Sub Editor Orumuri ( FULL TIME )

JOB TITLE: Sub Editor Orumuri REPORTS TO: Editor Orumuri

Job Purpose
Edit stories and design pages in line with the Orumuri strategy to make the newspaper value-for-money, self-sustaining and profitable, while advancing society.
Key Results Areas:
• Edit stories in standard grammar and ensure that they are balanced and fair and suit Orumuri’s house-style and editorial policy. The copy must, therefore, be free of libel and inaccuracies, logical, coherent and appealing to readers, and make the newspaper credible and authoritative.
• Where necessary, re-write, crop, restructure and re-angle the story in consultation with writers and senior editors.
• Write catchy headlines and captions that suit the stories and photos and attract readers
• Coach and provide feedback to the writers to ensure stories are multi-sourced, balanced, up-to-date, and complete and suit Orumuri’s style and editorial policy.
• Design novel, attractive and easy-to-navigate pages that enhance the reader-friendly house-style in order to maximise use of the valuable space available on each page
• Plan well the available time to meet both the individual and section deadlines so that pages

are delivered to the Production Department in time.
Participate in reviewing the newspaper, proof-reading and checking their own and fellow sub-editors’ pages to eliminate repetitions, typos, general errors, and improve content.
Place the right adverts on the page correctly and alert supervisors if anything is wrong with the adverts.
Save pages on the appropriate network folders for easy access by Website, Production, the Editors and other stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience
A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized Univer¬sity.
Proficiency in written and spoken Runyankole /Rukiga.
Computer literacy especially in Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop.
At least a working experience of three years as a journalist. Ability to work under tight deadlines.

If you meet the above criteria, .please apply to: Chief Human Resources Officer, Vision Group, P.O. BOX 9815, Kampala, 1st Street Industrial Area, before or by Friday, 18th May 2012 Deadline is 18th May 2012.