Call for applications: Music In Africa journalism intern in Johannesburg

We seek a journalism intern to join the Music In Africa team at our head office in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The intern will learn about all aspects of online music journalism and will be required to research and write news and features about African music. The intern will also learn about content management.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves music and wants to learn about producing top-quality content for the internet.

Key responsibilities

• Write news and features about African music.
• Cover music events (in-person).
• Moderate content generated by Music In Africa users.
• Social media.
• Research, write and submit accurate biographies of African music operators (musicians, publishers, distributors, events, venues, marketing experts, music schools, etc.)
• Help create and send out bimonthly newsletter.
• Perform other duties as may be required.

Requirements

• Be a recent journalism/communications/media/English graduate.
• A knack for the written word.
• Interest in music.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Punctuality and being able to follow instructions.

If you are interested in this opportunity to kick-start your journalism career, send your CV, motivational letter and three examples of your writing (can be course essays/assignments) to Mr. Kalin Pashaliev at kalin@musicinafrica.net with the subject line 'Journalism Intern 2023' by 31 March.

Note: 

• The internship will only begin in mid-April, latest 1 May.
• Only successful candidates will be contacted. 
• The internship will run for three to six months, depending on the availability of the candidate.

Job description

• Internship
• On-site
• Remuneration: Negotiable transport and lunch allowance 
• Coacher: Senior Editor/Editor-in-chief