Radio News Editor
RJRGLEANER Communications Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kingston • 🇯🇲 Jamaica
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- The Radio News Editor is responsible for leading the planning, production and delivery of high-quality radio news
- Coordinating and directing radio newscasts and current affairs programmes
- Managing the editorial process from story selection to on-air execution
- Providing general supervision, coaching and performance guidance to radio news staff
Requirements
- At least six (6) years’ experience in a newsroom environment
- Daily editorial decision-making and running orders
- Leading or contributing to editorial meetings and conferences
- Experience producing or anchoring radio newscasts and current affairs programmes
- Proven experience working in a multiplatform newsroom
Benefits
- Tertiary qualifications in Mass Communication, Journalism, Media Studies or related field
- Strong proficiency in English language usage, including writing, editing and headline crafting for radio and digital platforms
- Training and demonstrated competence in audio production and editing tools
- Social media platforms (X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, etc.) for news gathering, verification and audience engagement
- AI-assisted tools
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Hard skills
radio news productionstory selectionon-air executioneditorial decision-makingproducing radio newscastsanchoring radio newscastscurrent affairs programmingmultiplatform newsroom experience
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingperformance guidancecoordinationcommunication