{"id":160914,"date":"2017-08-28T11:57:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T09:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/160914\/calling-grammar-police\/"},"modified":"2017-08-28T15:54:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T13:54:03","slug":"calling-grammar-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/28\/calling-grammar-police\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Calling on the grammar police\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Are you pedantic about the use of language?<\/li>\n<li>Are you a clever headline crafter and a stickler for facts?<\/li>\n<li>Do you work well under pressure and within a team?<\/li>\n<li>Are you comfortable working in English and Afrikaans?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then, you\u2019d make a good SUB-EDITOR for both print and online publications at our Boksburg branch.<\/p>\n<p>RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 Proofing editorial copy to ensure accuracy, correct grammar and spelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Checking headlines, punctuation and captions on photos to ensure accuracy.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 Ensure contentious issues are thoroughly checked before publication.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Help with staff training.<\/p>\n<p>REQUIREMENTS:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Three years experience as a sub-editor\/senior journalist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Excellent writing and language skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Extensive general knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Meticulous, organised and deadline driven.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Good understanding and knowledge of media law and ethics.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fluent in English and Afrikaans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Own transport and valid driver\u2019s licence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Candidates with newspaper or magazine experience preferred.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Must have knowledge of media law and the South African Press Code.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Send a 2\/3 page CV to <a href=\"mailto:hilaryg@caxton.co.za\">hilaryg@caxton.co.za <\/a>by\u00a0 September 20, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not hear from us by October 4, 2017 consider your application unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='357b62cd0528880c7f02f3e4174013c7'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caxton Local Media is looking for the next great sub-editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":160915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Caxton Local Media ","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3084,7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-news","category-local-news","category-news-headlines"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Community Announcements"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}