The Ugandan Jobline

• The Sub-editor will prepare copy and
  design pages for publication according to New Vision house-style and in a
  professional way that meets audience and advertiser expectations and
  advances society
• Prepare copy and pages for publication
  according to the newspaper’s house-style and editorial policy so as to
  ensure the paper is respected and credible
• Make sure the copy is accurate, fair,
  balanced, objective, free of libel and structured in a logical, coherent
  manner which appeals to readers & attracts advertisers
• Re-writing, restructuring and re-angling
  stories, where necessary, in consultation with the writers and
  supervisors, so as to make them compelling, readable, understandable and
  enjoyable
• Design fresh, attractive and
  easy-to-navigate pages so that reading the newspaper is pleasurable and
  effortless
• Exercise innovation and initiative and
  develop a high sense of news so as to be able to rank stories in terms of
  importance on the page, and determine the appropriate photos, graphics and
  other illustrations that best suit the stories.
• Responsible for peer review, proof-read
  and double-check own and fellow sub-editors’ pages to eliminate typos,
  general errors, content that may be in bad taste and ensure the headlines
  best reflect the articles and that photos and other illustrations are both
  appropriate and rightly placed.
• Manage deadlines by ensuring that
  pages-both at individual and section level-are produced and delivered to
  the Prepress in time and in the best quality.
• Coach and interact with reporters to give
  them feedback on their stories in order to minimize mistakes and help them
  submit print-ready stories
• Work closely with the photo editor to
  generate and provide pictures and graphics which best illustrate stories
• Review the paper daily to identify and
  correct errors if any
• Write at least one news feature a month

• The candidate must possess a Bachelor’s
  degree preferably in Journalism, English Language or Literature in
  English.
• At least three years of experience in
  journalism preferably as a writer or reporter or sub-editor
• Excellent interpersonal communication and
  negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving
  skills
• Possess the ability to work a flexible schedule
  and under tight deadlines.
• Be proficient in computer applications and
  ability to use desktop publishing software such as In-Design, Photoshop,
  etc

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