Job Recruitment at Pulse Nigeria

Pulse is Africa’s leading innovative media company, informing and engaging Africa’s young audience and producing content and creative digital marketing solutions for top brands. We run news platforms and social channels and marketing and production in four countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal.

We are the platform leading in reach - with over 100 million users and over 100 million video views on our own channels per month. We're also a marketing partner, empowering brands with our expansive media reach and 360 degree in-house marketing solutions. Additionally, Pulse is the licensee publisher of the regional Business Insider Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Scriptwriter Intern

Location: Lagos

The Role

• Pulse is looking for a Scriptwriter Intern, who would be able to script for digital content in all styles in social, entertainment, news, documentaries, short, mid and long forms while meeting internal and mandatory standards.
• This position will be based in our Lagos office, reporting to the Producer.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Storytelling and scripting for all creative projects.
• You will be required to script for digital content in all styles, forms and lengths - social, entertainment, news, documentaries, short, mid and long-form.
• Ensure all published content meets internal quality standards - story authenticity, fact-checking, spelling, grammar, style, consistency with the Pulse brand voice, adherence to Pulse editorial guidelines, full respect for copyright laws, etc.
• Assist as needed with the post-production of social media videos using Wochit, other short video formats, original video formats (including client projects), and assist also with the creation of new templates and formats using Wochit.
• Any other duties assigned.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good knowledge of Google Workspace - docs, sheets, drive, slides, etc.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• A lot of energy, passion and enthusiasm

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Job Title: Creative Strategist

Location: Lagos

Position Summary

• We are looking for a Creative Digital Strategist to join the team.
• You will be responsible for the ideation and creation of strategy across a variety of platforms, both digital and offline, for potential and existing clients.
• You will translate customer data into actionable insights and propose strategies that will help clients to achieve their campaign objectives.

The Role

• This position will be based in our Lagos office, reporting to the Head of Creative Digital Strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop sales and marketing material to support the Sales teams across Africa.
• Dissect client briefs and propose innovative creative and marketing strategies that will enable brands to connect to their audiences and achieve their business goals in the most effective manner.
• Develop compelling proposals to communicate these strategies.
• Contribute and sometimes lead in-house ideation sessions.
• Conduct digital audits that yield rich insights into consumer and competitor’s online behavior and key motivational/attitudinal behaviour.
• Develop a total understanding of online target audience and mindset modes.
• Assist in creating budgets for proposed strategies in line with the company rate card, working with all relevant internal sales and execution teams.
• Support the sales team in any and all activities that will help the team meet its overall revenue and profit targets including occasional client meetings and prospecting.
• Attend sales team meetings and share best practices with colleagues across Africa.

Qualifications, Desired Skills & Experience

• 1-3 years of experience in a marketing, strategy, or analyst position - Digital/ Creative/ Media/ Marketing/ Advertising industries preferred
• A creative thinker who can connect 360° digital to all aspects of a client’s business and drive growth opportunities
• Great presentation skills and ability to create awesome pitch decks
• Proficient in Powerpoint, Excel, and Google Docs
• An entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Job Position: Motion Graphics Video Editor

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced Motion Graphics Video Editor to join our production team.
• Reporting to the Director of Commercial Video, the Motion Graphics Video Editor will be responsible for producing and editing high quality motion graphics to be used in client videos, websites, social media and a vast array of other media.

Responsibilities
The Motion Graphics Video Editor will be responsible for the job duties below:

• Create motion graphics and other video content with high visual impact for client and other projects
• Work to a brief, developing and pitching creative ideas and concepts, and choosing the appropriate media and style to meet objectives
• Establish priorities while handling multiple projects and communicate accurate time estimates for each part of the process
• Overall editing responsibilities for quality control - including proofreading and cross-checking facts,
• spelling, grammar, writing style, design pages, photos, images, sound, colour, etc.
• secure appropriate rights, licenses and clearances for video usage, image usage and soundtrack usage to protect our clients and Pulse from copyright infringement
• Ensure proper organisation and safekeeping of video footage and logs and their backups
• Keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly video and design programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, 3ds Max, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other programs from the Adobe Creative Suite to ensure that Pulse remains on the cutting edge
• Videography in-house and on the field and events coverage may sometimes be assigned
• All around assistance with post-production activities
• Serve as a brand ambassador for Pulse.

Skills that would make a candidate successful in this role:

• Experience producing motion graphics in a professional, post-production environment is preferred
• Strong Adobe Premiere and After Effects skills and a good working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as it applies video post-production
• Strong project management, time management and problem-solving skills
• Great communication skills to keep the team up to date on project timelines
• Ability to work independently and also as part of a team - you will work with a team of other video editors, producers, scriptwriters, graphic designers, account managers, web developers, etc
• Highly organised, goal-oriented, and can drive results while multi-tasking priorities.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online