an instinctive sense of how to develop new ones
• Write because you want to be read - and know how to get people to read your work
• Be self-motivated
• Be prepared to lead by example
• Be eager to both learn from and mentor other reporters
• Know how to cover sensitive topics with compassion and verve
• Be eager to collaborate with other reporters
• Have a wide range of interests, from hard news to entertainment
• Live for the thrill of being first to a story