Newsletter Writer — The Juice

About Pulse Pulse is Africa's ultimate media playground, serving up the freshest news, entertainment, and lifestyle vibes to young audiences across the continent. We live for creativity, killer storytelling and making a real impact. Catch us bringing the heat on our news platforms, social channels and rocking marketing and production in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda. We have over 100 million users and more than 100 million video views on our own channels every single month. We are your go-to partner, flexing our massive media muscle and dropping 360-degree in-house marketing solutions to get you noticed. Join us and let's make some magic. About the Role The Juice is looking for a writer who lives on the Nigerian internet, thinks in stories, and knows how to make culture make sense to the people living through it. This is a full-time role on our newsletter team. Key Responsibilities Content Creation: Write, edit, and produce original, engaging content across various formats, including reported pieces, short analyses, explainers, and curated sections for both regular and special newsletter editions. Trend Monitoring & Rapid Response: Monitor cultural shifts and breaking trends to deliver timely, fast-paced, and highly relevant stories. Research & Reporting: Conduct in-depth research and interview key figures, creatives, and subject matter experts to ensure all content is accurate, insightful, and culturally grounded. Editorial Strategy: Actively participate in editorial meetings by pitching original story ideas, new formats, and recurring segments that resonate with the target audience. Brand Development: Collaborate with the team to shape the long-term editorial voice, strategy, and overall look and feel of The Juice. Project Management: Support the execution of the editorial calendar by contributing to themed editions and time-sensitive coverage. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Newsletter Lead and the broader editorial team to consistently meet production schedules and strict publishing deadlines. Perform other responsibilities as directed by your line manager. Requirements Have a background in journalism, media, or an existing presence in the Nigerian digital media space Write with a clear, distinctive voice that can flex across formats Are genuinely plugged into Nigerian culture, internet discourse, and industry conversations, not as research, but as a way of life Have a genuine point of view, you don't just report what happened, you have a take on it Can write short without losing substance, newsletter readers don't scroll forever Have experience interviewing people and turning conversations into compelling content Can move from a half-formed idea to a publishable draft without a lot of hand-holding Treat deadlines as non-negotiable Bonus points if you Have experience with newsletter platforms like Beehiiv, Substack, or Mailchimp Have an existing audience or creative project of your own Benefits Competitive salary based on experience Hybrid work mode Health Insurance Cover Group Life Insurance cover Contributory Pension Scheme Data and airtime monthly allowance We are a small, opinionated team that cares about good writing and takes the Nigerian internet seriously. This is a role with real editorial ownership, your byline, your ideas, your fingerprints on what The Juice becomes. If that sounds like your kind of place, we'd love to hear from you.