Duties and Responsibilities

• Generate online content and videos for our digital platforms on a daily basis.
• Generate ideas for online as well as print articles on a weekly basis.
• Assist the digital team with uploads and enrichment of content as well as the administrating of social media pages.
• Conceptualizing web-packaging.

What are the requirements?

In order to be considered, candidates should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in journalism, media studies or any relevant field.
• Be digitally savvy
• Be able to produce original content and videos of high quality

Competencies:

• A strong interest in news, online journalism and digital media.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Be comfortable working in English or in Afrikaans.
• A keen eye for viral news and content.
• Experienced user of different social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
• Knowledge of Content Management Systems, especially WordPress, would be an advantage.
• Eagerness to learn.
• The ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• The ability to produce videos of high quality

How to apply?

To apply for Media24 2022 Franz Kemp Internship CLICK HERE

Closing date: 10 February 2022

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What are the requirements?

In order to be considered, applicants should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Must have a relevant tertiary qualification, e.g. Journalism
• Must be Tech Savvy, with a strong interest in digital / social media platforms
• Must be interested in online, mobile and digital media
• Must be computer literate
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be able to work under pressure in highly demanding environment
• Must be a forward thinker and able to source solutions t growing our business and brand
• Be innovative and creative
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Good organisational skills
• Self – motivated and able to work under pressure
• Listening skills
• Proactive
• Applicant should have good analytical skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good interpersonal skills

How to apply?

To apply please email your CV and copies of qualifications to Percida Danker at [email protected] (with ANAIntern in the subject line).

Closing date: Unspecified

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What are the Requirements?

To be considered, applicant should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Grade 12.
• Candidate must have Honours in Public Relations, Marketing or Journalism.

Competencies:

• Medically Fit.
• Pass Client Screening, which includes criminal record screening.
• Pass Client Induction.
• Unemployed.
• Be willing to do psychometric assessments.
• Fraser Alexander will do background screening of qualifications.
• Candidate must not have been in a similar graduate programme before.

How to apply?

To apply for the Fraser Alexander 2021 Public Relations Graduate CLICK HERE

Closing date: 02 August 2021

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The internship will be for a period of 12 months. You should not be committed to other fields of study.

The internship is designed to ensure that learning takes place in the various aspects and operations of a programming department The internship will be effective 01 July to 30th June 2022 and offers a monthly basic stipend.

Key Accountabilities:
•Assist in various areas of the news department.
•Learn to write/ read news stories.
•Assist in the general operations of a newsroom.
•Assist journalists in the compilation of their stories on the various platforms (on-air, online, social media).
•Report from the field as well as work on the news desk.

What are the requirements?

In order to be considered, candidates should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Diploma/Journalism or Media and Communication s Degree.
• Code 08 Driver’s License.
• Exceptional writing skills.
• Operating studio and field recording and production equipment.
• Minimal editing and multi-track mixing experience needed.
• Broad general knowledge and general computer literacy – (MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/ Outlook)
• Current affairs/ Social media awareness.
• Highly organised, deadline driven, with good time keeping skills;
• Team player, with the ability to work independently.

How to apply?

To apply for the Kagiso Media News Internship CLICK HERE

Closing Date: 16/06/2021

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We have partnered with The Wits Radio Academy, a centre of training, research and public engagement in the field of radio. The Academy works with the university’s campus station, Voice of Wits 88.1FM in the heart of Braamfontein.

The two interns will rotate every 6 weeks between both stations for a period of 12 months. Interns will be required to travel between Jacaranda FM (Midrand) and Wits (JHB). Interns should not be committed to other fields of study because they will be required to attend various short courses in radio journalism.

The internship is designed to ensure that learning takes place in the various aspects and operations of a newsroom. The internship will be effective 01 July 2021 to 30th June 2022 and offers a monthly basic stipend.

