Senior Political Writers at Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post Nigeria (dailypost.ng), a premium leading newspaper, is looking to employ an experienced political writer to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Political Writer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• The ideal applicant should have cognate experience covering national news, with bias for politics.
• He/she should have impressive and current database of contacts within political and national circles.

Requirements
Candidate must:

• Have at least five years' experience in the traditional media.
• Possess a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or Mass Communications.
• Have minimum of one year of online journalism experience.
• Be knowledgeable in libel laws and ethical foundations of journalism.
• Be proficient in current and emerging news-gathering method.
• Possess interest in local, national and world news with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Be comfortable speaking with politicians, government workers, business owners and citizens.
• Must be able to take direction from the editor and creatively find unique angle to stories.
• Possess the ability to work in a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Successful applicant is expected to work from our Abuja head office.

Application Closing Date
Tuesday, 31st January, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a cover letter, resume and 3-5 samples of your work to: jobs@dailypost.ng