Editorial Intern (Woman & Home)
Closing Date: 31/12/2020
Location: Cape Town
Travel Involved: No
Date Required: 01/01/2021
Job Type: Internship
Education: Diploma
Company: Highbury Media
Job Category: Editorial
Compensation: N/A
Position Summary:
Highbury Media is looking for an editorial intern to join their dynamic team of lifestyle editors and digital editors. The team work on the magazines published for The Foschini Group – an exciting, innovative stable of monthly magazines that are topical, relevant and cutting edge.
The Editorial Intern will be exposed to:
– Generate story ideas weekly
– Write articles across a range of magazine titles and genres
– Assist with fact-checking of stories
– Assist with the editors with any editorial tasks needed
– Keep abreast of current affairs
– Manage social media channels when necessary
– Attend events when required
Requirements:
–Tertiary qualification in English and/or journalism
– Proficiency in a Mac operating system and WordPress CMS
– Excellent writing, copy-editing and organisational skills
– Able to work accurately under deadline pressure and willing to work overtime when necessary
– Work experience in the media industry is an advantage