Do you have three years of experience as a writing (newspaper) journalist? Do you have a good nose for news? Do you like to get to the bottom of things? Do you have an affinity with a highly educated and headstrong target group and do you live in Amsterdam? Then Folia might be looking for you!
Who are you?
We are looking for a university-level writing journalist with several years of experience in (newspaper) journalism, who can make the oldest university medium in the Netherlands even better than we already are. Someone who understands that a critical and headstrong university like the UvA cannot do without an independent press, someone with both a sharp and literary pen, someone who enjoys writing about higher education, (public) governance and The Hague (education) politics. Someone who delves quickly and thoroughly into all aspects of the UvA and is able to track down relevant (news) topics and write about them fluently and accessibly for our website and our paper magazine, which appears twice a year. You are assertive and creative in coming up with ideas, can work independently and write flawless Dutch. Given the international character of the UvA, it is useful if your English is also of a high standard.
What does Folia have to offer?
The position is for three to four consecutive days a week, working at least on Fridays. Salary: scale 8 according to the CAO Universities of the Netherlands, plus holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. In principle, the editorial staff works from the UvA-campus on Roeterseiland in the centre of Amsterdam, but working from home for a day is no problem.
What is Folia?
Folia is the bilingual independent online medium by and for students, staff and alumni of the University of Amsterdam. The editorial team is housed in an independent foundation and consists of nine paid editors who provide the UvA with daily news via our website folia.nl and its linked social media. We do this in the form of text, video and podcast.
Folia has been around for more than 75 years and is a local and regional brand with a national appeal and a broad perspective on education and society. The website attracts around one million visitors a year.
Apply!
Fancy joining our small and friendly team and sharing your knowledge and skills with us and with our target audience? You can apply by sending an e-mail with your CV and motivation. For questions and/or an application, email chief editor Dirk Wolthekker at dirk@folia.nl before 25-10-2024. For information, you can call him at: 06-5513.4393. The job interviews will take place on 4 and 5 November.