Pulse Presenter - Jobs in Kenya

Pulse Presenter - Jobs in Kenya

Position Summary

Pulse Kenya is looking for a full-time presenter who will act as an air personality for any Pulse TV shows both pre-recorded and live as required.

About Pulse

Pulse is Africa’s leading innovative media company, informing and engaging Africa’s young audience and producing content and creative digital marketing solutions for top brands.

We run news platforms and social channels and marketing and production in six countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda and Ivory Coast.

We are the platform leading in reach - with over 100 million users and over 100 million video views on our own channels per month.
We're also a marketing partner, empowering brands with our expansive media reach and 360 degree in-house marketing solutions.
Additionally, Pulse is the licensee publisher of the regional Business Insider Africa.

The role

The presenter is a full-time position we’re hiring in our Nairobi office. The role will report to the Head of Pulse TV, Kenya.


Duties and responsibilities

Act as an on-air personality for any Pulse TV shows both pre-recorded and live as required.

Create and produce original video content for Pulse and Pulse clients.

Act as Video Journalist(VJ) for Pulse events.

Find, invite, and host personalities for shows and interviews.

Consistently look to improve content formats produce and presented by yourself as well as the formats produced by the broader Pulse Live team.

Collaborate and brainstorm with all creative divisions of Pulse Live on new formats, scripting, monetisation and content ideas.

Train and work with the entire Pulse Live team to grow the performance and standard of presenting across Pulse Live.

Actively work with sales to gain sponsorship of Pulse Live shows and increase the revenue of Pulse Live.

Be a passionate, creative and collaborative member of the Pulse Live team willing to go the extra mile to achieve both personal and team goals and KPIs.

Skills that would make a candidate successful in this role

Knowledge of media production and communication.

Excellent verbal communication skills.

The ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure.

To be thorough and pay attention to detail.

Active listening skills.

The ability to use your initiative.

To be flexible and open to change.

Concentration skills.

Video editing skills will be an added advantage.

NB: Candidates should attach a 1-minute video of self-introduction

Remuneration.

Remuneration is competitive.


Working at Pulse and how to apply to join the team

The Pulse team is made up of incredible and passionate individuals who go above and beyond to inform and engage our young audience with quality content, also delighting our clients and partners

with their creative ability to engage their target audiences.

As a team, we value creativity and curiosity, which helps us to stay ahead of the curve. Our Pan African team collaborates cross-functionally and values each other’s unique perspectives and opinions - true to our core values of teamwork.

We also value trust as a team - both in how we work with each other transparently and how we deliver reliably for our clients. Our editorial and content team lead with credibility in a world of fake news, which our audience values immensely.

You’ll grow a lot at Pulse because you’ll be assigned responsibilities that challenge you and help you to acquire new skills. We expect high performance, so rest assured you will have the right tools and support to do a great job.

We offer you a competitive salary, great insurance cover, and generous time off so that you can take care of your wellbeing - we prefer our team to be energized and productive.

As a digital media company, we work partially remotely and partially from the office - we think it’s important for collaboration and team building to still see each other and work together in person occasionally!

Want to know more about what it’s like to work at Pulse? You can check out our careers page at www.pulse.africa/careers - here you will see our vision and mission, what some of our team members have to say about why they chose to work at Pulse and some amazing projects we’ve worked on.


How To Apply

If you would like to apply, please send your CV and a cover email explaining why you’re a great fit for this role to hr@pulse.co.ke and judysheila.mugo@pulse.co.ke.

Applicants for this role may come from a range of backgrounds, although within the Digital/ Creative/ Marketing/ Advertising industry is preferred.

If you’re passionate about this opportunity, but don’t have all of the experience we’re looking for, we would still like to hear from you - please apply and let us know why you’d make a great addition to the Pulse team.

For more information and job application details, see; Pulse Presenter - Jobs in Kenya



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