Jobs Vacancy - Pearlstone Media Limited Is Accepting CVs

Employer: Pearlstone Media Limited

Our Company, Pearlstone Media Limited is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Editorial Assistant
Location: Lagos

Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and savvy assistant editor with meticulous attention to detail, storytelling and organization. Would swing as coordinator for footage research and acquisition - and not just be able to deftly search for assets, but also coordinate with aggregators and individuals - going beyond the surface of stock footage to find compelling, artful, and emotional footage.

Responsibilities
They support senior editorial staff in the administration of the commissioning, planning and production of publications.
Editorial assistants perform a range of administrative and editorial tasks necessary to get publications published.
They act as the liaison for the many people involved in the publication process, from the receipt of copy from authors through to the handover to production staff.
Supporting editorial staff in all activities leading to publication, including acting as a personal assistant to commissioning editors and overseeing tasks such as issuing contracts and dealing with royalties
Liaising with other in-house teams, writers, photographers, printers, designers and production staff to negotiate and monitor timescales for stages in the publishing process
Dealing with the administration of work commissioned to freelance writers, picture researchers, photographers, stylists and illustrators
Organizing and researching projects to tight deadlines
Summarizing written material, correcting manuscripts, obtaining rights to use materials from other publications;
Using computers for word processing, desktop publishing and email, dealing with phone and email queries, e.g. from writers and the public
Writing reports and amending articles
Collating the work of several authors;
Using specialist electronic publishing packages
Proofing, editing and writing online content including via social media
Uploading text and images to a website using a content management system
Compiling newsletters using web design software and distributing newsletters using specific software
Assessing manuscripts and making recommendations on their publication to senior editorial staff
Responding to copyright queries from writers and other publishers in the first instance
Updating and rewriting material
Using your own specialist knowledge to contribute ideas
Sourcing freelancers or other authors to produce new materials
Assisting with the art direction and design of publications

Requirements
Minimum of HND in Mass Communication or related field
Must be above 30 years with at least 5 years experience in similar position
Excellent writing and communications skill
Must be a team player and ready to work with little or no supervision

Application Closing Date
17th August, 2015

How to Apply
Interested candidates should forward their CV's and required documents to: info@pearlstonemedia.com and qualified candidates will be contacted.

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