27 June 2016

Social Media Specialist Online Jobs - Monitor Publications Limited (MPL)



Organisation: Monitor Publications Limited (MPL)


Reports to: Online Editor


Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda


Monitor

Publications Limited, A Nations Media Group Company operates Uganda’s most

influential media house boosting of the Daily Monitor, Sunday Monitor

newspapers, 93.3 KFM and 90.4 Dembe FM Radio Stations, Nation Couriers and the

Monitor Business Directory.


Job Summary: The Social Media Specialist will manage all MPL

social media platforms to ensure a connection with the various audiences,

promote MPL websites and stay ahead of their competition.


Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Shares editorial content from Monitor

    platforms on Monitor social media platforms tastefully, making sure to

    look for facts, accuracy, taste, house-style, language use, clarity, details

    and objectivity

  • Edits and takes videos to be used on social

    media and digital platforms

  • Keeps the social media platforms vibrant by

    keeping them updated daily with information from various platforms and

    sources that have been verified and whose information is trustworthy

  • Develops and strengthens the Monitor social

    media platforms as a medium of breaking news

  • Creates graphics for social media and digital

    platforms

  • The jobholder shares information promoting

    Monitor content, events and programmes on Monitor social media platforms

  • Responds to feedback, complaints and

    suggestions from social media audiences

  • Initiates and develops content for the

    Monitor social media platforms


Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s Degree

    in Mass Communication or any related field from an accredited institution

  • A minimum of three years’ journalism

    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

  • Excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation

    skills.

  • Good organizational skills and ability to

    work effectively with the team and collate material from multiple sources

  • Forward thinking and able to strategize for

    all social media 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

  • Innovative and creative


If

you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed

CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number to via 
E-mail to: resourcing@ug.nationmedia.com





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