Business Editor

4 weeks ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Corporate Africa Full time
Times Media Corporate Africa, Europe Review, and China UK titles over time has become the face of 'investments in emergent economies. Since 1994, Times Media has visibly guided investors through windows of opportunities across industries in Africa, China and East Europe, and linking businesses and governments into the fabric of global investments, trade, and technology. In 1994 Times Media Corporate Africa was working to support President Frederik de Klerk's Government to bring about the transformation that was to create the new democratic South Africa; working to integrate Africans into the national social, commercial, and political systems. Subsequently, Corporate Africa supported President Nelson Mandela, Chris Stals, Governor of SA Reserve Bank, Cyril Ramaphosa, Director of NAIL, and Trevor Manuel, SA Finance Minister, to sell the new Rainbow nation to the world, and to shepherd new and old investors back into South Africa. On the other side of the world Times Media Asia and Europe titles were working to bring investments and technology to the newly independent nations of Eastern Europe, supporting businesses and governments in their accession to the European Union and transition to Capitalism. We also worked with China bringing numerous investors, their resources and technology to partner Chinese industries and governments with their pillar industries that were set to make China a global economic power in the 21st century.
Business Editor

Business editor reports to the Senior Editor and is responsible for generating content to prepare, design, and produce quality print and digital magazines.

Duties and responsibilities includes:

Carrying out research to identify good prospects to contribute editorial content for titles
Commission editorials and conduct interviews to develop content for magazines
Create and maintain databases to store personal details of contributions, updates about editorials and progress being made
Visit trade fairs, exhibitions, and conferences to network, conduct interviews and generate prospects to contribute content
Manage social media content, postings, and updating new images and information about new projects
Preparing monthly newsletters and managing e-shots and building distribution databases
Prepare Investors Brief a quarterly feature in magazine
Oversee preparation of advertisers booking forms orders and agreements and the preparation of invoices (
Participate in all weekly editorial meetings
Support management with any other duties considered relevant
You are required to possess both excellent verbal and written command of the English language, and also minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute.
Also experience of Microsoft Office especially Word and Excel are fundamental. Spoken French or Portuguese would also be an asset but is not compulsory.

  • Nairobi, Kenya Corporate Africa Full time

    Times Media Corporate Africa, Europe Review, and China UK titles over time has become the face of 'investments in emergent economies. Since 1994, Times Media has visibly guided investors through windows of opportunities across industries in Africa, China and East Europe, and linking businesses and governments into the fabric of global investments, trade, and...