Standard Desk Editor Job at Premium Times Services Limited

Premium Times Services Limited, publishers of Premium Times, is a Nigerian media organisation based in Abuja with a vision to help strenghten Nigeria’s democracy, advance the socio-economic wellbeing and the rights of the people, promote and enrich their cultural practices, and advocate for best practices, good governance, transparency and human rights, in line with the values expected of a modern democratic state.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Standard Desk Editor

Job Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time

Requirements

• Candidates should possess HND / B.Sc Degrees

Ideal candidates should have the high-level ability:

• To spot grammatical and factual errors and clean up copies.
• To identify more robust or more relevant angles buried within stories written by reporters and others.
• To properly contextualise reports.
• To enrich reports with relevant background, analyses, and context.
• To accurately interpret statements/stories even when missed by reporters and other editors.

Candidates must also:

• Be an agent of change.
• Possess strong writing skills.
• Have an aversion to corruption.
• Have proven experience as a standard/copy editor.
• Have good interpersonal relations skills.
• Possess an inquiring mind and logical reasoning.
• Be willing to work.
• An academic background in the English Language is an added advantage.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter of interest, and two (2) writing samples or links to published stories in a single PDF document  to: hr@premiumtimesng.com using "Standard Desk Editor" as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only ideal and qualified candidates will be contacted.