Journalist at BBC

BBCLagos, Nigeria Design, Graphics and Media

Full Time

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the public-service broadcaster of the United Kingdom, headquartered at Broadcasting House in London. It is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation[3] and the second largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with over 20,000 staff in total, of which 16,672 are in public sector broadcasting

We are recruiting a Journalist who will output, produce and present digital content across news and features, ensuring we deliver timely and engaging programmes of the highest journalistic quality across our digital platforms. You need to demonstrate strong editorial judgement and multimedia production skills, as well as a desire to report news and current affairs in a fair and unbiased way for a global audience.

Job Purpose

As a BBC Journalist you will work creatively across all digital platforms – audio, video and text – to ensure that the Yoruba 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 field reporting as required
Shift work will be required which will include early mornings, late nights, weekends and public holidays
To create bespoke optimized content including social media posts, reports, compilations, interviews, discussions, 'explainers', features video, photos, infographics and other editorial content for social media networks and on all BBC Yoruba platforms
To ensure that any output material for which the post holder is responsible meets the standards required by the BBC

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Work with other members of the Yoruba and Nigeria team, and the wider BBC newsroom, to identify and produce creative and innovative audio, text and video news content
To originate innovative formats for BBC Yoruba social media posts best suited for each social network, including Facebook and Instagram and optimize these formats using social analytics and then champion the use of successful formats across the team
Re-version BBC material with a mobile audience in mind
To create multimedia content for publication on social media and the BBC Yoruba mobile audiences, as appropriate and to the required specification whilst maintaining professional journalistic standards of accuracy, impartiality and adhering to the BBC's Editorial guidelines
Research, storyboard and produce stories
Create headlines and video teasers to promote our stories and reach to as wide an audience as possible
To show visual creativity in the use of pictures and graphics to illustrate and explain fast-moving events and complex stories
Create headlines and video teasers to promote our stories and reach to as wide an audience as possible
Contribute ideas and angles to meetings on how to cover the main news of the day
To show visual creativity in the use of pictures and graphics to illustrate and explain fast-moving events and complex stories
You may be required to travel off base on short reporting trips and assignments
To experiment with emerging tools and platforms
Working to short deadlines for breaking and developing stories
All staff may be required to work with or move to other teams, and to have the ability to work across a range of skills and in a flexible manner, and to carry out these responsibilities in accordance with the BBC’s overall standards and values
The job holder will be expected to work and think collaboratively at all times - both within World Service and across the wider BBC

Are you the right candidate?

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

The successful candidate will have some journalism experience within a media environment - fluent in Yoruba and English (written and spoken), you will have experience of delivering creative output on online platforms
Knowledge of local, regional and international news and current affairs is essential
You will have knowledge of and recent experience of living in the target area, including a good understanding of the complexities of Nigeria
Ability to work under pressure and to react to breaking news is essential

Job Requirements

In depth understanding of digital and social platforms - the BBC’s and others - and the different ways audiences are consuming news in Africa
A strong journalistic track record with knowledge of Africa and African affairs
Experience in digital journalism content production and audience engagement
Ability to work well with other producers, reporters and teams
Wide and up to date familiarity with the area/s to which the Service broadcasts including Africa , Nigeria and West African affairs and an in-depth understanding of the area/s history, politics, social issues and culture as well as the changing needs of the audience - an extensive knowledge of the media situation in the target area and the way it is developing
Proven editorial judgment and flair, able to make sound decisions quickly
Knowledge of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and commitment to the editorial aims of BBC News
Must be able to work well and calmly in a live newsroom environment; handle a rapidly changing news agenda, and have the temperament to enjoy the process
Must be able to demonstrate sense of visual awareness as well as technical aptitude
Knowledge of Health and Safety policies and practices