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
Main Responsibilities
The role is responsible for gathering and producing sharable original video for our digital platforms. In addition you will:
- Work on key documents that will be shared amongst BBC staff communicating content and news agenda
- Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards
- Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism
- Liaise closely with other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld
- Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism/project as appropriate
- Tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve
- Prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available
- Produce engaging content through a range of production skills
Are you the rigth candidate?
As a Journalist, you will have demonstrable experience in originating, editing and curating engaging social and digital content, you will also have:
- Good knowledge of African current affairs and audiences
- Extensive experience in producing and creating digital content
- Experience in planning for big events, commissioning, developing and remote producing TV, radio and digital content to the highest quality
- The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people for gathering in African countries
- Experience in producing content for underserved and younger audiences
- Experience in the use of digital analytics to maximise the impact of our videos and drive change when needed
- Demonstrable knowledge of digital platforms - the BBC’s and others - and the different ways audiences are consuming news
- Sound understanding of the BBC’s editorial guidelines, along with a commitment to the editorial aims of BBC News
- It would be favourable that you also have an ability to edit using FCPX or equivalent video and audio editing software
- An understanding of Pidgin, Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa (desirable)
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