Sport Editor at Legit.ng

Legit.ng (former NAIJ.com) is a modern Nigerian digital media platform. We are ranked as the 1 news and entertainment platform and the 9th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa ranking.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sport Editor

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Writing and publishing trending sports stories
• Writing and publishing unique and special format sports stories (features, analysis, history posts, opinions, explainers etc.)
• Monitoring trending sports stories
• Conducting interviews and writing exclusive comment based stories.

Requirements

• Degree or Higher Diploma (in Journalism / Media Studies or related field will be an advantage)
• Considerable experience in journalism and sports reporting
• Perfect writing skills; narration and good grammar
• Great editorial judgment and news monitoring skills
• Impeccable communication and interviewing skills: both written and verbal
• Must be able to work independently especially during weekends and can work under pressure
• Must be a self-driven individual with a strong desire to constantly learn, adapt and work under minimal supervision.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online