Mahareng Publishing Internship Opportunity 2024

Mahareng Publishing is a proudly Central South African publishing company, situated in the heart of the Free State: Bloemfontein. Since the company’s birth in 2005, it has brought countless popular publications to the community.

Today, these include (but are not limited to) Bloemfontein Courant, Get It Bloemfontein, TEENmag, Woodpecker, and in due time its first wedding publication, The Vow.
Mahareng Publishing also proudly handles custom printing services and development of corporate identities. With general manager Christel Basson at the steer of the Mahareng ship, the company thrives to continue bringing quality publications to the people of Central SA, and offers custom-fit solutions to its clients.
The programme offers recently graduated, aspiring journalists an opportunity to acquire journalistic skills within a fully convergent newsroom and multimedia environment of print and digital platforms.
The successful candidate will be expected to work at Mahareng newsroom on a full-time basis for a ten (10) month period.
At the end of the internship the candidate should be able to successfully complete the following:

Sourcing strong story ideas, doing interviews, writing a radio news story/bulletin, re-angling stories, adding value to stories (soundbites, photos, videos etc.)
Handling press releases, doing follow-ups where necessary, building an extensive contact network and be active on all social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification in journalism/media/ communication/photography or equivalent
Completed relevant degree or national diploma

Advantageous

Code B drivers licence essential (own vehicle advantageous)

Personal Skills/Attributes

Have a passion for journalism and a sound general knowledge of news and current affairs
Have exceptional communication and writing skills
Be able to work under pressure and keep to tight deadlines
A working knowledge of a camera and voice recorders
Have computer and internet literacy
Basic journalistic skills in news identification, news gathering and news presentations
Be able to work closely with a diverse news team

Remuneration: TCTC

Location: Bloemfontein

Education level: Degree

Job level: Student

Travel requirement: Occasional

Job policy: Employment Equity position

Type: 10 months

Reference: #JournInt

CLOSING DATE: 13 April 2024
Interested applicants are requested to apply with a comprehensive CV to Thando Mohlamme via e-mail: thando@centralmediagroup.co.za .Subject line of email should be: INTERN
Applicants not contacted within 30 days after the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
Central Media Group (Pty) Ltd is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The appointment will be in line with Central Media Group’s Employment Equity Plan and Policy.