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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 28 JUNE 2017 4 News Reporter MediaToday Co. Ltd is seeking journalists with a knowledge and appreciation of current affairs, national politics and social issues. Candidates must be able to communicate and write in excellent English and Maltese. The role involves investigating, reporting from press conferences, interviewing people in authority, providing rapid copy in translation from English to Maltese of press releases and statements, developing contacts, staying abreast of important stories, and generating stories of human interest. Candidates who display an ability to harness the opportunities of online reporting - use of social media, using mobile phone photography, producing first-draft copy for online consumption - will be given preference. Good TV presence is a plus. Requirements: • Excellent command of the English language written and spoken • Willingness to learn on skills, some HTML coding; and emulate best practices in online reporting • Good writing skills • Keen interest in legal and business affairs, and social issues • Passion, drive and initiative • Ready to go beyond the call of duty and deliver top-quality copy against time contraints. Only selected applicants will be summoned for an interview. Closing date: 30/06/0217 Please send your applications to: The Managing Editor MediaToday, Vjal ir-Rihan, San Gwann SGN9016 Or email: info@mediatoday.com.mt VACANCY Arts Council employees transferred 'as needed' CONTINUES FROM PAGE 1 Both chairman Jason Micallef and Culture minister Owen Bon- nici were contacted for clari- fication however no reply was forthcoming by the time of going to print. When contacted, Xuereb did not offer any explana- tion and insisted multiple times that he "preferred not to comment". Meanwhile, three employ- ees of the Malta Arts Council have also been transferred to other government depart- ments. This was confirmed by the council's executive chairman, Albert Marshall, who said that the transfers ref lected the needs of the council. "Arts council Malta has been in a state of f lux for the past months because it needs more resources and new competences," he stressed. Sources who spoke to Mal- taToday said that among those transferred, were Noel D'Amato and Daniela Scar- pello, with both having been transferred with one day's notice. Attempts to contact both proved unsuccessful. Scalpello held the post of executive officer at the coun- cil while D'Amato, a long time employee of the council, held the role of festival man- ager, and was a key player in the organisation of the yearly Notte Bianca event. When asked to confirm whether the three employ- ees in question had only been given 24 hours' notice, Mar- shall insisted that there was "nothing sinister" about the changes. "Had they told me they needed more time before moving I would have given it to them," he said. Despite Marshall's claim that the transfers ref lect- ed the needs of the coun- cil, sources have descried D'Amato as a very hard- working individual, adding that his absence has already had a negative impact for work on Notte Bianca. Sources have also said that given that they were not aware of any wrongdoing by the pair, they could not ex- clude that the transfers were politically motivated, espe- cially since they alleged that no reasons were given for the transfers. V18 chairman Jason Micallef V18 programme coordinator Margerita Pule