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Job Opening: Sports Journalist for OFM South Africa

City: Bloemfontein

Job description

Gathering sport news, doing interviews, re-angling stories, presenting soundbites and doing follow ups where necessary, while building an extensive contact network within the sport environment.

Personal Skills/Attributes

o Have a passion for journalism and an extensive general knowledge of especially sport and current affairs
o Presenting radio sports news bulletins and sports inserts
o Should have a broadcast voice (recommended)
o Be a team player
o Have exceptional communication and written skills, in English and Afrikaans. A third language will be an advantage
o Fluency in English and Afrikaans essential
o Be able to work under extreme pressure and to tight deadlines as well as flexible hours
o A working knowledge of a camera, video camera as well as a voice recorder
o Have a background in print and/or radio sport news
o Have keyboard and IT skills. Audio and video editing ability would be preferential
o Have an existing contact network in the sports industry

Contact details
Nicole Aboud
OFM
051 5050 900
nicole@ofm.co.za

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