Head, Audio Visual at Daily Trust

Summary

• We are seeking an ideal candidate to lead our Audio Visual team, who acts as the technical architect of a content factory, ensuring that a single story can be simultaneously packaged for TV, radio, digital, and social platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the allocation of central resources—such as camera crews, mobile journalism (MoJo) kits, and edit suites to support multiple platforms from a single source.
• Manage the “Superdesk” technical infrastructure, ensuring unified content management systems (CMS) allow editors to see the full multimedia picture in real time.
• Lead the production of “story-centric” content where a single report is formatted as a TV package, a radio bulletin, and a social media clip simultaneously.
• Direct live newscasts and multi-platform broadcasts, ensuring smooth technical execution across web and traditional airwaves.
• Maintain quality control for all visual and audio designs, including on-air graphics and digital assets.
• Design and maintain a unified technology stack that supports non-linear workflows, reducing asset duplication and “copy-pasting” between departments.
• Implement and upgrade newsroom software for video switching, audio mixing, and live streaming (e.g., WebEx, Livestream, BlackMagic ATEM).
• Stay ahead of emerging trends such as AI integration, video-first podcasting, and emerging distribution platforms.
• Lead a multi-skilled team of audio producers, videographers, and digital journalists, fostering a culture of collaboration across departmental boundaries.
• High professional integrity with a deep understanding of Nigerian media laws and ethical journalism.
• Oversee post-production tasks such as video editing, sound design, and content archiving.
• Lead troubleshooting and repair of hardware and software components.
• Act as the lead technical authority for large-scale live events, broadcasts, and webcasts.
• Collaborate with creative teams to realize artistic visions through sound reinforcement and visual displays.

Required skills & qualifications 

• Education & certification: Degree in Broadcasting, Media Production, or Information Technology. 
• Experience: At least 10 years of journalism experience, with a minimum of 5 years leading a multimedia team.
• Experience: Significant leadership in broadcast or digital news, with a proven track record of managing large, diverse technical teams.
• Converged skill set: Advanced knowledge of both traditional broadcast engineering and digital/social media formats.
• Strategic vision: Ability to translate audience research into technical requirements that meet evolving news consumption habits.