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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 broad...
Job Reference: BBC/TP/788768/22180
Location: Lagos
Department: BBC Yoruba Language Service
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
Job Category: Journalism
Business Unit: News: W2020
Reports to: Editor, Yoruba
Package: Local terms and conditions apply
Context
Africa’s media landscape is changing. It is one of the fastest developing news markets in the world with mobile technology transforming lives, internet connectivity increasing, the radio market remaining relatively strong and Television migrating from analogue to digital.
The BBC World Service remains the leading international broadcaster in Africa, reaching a weekly audience of more than 100 million across all platforms and Social Media. Globally, the BBC reaches a weekly audience of 320 million across various platforms. Over the next four years, the BBC World Service will be expanding its multimedia operations in Africa by doubling the number of language services from 6 to 12.
Three of the new language services, Yoruba, Igbo, and Pidgin, 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 looking for an excellent Digital Technical Producer who on a daily basis will report to the Yoruba Editor and working closely with editorial teams, will provide technical support to produce high quality output across all our digital platforms in all languages. You will be required to occasionally go on trips to support field reporting teams in Lagos/Nigeria or abroad. Shift work will be required which will include early mornings, late nights, weekends and public holidays.
Role & Responsibilities
Main Duties
Required Skills and Experience
Competencies
The following competencies (behaviours and characteristics) have been identified as key to success in the job.
Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate these competencies:
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