Summary

Royal Media Services Limited wishes to recruit a suitably qualified person for the above position.

Key roles & responsibilities

• Professionally anchor newscasts by delivering news that is clear and concise for viewers, while providing appropriate unscripted content. The material will be both pre-recorded and live pieces.
• Complete topical news promotion for use on-air and with other partners in a timely fashion that meets daily deadlines
• Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions, and conducting both live and recorded interviews
• Update website and social media with newscasts or news stories
• Participate in public appearances and community events when called upon
• Developing and maintaining useful contacts and relations with news sources;
• Understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
• Identifying newsworthy events, attending, writing and packaging stories prior to broadcast
• Delivering scripted, spontaneous, live and pre-recorded reports on newsworthy events
• Interviewing authorities, eye witnesses and people of interest in news stories
• Transcribing, summarizing and translating scripts for news purposes
• Working collaboratively with other members of the reporting and editorial team

 Requirements

Academic and professional/work Experience

• Degree in journalism, mass communications, or any other related field OR Degree in social science and post-graduate training in journalism or mass communication OR a Post Graduate Degree in Journalism
• Previous anchoring experience is desired but not compulsory but at least two years of relevant experience in a busy newsroom in a media house covering all or other aspects of news will be an advantage

Essential Competences

• Strong on-air presentation with credible delivery and personal style
• Excellent written and spoken English and Swahili or Kikuyu. The capacity for bilingual reporting will be an added advantage
• An edge for news or features, the ability for quick thinking, persistence, personal initiative, and a good memory
• Ability to work for long hours and on short notice. Able to handle pressure well as their work is often in LIVE conditions
• The ability to think ahead, spot trends, and predict what is critical in high-pressure news broadcasts, and implement the same.
• Sound knowledge of the local and international social, political, and economic news-shaping environment
• A self-starter who can generate his or her story ideas daily.
• Ability to report accurately and impartially.
• Ability to work under deadlines and on a flexible schedule that will include evenings and/or weekends is required.

Experience

• Previous anchoring experience is desired but not compulsory but at least two years of relevant experience in a busy newsroom in a media house covering all or other aspects of news will be an advantage