Pulse.ng is Nigeria’s popular news platform online highlighting the entertainment, style, and news that are part of and the West African DNA.Responsibilties
Content Creation: Write, edit, and produce original, engaging content across various formats, including reported pieces, short analyses, explainers, and curated sections for both regular and special newsletter editions.
Trend Monitoring & Rapid Response: Monitor cultural shifts and breaking trends to deliver timely, fast-paced, and highly relevant stories.
Research & Reporting: Conduct in-depth research and interview key figures, creatives, and subject matter experts to ensure all content is accurate, insightful, and culturally grounded.
Editorial Strategy: Actively participate in editorial meetings by pitching original story ideas, new formats, and recurring segments that resonate with the target audience.
Brand Development: Collaborate with the team to shape the long-term editorial voice, strategy, and overall look and feel of The Juice.
Project Management: Support the execution of the editorial calendar by contributing to themed editions and time-sensitive coverage.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Newsletter Lead and the broader editorial team to consistently meet production schedules and strict publishing deadlines.
Perform other responsibilities as directed by your line manager.
Requirements
Have a background in journalism, media, or an existing presence in the Nigerian digital media space with a minimum of 2 years experience.
Write with a clear, distinctive voice that can flex across formats
Are genuinely plugged into Nigerian culture, internet discourse, and industry conversations, not as research, but as a way of life
Have a genuine point of view, you don’t just report what happened, you have a take on it
Can write short without losing substance, newsletter readers don’t scroll forever
Have experience interviewing people and turning conversations into compelling content
Can move from a half-formed idea to a publishable draft without a lot of hand-holding
Treat deadlines as non-negotiable.
Bonus points if you:
Have experience with newsletter platforms like Beehiiv, Substack, or Mailchimp
Have an existing audience or creative project of your own.