Latest Vacancies at Pulse Nigeria

Position Summary

• Pulse is looking for a Creative Strategy Intern with a passion and curiosity for the ever-evolving digital ecosystem.
• As a Creative Strategy Intern, you will be supporting the team in generating compelling ideas for digital campaigns that can be adapted across various media platforms.
• Our ideal candidate is a storyteller who is equal parts a meticulous planner and a spontaneous creative thinker.

The Role

• The Creative Strategy Intern is a position we’re hiring for in our Lagos office. The role will report to the Head of Creative Strategy.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in developing sales and marketing material to support the Sales teams across Africa.
• Assist in dissecting client briefs and proposing innovative creative and marketing strategies that will enable brands to connect to their audiences and achieve their business goals in the most effective manner.
• Support in developing compelling proposals to communicate these strategies.
• Contribute, and sometimes lead, in-house ideation sessions.
• Conduct digital audits that yield rich insights into consumer and competitor’s online behavior and key motivational/attitudinal behaviour.
• Support the sales team in any and all activities that will help the team meet its overall revenue and profit targets including occasional client meetings and prospecting.
• Develop a total understanding of online target audience and mindset modes.
• Assist in creating budgets for proposed strategies in line with the company rate card, working with all relevant internal post-sales and execution teams.
• Manage timelines and monitor progress, ensuring deadlines are met

Desired Skills & Experience

• A genuine passion and interest in digital marketing and strategy.
• Excellent research, presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

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Position Summary

• Pulse is looking for a Graphic Design Intern who has a creative mindset and a good understanding of typographies, colour theories and compositions.
• You will support the Content team to translate client requirements into stunning visuals and also bring your creativity and fresh ideas to our online marketing efforts.

The Role

• The Graphic Design Intern is a position we’re hiring for in our Lagos office.
• The role will report to the Senior Graphic Designer and the Editor-in-Chief.

Duties & Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for creating design solutions with high visual impact that will appeal to our audience across the various Pulse platforms/channels.
• You will be required to work to a brief, develop creative ideas and concepts, and choose the appropriate media and style to meet set objectives.
• Responsibility for securing appropriate rights, licenses, and clearances for image usage to avoid copyright infringement.
• Support in developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research.
• Demonstrate illustrative skills with rough sketches.
• Proofreading and cross-checking facts, spelling, grammar, writing style, design pages, photos, images, etc., to produce accurate and high-quality work.
• You will keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as Corel Draw, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, After Effects, and other programs from the Adobe Creative Suite.
• You will work as part of a team of designers, social media managers, editorial, video, and sales colleagues.

Desired Skills & Experience

• A good background in using Adobe Creative Suite and design softwares.
• Solid understanding of design principles and practices.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

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Position Summary

• We're looking for a Senior Reporter with a solid editorial background cutting across business, finance, economics, technology and startups, who will be responsible for executing editorial strategy and producing exclusive stories for Business Insider, one of the fastest-growing news brands in the world. This role will be based in our Lagos office.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Produce highly engaging and monetizable original content for Business Insider Africa - editorial, social and video formats
• Ensure accuracy, consistency with the BI brand voice, and adherence to BI editorial & SEO guidelines
• Contribute to the editorial planning and strategy execution for the BI website & social media pages, ensuring that complex topics are broken down into a variety of formats that readers will want to read and share
• Quality control of content published on the website - story authenticity, fact-checking, spelling, grammar, style - and complying with all relevant copyright laws
• Work with top-level contributors and source interviews, profiles, and features with high-level executives for exclusive stories
• You may be required to source and work with contributors and freelancers for more stories and other content for Business Insider Africa
• Prepare weekly traffic and other performance reports and actively identify and implement strategies to increase the readership and reach of Business Insider Africa.
• Liaise with Tech & Product Teams on the back-end and front-end on updates, mobile development, and CMS changes
• Identify opportunities for partnerships and work closely with the Sales team to close deals for Business Insider Africa and execute related client projects
• Develop strong, trusting relationships with all relevant stakeholders and partners, both internal and external
• Maintain industry best practices and stay keyed into trends and the competitive landscape to ensure we’re always innovative
• Act as an ambassador for Business Insider Africa and represent Business Insider Africa at industry events, panels, and other key events and discussions in the wider journalistic and business communities

Desired Skills & Experience

• An excellent editorial background and experience working at a digital publication
• Experience covering/ writing on business, finance, economics, technology, and startups
• In-depth and practical knowledge of the new media landscape
• Great relationship-building and networking skills to cultivate a high-level network across industries and secure interviews
• Great interviewing skills and feels comfortable talking to high-level executives
• Passion for producing exclusive stories with deep analysis
• Great ability to break down complex topics and make them interesting, relatable, and easy to understand
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong business acumen to drive partnerships and revenue generation for Business Insider as a product
• Reliability and efficiency in a fast-paced environment