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• Re-copy
  taste editorial content from The Monitor, headlines and captions
  for facts, accuracy, taste, house-style, language use, clarity, details
  and objectivity
• Edits
  copy to appropriate length, clarity and style without distorting facts or
  dispensing with salient points
• The
  jobholder selects and edits pictures and write/re-writes appropriate
  captions to enhance their quality
• Ensures
  proper laying out of copy and pictures/graphics in web pages
• The
  incumbent tailors stories to reflect interests of international audience
• Ensures
  timely publication and sign-off of online editions
• Develops
  and strengthens the Monitor websites as a medium of breaking news
• Updates
  stories regularly
• Quickly
  responds to feedback, complaints and suggestions from online readers
• Initiates
  and develops content for the Monitor website and Online products
• Constantly
  updates the Monitor Website

• The applicants for the MPL Online Editor
  job opportunity should hold a University
  Degree in Mass Communication or any related field from an accredited
  institution.
• Professional:
  Diploma in Journalism
• A
  minimum of three years of experience and demonstrated writing and
  editing experience in a newsroom.
• Excellent
  writing and editing skills, with good understanding of online writing and
  editing requirements such as the use of keywords, hyperlinks and
  navigation
• Keen
  eye for detail, with excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation skills.
• Excellent
  organizational skills and ability to work effectively with the team and
  collate material from multiple sources
• Forward
  thinking and able to strategize for all online platforms
• Internet
  and social media experience with good understanding of new media and web
  analytics.
• Goal
  driven with the ability to adapt to change and to new opportunities.
• Advanced
  computer skills
• Demonstrable
  and proven experience in meeting deadlines
• Ability
  to track, review and manage team performance effectively
• Highly
  innovative and creative

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