NEWS EDITOR – ARUA ONE FM
Full time @Vision Group posted 9 minutes ago in Administration Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 28258
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Career Level Officer
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Experience 2 Years
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Gender Both
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Industry Administration
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
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Job Type Full time
Job Description
The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd
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 FM
Reports to:
STATION MANAGER
Duty Station:
Arua
Job Purpose:
Manage the newsroom team to produce competitive radio news within the vision group editorial policy that will keep the target audience informed.
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 check
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
How to Apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should visit: https://hr.visiongroup.co.ug
Deadline for Applications:
Wednesday, 14th October, 2026
Application Link:
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