Product Editor – Full Woman Employment Opportunity – Monitor Publications Limited (MPL)

Organisation: Monitor
Publications Limited (MPL)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Features Editor
– Weekend
About MPL:
Monitor Publications Limited (MPL), 
a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential media house,
operating The Daily Monitor, Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers,
93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.
Job Summary: The Product
Editor – Full Woman will coordinate compilation and publication of the Full
Woman magazine and ensure its content is written and edited to meet
journalistic ethics, editorial objectives, house-style and within set
deadlines.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • In
    charge of the content of the Full Woman magazine in line with MPL’s
    editorial line
  • Supports
    preparation and realization of long-term and short-term plans regarding
    the magazine based on continuing consultations with the Features
    Editor – Weekend
  • Conceptualizes
    story ideas, develops and discusses them with writers
  • Selects
    stories that are interesting, relevant and informative to the target group
  • The
    incumbent also assigns writers to carry out research, interviews and
    compile stories
  • Ensures
    the stories are edited to meet journalistic ethics, editorial objectives
    and house-style
  • Supervises
    the design and layout work for the magazine to ensure that it is attractive
    and appealing to readers
  • Closely
    co-operates with editorial graphic designers regarding magazines
    design and format
  • Ensures
    the pages are delivered to the press within set deadlines
  • Reviews
    product performance through market research done and develops new content
    to satisfy readers demands
  • Seeks
    external sources of information/contributors; orders and receives external
    contributions
     
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicants for the MPL Product Editor
    – Full Woman employment opportunity must hold a University Degree in Mass Communication or any related field from
    an accredited institution.
  • Diploma
    in Journalism
  • A minimum of five years of journalism experience and demonstrated writing and
    editing experience in a newsroom, with two years’ experience in an Editor
    position
  • Excellent writing and editing skills, with
    good understanding of editorial practices, writing and editing
    requirements in a busy newsroom
  • Keen
    eye for detail, with excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation skills.
  • Good
    organizational skills and ability to work effectively with the team
    and collate material from multiple sources
  • Ability
    to provide vision to the department
  • Ability
    to track, review and manage team performance effectively
  • Excellent
    interpersonal and communication skills
  • Very
    strong analytical skills
  • Strong
    writing and reporting skills
  • Innovative
    and creative
  • Highly
    flexible and agile
  • Strong
    drive for results
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications, detailed CVs and academic documents with daytime telephone number
via E-mail to: resourcing@ug.nationmedia.com
NB: Please note that only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 21st July 2017
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