The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd is looking to recruit a dynamic, self motivated individual to fill the role of a News Editor
Position: NEWS EDITOR – ARUA ONE
Reports to: STATION MANAGER FM
Duty Station: Arua
Roles and Responsibilities:
Deliver accurate, fair, balanced and timely competitive news to keep the audiences informed by;
- Assigning, briefing and debriefing reporters daily
- Verifying news content (script & sound byte) before it’s aired.
- Timely scheduling of the news line up.
- Sharing news items with other Vision Group platforms
Manage the general administration of the newsroom to ensure compliance and smooth work processes by;
- Holding daily editorial meetings and monthly newsroom review meetings
- Submit weekly newsroom report to the station manager(s)
Manage newsroom staff and freelance reporters to maintain a highly productive team by;
- Coaching and training
- Performance management (set targets & review)
- Handle grievance and discipline issues
- Identifying talent
- Develop Succession plan
Manage the day-to-day operations of the newsroom to ensure cost management by;
- Managing budget expenditure on reporter’s imprest
- Verifying and monitoring contributor’s pay
- Adhere to agreed Contributor Rates.
Support Producer of the daily evening news hour (Etuandruri) in order to give the audience a detailed recap of the best news stories for the day in 30 minutes by;
- Identifying the best national and international stories of the day and giving them for translations.
- Planning and liaising with reporters on the story direction to be delivered
- Conduct background checks and research on the stories to add value.
Education and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication
Working Experience
- 3 – 5 years in a newsroom management position in the radio industry Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Technical
1. Digital Publishing & CMS Mastery:
- Expert use of WordPress, keywords, and Google Trends / Google News optimization. Audience
Analytics: Google Analytics 4. - AI-assisted Workflow: Using AI for transcription (Otter, Pinpoint), draft summarization, fact-check assistance, and image generation – while verifying everything.
2. Multimedia Production:
- Mobile Journalism (MoJo): Shoot, edit video on phone – CapCut, Adobe Premiere Rush,
- Audio: Basic podcast editing – Audacity, Adobe Audition for news podcasts and radio cuts.
- Visuals: Photo selection and basic editing – Lightroom, Photoshop, Canva. Creating thumbnails, infographics, and social cards.
- Live & Short-form: Running Facebook Live, X Spaces, TikTok / Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts from the newsroom.
3. Social & Distribution Skills.
- Platform Management: Writing native copy for X, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp Channels, and LinkedIn – not just posting links.
- Community Management: Managing comments, verification, and fighting misinformation.
Behavioral
- Excellent Leadership skills
- High Integrity
- Excellent communicational, organizational, analytical and planning skills
- Creative and innovative thinking
- Quick decision making and judgment
- Ability to deliver under tight deadlines
Deadline: 12 October 2026
