Finweek Internship Opportunity 2017

We’re the leading content marketing agency in SA not because we say so, but because our clients and their customers do. We specialise in understanding audiences and therefore believe editorial excellence will transcend the hype, the industry shifts and the channel frenzy.

Being recognised as industry leaders, both locally and internationally, certainly makes us proud and proves  we’re doing the right thing. But our best reward is when our work contributes to our clients’ success, and our audiences’ lives.

New Media Publishing’s Johannesburg office is looking for an intern to join our team in South Africa’s leading investment and financial magazine, Finweek. Finweek delivers in-depth reporting on business and the economy, equipping our readers to make sound investment and business decisions. If this is something that interests you, please apply. This is a 6 month internship.

Minimum Requirements 
• A relevant bachelor’s degree
• A recent graduates (organizational experience beneficial)
• Excellent English writing skills
• News sense and judgment

Skills & Competencies 
• A fine eye for detail
• Relevant computer skills for a newsroom environment
• Curiosity
• An ability to produce quality content under pressure while meeting strict deadlines

Duties & Responsibilities 
• Generate story ideas and write articles for finweek magazine and its website
• Attend and report on events for the magazine and the website
• Write quality news and feature articles
• Represent finweek at a variety of events and functions for stories and networking purposes
• Assist with updating the website and compiling the newsletter if and when required

Please send your CV as well as a Cover Letter explaining your interest in financial reporting and why you would be a great fit for the position, to [email protected] on or before close of business on the 30th of June 2017.

If you have not heard from us by the 17th of July 2017 please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Please indicate in the subject line the position for which you are applying.

In terms of our employment equity policy, preference will be given to candidates from designated groups, including people with disabilities.