At Jacaranda FM, interns will develop skills in the following areas:
•Assist in various areas of the news department, thereby learning the practical skills involved
•Assist in the general operations of a newsroom
•Assist journalists in the compilation of their stories
•Report from the field as well as work on the news desk

At VowFM, interns will develop skills in the following areas:
•Compile and read daily bulletins
•Report from the field
•Package stories for current affairs programmes
•Be actively involved in the day to day news and current affairs programming
•Update social media with news content
•Interns will be required to undertake short courses with the Wits Radio Academy

What are the requirements?

So what do you need?
•Qualification in Journalism or related field (Bachelors’ Degree or 3 year National Diploma)
•Valid driver’s licence or in the process of obtaining one
•Good command of the English language, Preferably bilingual in Afrikaans and English.
•Quality writing and voicing scripts for radio.
•Check facts, accuracy and quality of stories.
•Operating studio and field recording and production equipment.
•Minimal editing and multi-track mixing experience needed.

How to apply?

To apply for the Jacaranda FM 2021 Journalism Internships CLICK HERE

Closing date: 17 May 2021

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Vacancies exist and become available during the year at a variety of organisations in all nine provinces.

Interested youth, who meet the qualifications, are invited to submit a covering letter indicating why they want to volunteer, in which province they are residing and the province of their choice. Candidates should also include curriculum vitae, certified copies of ID and qualifications, and all their contact details. To view a list of current participating organisations, please visit our website  http://www.saasta.ac.za/programmes/nurturing-talent/national-youth-service-programme/

Human Resource Volunteer Department

South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA)

1^st Floor Didacta Building

211 Nana Sita Street

PRETORIA

0001

Please email your detailed CV’s to [email protected]

Closing date:  22 May 2020.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the screening outcomes.  Candidates who have not been contacted within three months after the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful. All travel and relocation costs will be for the candidates’ own expenses.

All enquiries:  MacDonald Kapu Tel: (012) 392 9300

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About the Wits Citizen Justice Network (CJN): Citizen Justice Network is a project of the Journalism Department of the University of Witwatersrand. The project brings together the established networks of paralegals and community radio stations to improve journalism and people’s access to justice.  We help paralegals turn cases into stories that can educate and provide access to basic legal advice and services through radio.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communication, PR or related fields.
• African languages.
• A keen interest in social justice and community media.
• Understanding of how to create efficient editorial processes, particularly in radio.
• Ability to create and maintain filing and administration systems.
• Ability to multi-task and work towards deadlines.
• Willingness to understand the NGO sector.
• Interest in paralegal advice offices and/or community radio.
• Some travel, drivers licence necessary.

As an editorial intern you will be required to:

• Assist the Project Coordinator with events co-ordination: Trainings, Workshop and Conferences etc.
• Work daily over the phone with our paralegal journalists to help them produce stories and programming for their local radio stations.
• Take charge of the administrative duties.
• Development of digital content to be shared on media platforms especially for Facebook and Twitter; write blog posts.
• Acting as a first point of contact: dealing with correspondence and phone calls.
• Booking and arranging travel, transport and accommodation.
• Organising events and conferences.
• Collate information in a systematic format and manage the flow of stories.
• Be responsible for an ongoing set of deliverables.
• Responsible for ensuring that the selection and retention policy is applied.
• Website Content Administration.
• Data base administration.
• Assist with the Coordination of all internal and stakeholder communication initiatives
• Daily sector issues monitoring.
• Information Management.
• Administration of the Communications budget, quotations and purchase orders.
• General Office Administration – Faxing, copying etc.
• Customer Relations.

For applications and enquiries:  [email protected] (put Editorial Intern in the subject line)

CJN reserves the right not to make an appointment and continue searching after the closing date.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more about Citizen Justice Network, refer to www.citizenjusticenetwork.org

Closing date for applications: 16 February 2020

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If you are interested in health and social justice reporting, and have good critical thinking skills as well as a strong academic record, this internship could be for you.

Housed within the Mail & Guardian, Bhekisisa focuses on solutions-based journalism whether as part of narrative writing or analytic pieces.

We aim to produce stories that tell our readers what’s happening, why it’s happening and what can be done to solve problems. We value creative angles and enterprise reporting.

