Journalist

12 November 2009

Organisation/person name:

interest.co.nz

Work type:

Permanent: Full-Time

Work classification:

Journalist

Job description:

Journalist

We are looking for a junior journalist to work from our offices in Herne Bay in Auckland, preferably from December.

This journalist would have completed (or be about to complete) a journalism qualification and be interested in financial and economic issues.

This journalist would be comfortable working across text and video with a variety of social media, including blogging, Twitter, Facebook and You Tube. You would be expected to have demonstrated some enthusiasm and experience in using social media to generate an audience.

The successful applicant will be numerate and able to quickly and accurately write and produce online reports about economic and financial issues.

This journalist would have a long term view about the changing shape and role of media who wants a future in journalism. Enthusiasm and openness to new technologies and ways of gathering and reporting news and opinion is crucial.

Key skills sought:

a journalism qualification and be comfortable working across text and video with a variety of social media, including blogging, Twitter...

This opportunity is:

Paid

Salary low $:

Salary high $:

Closing date:

Friday, 20 November 2009

Contact details:

Applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Apply by email in the first instance to Bernard Hickey, Managing Editor
bernard.hickey@interest.co.nz

Submitted by The Big Idea Community Editor on Thu, 12/11/2009 - 11:55am.

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