The BBC World Service Jobs 2018 Apply For Broadcast Journalist Vacancy

Job Introduction

The BBC World Service is embarking on an exciting journey with unprecedented investment in digital content for Africa and your role will be critical to us in meeting our ambitions.

At the BBC, we believe our mission is to inform, educate and connect the audiences from Africa to the rest of the world.

BBC Pidgin digital service aims to deliver our journalism in a lively and engaging fashion, with a focus on interactivity and the promotion of content on social media and across all platforms. As one of our video journalist you’ll have a crucial role in leading our engagement with the audience.

By joining BBC Pidgin, you’ll be a part of the new team, including Yoruba and Igbo, which will serve our audiences in Nigeria and West Africa. They will be based in Lagos, working alongside our operation in Abuja from where the BBC currently produces its Hausa service output. There is a strong emphasis on reaching and connecting with young audiences.

We are now looking for a creative and versatile journalist and producer who is a passionate evangelist of digital storytelling.

Role Responsibility

We are looking for a creative and experienced journalist with an excellent understanding of what makes brilliant digital journalism.

In this role you will work creatively across all digital platforms – audio, video and text – to ensure that the Pidgin service output develops and grows a distinctive character and status in its target area.

On a daily basis, you will engage actively with the audience ensuring consistency of output. You will be required occasionally to do some field reporting.