TV Sub Editor at Standard Group

Reporting to the Managing Editor

This role is responsible for ensuring that television scripts are free of errors, easy on the ear and in addition conform to the Standard Group’s Editorial Policy Guidelines and House style.

Job Responsibilities

• Checking all facts for accuracy and removing any ambiguities in consultation with reporters and editors;
• Ensuring all claims are supported by evidence and that no content can trigger litigation, including any plagiarized content;
• Ensuring compliance with editorial journalistic code of ethics, and house style;
• Rewriting scripts to remove all errors of grammar, ensure news clarity and appeal, without distorting meaning or removing any salient points;
• Editing television news scripts to ¬ t the allocated duration
• Creating appropriate headlines and lower thirds for on air stories, ensuring they re ect the overriding message of the story;
• Advising reporters and editors on appropriate images to use in news stories

Qualifications

• University Degree/Diploma in Journalism or a relevant  field from a recognized institution
• Two (2) years relevant experience in a busy news environment, preferably a television station.

Skills And Other Attributes

• Knowledge of TV news operation
• Highly competent in written English or Kiswahili