Senior Broadcast Journalist (Social Media) – BBC Pidgin is needed at the BBC World Service
JOB TITLE: Senior Broadcast Journalist (Social Media) – BBC Pidgin
Job Reference: BBC/TP/653414/50008
LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria
Contract Type: Fixed Term Full Time
Job Category: Journalism
Business Unit: News – WSG World Service
Job family: Journalism
Band: D
Job Purpose
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- Responsible for output on social media platforms, including editorial control, reporting, selection and compilation of material, production, leading teams and planning and implementing effective use of resources.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Responsible for originating and producing stories which may include scripting, editing, outputting, filming and presenting content across a range of BBC output.
- Commission and select relevant materials ensuring they meet expectations of our audiences and adhere to the BBC’s editorial guidelines.
- Create and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, content analysis and audience identification.
- Generate, edit, publish and share daily content (original text, images, video) that builds meaningful connections and sustains audience engagement (especially female and young audiences).
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential:
- A high standard of editorial judgment, writing ability and production skills based on substantial broadcast journalism experience.
- Excellent track record of growing audiences on social media platforms.
- Good understanding of social and digital trends.
- Ability to connect with young and female audiences.
- Ability to maximise opportunities offered by existing and emerging technologies to their fullest extent.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of more than one team. Resolving conflicts as necessary.
- Ability to manage resources, staff, technical facilities and budgets, in the most cost effective manner.
- Ability to write creatively in an engaging manner, adapt, produce and translate with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to differing audiences and forms of media suitable for multimedia output.
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Job Features
Job Category | Advertising/ Social Media/ Marketing/ PR |
Deadline | 2nd August, 2020. |