Industrial Attachment - Technical/ Production

Role Overview

This attachment places final-year communication and journalism students directly into active newsrooms or digital media desks. On a daily basis, you will assist reporters and editors with story research, fact-checking, content drafting, and multimedia production, while also contributing to editorial planning meetings and social media workflows. The programme is designed to turn textbook knowledge into hands-on editorial practice, so that graduates leave with a demonstrable portfolio of bylined pieces and real deadline experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and verify information from primary sources, documents, and public records to support ongoing news stories.
• Draft short news articles, social media posts, and bulletin summaries under the supervision of senior editors.
• Assist with audio and video content production, including basic editing and captioning for digital platforms.
• Attend daily editorial briefings, take notes, and sometimes pitch story ideas based on current events or community beats.
• Conduct telephone or in-person interviews with sources, fact-check quotes, and prepare transcripts for reporters.
• Help maintain the newsroom’s content management system, ensuring tags, captions, and metadata are accurate.
• Monitor competitor coverage and social media trends, flagging potential developing stories to the assignment desk.
• Compile a weekly log of your own published or aired work for review by the attachment coordinator.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Must be a final-year student enrolled in a recognised university or college, pursuing a degree or diploma in Journalism, Media Studies, Communications, Digital Communication, or Corporate Communication.
• A valid letter of recommendation from your institution, issued within the last two months, clearly stating the period for which placement is required.
• Official academic transcripts for the current academic year.
• A valid student identification card from your current institution.
• A valid 2026 MCK Student Press Card (issued by the Media Council of Kenya).
• A mandatory sample of journalistic work – this can be published online content, school project articles, blog posts, or a portfolio piece that demonstrates your writing or production skills.
• Basic proficiency in digital content tools (e.g., CMS, basic photo/video editing) is an advantage but not mandatory.

What We Offer / Why Join

This attachment provides direct mentorship from working media professionals and a structured rotation through different editorial functions. You will gain practical exposure to multiplatform publishing, from print and broadcast to digital and social, while building a professional network within Kenya’s media industry. The programme is specifically designed to smooth your transition from student to job-ready practitioner, with a focus on producing work that can appear in a real publication or broadcast. No stipends or financial benefits are mentioned in the programme description.