Successful candidates will be mentored by our team and report to our deputy editor.

The candidate should have strong news instincts with an interest in health and social justice. 

Although the internship will focus on basic reporting, candidates should have a desire to eventually explore narrative and feature writing. 

The person should have a better-than-average grasp of the English language, and should be reliable, open to feedback and be able to work independently as well as manage their time effectively.

Key outputs

• Proactively pitch ideas for articles. These ideas should be well-thought through and show an awareness of current health and social justice news;
• Work with editors to develop these ideas into either regular short news stories for the web or, in rarer cases, longer form features for the website or newspaper. Note: The journalist will be expected to research their story as well as conduct interviews and write the initial draft of their stories independently;
• Work with a content management system to upload your articles as well as those from fellow reporters and contributors;
• Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications and skills 

• Excellent English writing and language skills, including spelling and grammar, and attention to detail;
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently while showing initiative;
• Strong time-management skills;
• Willingness to work outside normal working hours if need be;
• Familiarity with the South African Press Code;
• Must have a strong editorial sense and demonstrate analytical thinking, be able to research stories, conduct interviews and produce stories in their entirety;
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver under time constraints;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written);
• Good planning and implementation skills;
• Should have good, sound news judgment.

Prospective candidates must be final year journalism students at a university or journalism students studying towards an honours journalism degree. Students must be available to complete the one-month internship between May 2019 and February 2020.

Application deadline: Rolling. Applications will be accessed as they are received.

Students must send the following as part of their application to [email protected]

1. CV;
2. Academic transcript;
3. A recommendation from a journalism lecturer that includes the lecturer’s contact details (email and phone number). This recommendation should be able to speak to the quality of your work and should be sent directly to Bhekisisa at [email protected]. Please ask your lecturer to use your full name and ID number as a subject line;
4. A 400-word motivational statement clearly stating why you would be a good fit for this internship. This motivation should speak to the tasks/qualities outlined in the relevant job description below. In your motivation, please include in which month you’d be able to do an internship;
5. Two samples of your writing.

Short-listed candidates will be expected to complete a timed, written test and will be interviewed by our staff. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

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Minimum Requirements

• Must have a relevant tertiary qualification, e.g. Journalism
• Must be Techno Savvy, with a strong interest in digital / social media platforms
• Must be interested in online, mobile and digital media
• Must be computer literate
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be able to work under pressure in highly demanding environment
• Must be a forward thinker and able to source solutions t growing our business and brand
• Be innovative and creative
• Must have a valid drivers license

Required Competencies

• Good organisational skills
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure
• Listening skills
• Proactive
• Applicant should have good analytical skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good interpersonal skills

Shortlisted candidates will go through an assessment and thereafter an interview. Successful candidates will need to be available and committed to the internship period from 1^st February 2019 until 31^st January 2020 in their region of choice.

Independent Media is committed to its Employment Equity and Affirmative Action plans.

How to apply?

All interested applicants should submit a written application and detailed CV by no later than 16h30 on Wednesday the 19^th December 2018.

Please email your CV and stipulate which region you are applying for. Kindly note that Independent Media will not cover any accommodation and / or travelling costs.

• Cape Town – [email protected]  (Attention: Remur Bam)
• Durban – [email protected] (Attention: Hajra Johns)
• Gauteng – [email protected] (Attention: Londi Zuma)

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please regard your application as unsuccessful

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The successful candidate will be exposed to:

-Daily scheduling and posting of content (Staff changes, CSI Events) across all the relevant social media platforms
-Brainstorm content ideas for the websites
-Proactively engage with editors and/or writers to share newsworthy events
-Ad hoc HR Admin

Requirements:

-Tertiary qualification in English and/or journalism with a strong interest in the digital sphere, specifically social media
-Familiar with trending social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube)
-Excellent writing, copy-editing and organisational skills
-Proactive and self-disciplined with a strong sense of responsibility
-Able to work accurately under deadline pressure

How to apply?

To apply for the 2018 Highbury Media Communication Internship CLICK HERE

Closing date: 23 July 2018

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