Junior Newsletter Writer- TechCabal

Curiosity, imagination, and the ability to take initiative.

Those are three of the most important things we’re looking for in TechCabal’s newsletter writer. We are looking to hire a talented writer to write for TechCabal’s newsletters. A writer interested in covering tech stories beyond the celebrated million-dollar raises and product launches, to providing insight and context to headline news. We want a writer who is creative enough to source, analyse and rewrite stories and is ambitious to do excellent work that matches leading business and technology publications on the continent.

Our newsletters, TechCabal Daily and Next Wave have been read by Twitter’s founder Jack Dorsey. In the newsletters, we've interviewed CEOs of leading banks and telecoms companies, and reported on the most important happenings within Africa’s tech ecosystem. We have been one of the leading newsletters covering technology and the startup ecosystem on the continent over the last five years providing insight under TechCabal. We have played an essential role in understanding tech in Africa.

We are in the middle of a pivotal transformation, aiming to go beyond providing insight and news to tech insiders to a broader mission that will see us become the most important publication covering the business and impact of technology in Africa, speaking not only to insiders but to everyone affected by and curious about technology on the continent.

Two statements guide us in this transformation:

1. There is technology in everything

Most current tech coverage on the continent narrowly focuses on startups and a few big and obvious larger tech companies. We counter that approach by noting that technology will be the biggest driver of growth across all industries on the continent over the next few decades. Therefore we must look beyond the funding announcements and exciting but economically inconsequential startups and document the real business and impact of technology on the continent.

2. Everyone is invited

The impact of technology isn’t limited to founders, VCs and tech bros on Twitter. It encompasses everyone from hopeful youth looking to tech to create opportunities in high-unemployment markets, to business people looking to bring their organizations into the 21st century, government officials looking for growth in their economies and everyone else curious about where technology is taking us all.

Consequently, we are looking for a Newsletter Writer with a good understanding of the issues and a passion for the mission of telling stories about the impact of financial technology and tech operations in Africa. They will possess a good understanding of journalistic and media practices and ethics. They will also possess people skills and the three critical attributes mentioned at the top of this page.

Responsibilities:

• Join the newsletter team to execute the publishing of our weekly, and daily newsletters.
• Source, research and write at editions of our newsletters with a focus on high-impact, human-interest stories.
• Build, nurture, and manage a community of tech enthusiasts across our social media platforms.
• Source for job, grants, fellowships and opportunities that bring value to TechCabal’s newsletter community.
• Manage an E2E process for the newsletter, from writing to reporting, and iteration.

You will be a great fit for this role if:

• You are passionate yet clear-eyed about the potential of technology to transform and impact life and business across Africa
• You have some experience and a good understanding of tech and/or business in Africa
• You’re able to work remotely.
• You have strong analytical and excellent communication skills.
• You are blessed with a sense of humour.
• You read world-class newsletters like Morning Brew, The Information, and TC Daily.
• You’re interested in building a community with tech enthusiasts in the ecosystem.

Working at Big Cabal Media

You'll be joining a group of focused, hard-working, creative people who are passionate about doing work that's challenging and telling stories that matter.

We're a digital company that’s currently working in a remote-hybrid setup (there are twice weekly in-office days, but we work well with colleagues who are not in Lagos). We use Slack, Google Docs, Notion and Airtable to keep on top of things.

We typically try to arrange work between 9 AM and 6 PM WAT, but we don’t have a stick up our butt about hours. We care about quality and results.

Applicants for this role may come from a range of backgrounds, including consulting, the business world, literary background and beyond. We’re an equal opportunity employer.

If the above doesn't describe you perfectly, please get in touch anyway and tell us why you want to work with us.