Digital Communications Officer Jobs – Umeme
Job Title: Digital Communications Officer
Organisation: Umeme
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Stakeholder Relations Manager – Media & Communications
About US:
Umeme is the largest electricity distribution company in Uganda, with a mandate of operating, maintaining, upgrading and expanding the electricity distribution network, retailing electricity to its customers, improving efficiency within the electricity distribution system. Umeme Limited is listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange and cross-listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange since 2012. Umeme has over 620,000 customers of which 20% are on pre-paid metering, a staff complement of 1,400 employees and has over the last 9 years invested US$ 271 m in the electricity distribution system.
Job Summary: The Digital Communications Officer will primarily develop photographic and videography media content for the business media platforms including print, electronic and digital, copy and script write media messages for both internal and external consumption to strengthen the brand.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Carry out official company Photography and Videography for all events, liaise with media houses to publish official pictorial and video content to drive a positive image of the brand.
- Collaborate with internal business stakeholders to acquire pro-business news leads, gather photographic and videographic information for processing and publication in line with brand guidelines.
- Script and copywriting for all media and marketing messages for both internal and external audiences to strengthen and preserve the Umeme brand and image.
- Support development of overall layout and production design for Umeme adverts, corporate reports, brochures, magazines and web content in line with brand guidelines.
- Quality media editing for Text, Sound, Photos, Video and Web content for internal and external media publication platforms including print, electronic and online platforms.
- Photography, Videography, Graphics Design, online content management for web and other channels.
- Develop and implement a system to processes, catalogue, archive all Umeme media articles, stories, photos, videography and information to enable easy retrieval for reference purposes.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Degree in Mass Communication, Journalism or related field.
- A minimum of three years of working experience in Photo Journalism.
- Knowledgeable about the electricity energy sector.
- Must have an Eye for News.
- Adept to social media.
- Excellent technical skills, using digital and non-digital cameras and industry-standard graphic, video and photograph software
- Initiative when reacting to situations.
- Demonstrated ability to clearly convey information.
- Awareness of the positions taken by the publication you are working with.
- Creativity and an eye for a picture.
- Assertiveness with courtesy.
- Proven ability to work under pressure and to meet tight publication deadlines.
- Extensive knowledge about the local, regional and international Media.
- High degree of creativity in social media communication.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to fill out the online form at the link below.
Deadline: 9th March 2018
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