Journalist, Malay News (6-month contract), Singapore

Responsibilities
To be part of the Malay News and Current Affairs team in sourcing, reporting, and posting of news and other contents for the unit's Digital & Social Media platforms.
Cover and file news stories and if necessary do 'live' report from location Write, report and readapt news stories from various sources for the digital & social platforms Must be able to write fast and in an engaging fashion to attract the online users especially the youth Keep track of the social media, trends and issues and develop them into good news content Produce short videos for social media Able to voice or present news programs will be an advantage
Qualifications
Good sense of news and current affairs issues Ability to craft, script and produce news/current affairs contents especially for the online audience Ability to conduct interviews on various topics of interest Good research capability particularly on relevant topics or issues A good command of Malay and English, particularly for written Malay Degree/Diploma in Arts and Social Science, Journalism, Mass Communication, Media Studies or equivalent will be considered Some experience in journalism or related field with relevant focus on Malay community, culture and language, will be useful