Journalist

MediaToday Co. Ltd in Malta is currently looking to recruit Journalists to join their ILLUM team on a full-time basis.

Job Role:

• We are seeking Journalists with a knowledge and appreciation of current affairs, national politics and social issues.
• Candidates MUST be able to communicate and write in excellent MALTESE and ENGLISH.
• The role involves investigating, reporting from press conferences, interviewing people in authority, providing rapid copies in translation from English to Maltese of press releases and statements, developing contacts, staying abreast of important stories, and generating stories of human interest.
• Candidates who display an ability to harness the opportunities of online reporting - use of social media, using mobile phone photography, producing first-draft copy for online consumption - will be given preference. A good TV presence is a plus.

Requirements:

• Excellent command of the MALTESE language written and spoken
• Willingness to learn skills, some HTML coding; and emulate best practices in online reporting
• Good writing skills
• Keen interest in current affairs
• Passion, drive and initiative
• Ready to go beyond the call of duty and deliver top-quality copy against time constraints.

*Only selected applicants will be summoned for an interview.

MediaToday Co Ltd:
MediaToday is an independently owned media house. It publishes three newspapers, produces TV programmes and a number of magazines and runs the online news portals maltatoday.com.mt and illum.com.mt.