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Becoming an IQ4News Contributor

Thank you for your interest to become an IQ4News Contributor. At IQ4News we aim to provide a collaborative platform for news on Africa and offer a variety of contributor opportunities.

 

(PAID) Vacancies

There are currently no (paid) vacancies. Please check back later

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Unpaid Opportunities

There are therefore five different categories under which you can become a contributor:

  1. Citizen Journalist (No experience required);
  2. Blogger (3 months -1 year experience);
  3. Journalism Student (studying a journalism related subject)
  4. Field Expert (Minimum of 5 years experience in a field, e.g. stock exchange, that allows you to write as an expert in that field)
  5. Professional Journalist (practicing journalist)

Contributors are also welcome to contribute the following types of content:

  1. Articles;
  2. Podcasts;
  3. Videos;
  4. Editorial Cartoons;
  5. Photojournalism.

How do I register?

There are two options on how to register your interest to be an IQ4News Contributor:

Option 1

Send an email to contributors@iq4news.com with the following details:

  1. - Your name
  2. - Why you want to be an IQ4News Contributor
  3. - The kind of content you would like to contribute to IQ4News
  4. - The kind of contributor status you want to have on IQ4News
  5. - Sample(s) of your work.

Please register a user account BEFORE sending the email. This will allow us to easily update your profile.

Option 2

Alternatively, you can fill our online form.

What happens next?

If your application is successful we will send you a confirmation email and a few documents via email which include a contributors' agreement and instructions on how to submit content.

The first time you login using your contributor profile, you will be required to ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ the contributors agreement and other terms and conditions online. This is an automated mechanism.

Once you have done this, you can start contributing to IQ4News at your own pace.

What is the Incentive?

While our contributors are not paid, we do offer the following incentives:

  1. All contributors retain copyright to the content that they contribute to IQ4News;
  2. Contributors can provide a link back to their website/blog at the bottom of every content they contribute.

 

For more information, please visit our FAQ page.

Equal Opportunity

IQ4News operates an equal opportunity policy and therefore welcomes applications from qualified correspondents regardless of age, gender, race, creed, marital or civil partnership status, ethnic origin, disability, and any other conditions or requirements which are irrelevant to the job description. We particularly welcome applications from groups who are presently under-represented in the media industry in African countries.

(PAID) Vacancy

 

Title: Regional Correspondent (West Africa)

Salary: TBC

Location: West Africa

Start Date: 3 October, 2011

Deadline for application: 23:59pm 26 September, 2011

We are currently looking for a committed individual to join our work as Regional Correspondent (West Africa).

This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to be able to expand their skills, experience, and network while making an important contribution to developing innovative and sustainable ways of reporting news on West African countries.

The ideal candidate will be based in a West African country, and will have previous correspondence experience, access to the internet and other equipment s/he will need to produce articles, video and audio reports, and photography.

 

The individual will be expected to submit reports a minimum of 3-5 times a day, 5 days a week, with the possibility of major events coverage on weekends.

 

The reports will cover our areas of interest including business, economics, politics, development, media, and more.


S/he will be expected to provide considerable context to the events being chronicled, as well as images, and to conduct interviews relevant for each report.

 

What next?

 

Please send your CV, Cover Letter, and three story ideas to jobs@iq4news.com. Please indicate the country in which you are based, and the kind of equipment (internet, laptop, camera etc) you have access to.

 

Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to respond to those who do not meet our criteria. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 30 days of submitting your application, this means you have not been successful this time.

 

Equal Opportunity

 

IQ4News operates an equal opportunity policy and therefore welcomes applications from qualified correspondents regardless of age, gender, race, creed, marital or civil partnership status, ethnic origin, disability, and any other conditions or requirements which are irrelevant to the job description. We particularly welcome applications from groups who are presently under-represented in the media industry in African countries.