Business Reporter

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop innovative ideas for writing business news.
• Conduct research to uncover interesting and significant business news.
• Analyze and collect information through various modes such as personal interviews and news briefings to prepare business news reports.
• Monitor daily business events locally, nationally and internationally and assist others to gather current events.
• Prepare business reports to keep the public informed about daily business happenings.
• Maintain relations with all business news sources on daily basis to develop story ideas and compile appropriate reports.
• Perform research and write international, local and national business news.
• Collaborate with content editor to improve story presentation.
• Coordinate with graphics department to obtain visual elements for each story with appropriate photos or graphics.
• Administer all business news writing to meet deadlines.
• Attend weekly desk meetings and staff meetings to keep abreast of company policies and requirements.
• Maintain knowledge on latest business events and news to obtain news coverage of important and pertinent issues.
• Stay updated with latest business news and events.
• Research business stories and prepare interview questions as required.
• Write business news and business stories in unique and interesting ways to increase viewers.
• Broadcast business news stories.
• Work independently and with business program team or production staff in the newsgathering process of business program.
• Research and analyze material through interview, observation and determine angle or emphasis and write stories accordingly.
• Plan, edit, and write stories and articles to be broadcasted.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Journalism or related field.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand Amharic/English language and more.
• Excellent business news judgment.
• Broad knowledge of capital market and business.
• Excellent communication and networking skills along with an aptitude in extracting information.
• Must be able to work under time pressure deadlines.