Journalist, BBC Hausa at BBC

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• As a Multi-Media Journalist, BBC Hausa, you will help deliver trusted, impactful journalism for Hausa-speaking audiences across radio, digital platforms, and social media. Reporting to the Editor, you will contribute to original reporting, breaking news, and distinctive storytelling, adapting content intelligently for broadcast, web, and social platforms. You will play an active role in helping BBC Hausa reach and engage younger audiences and women, while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality, and editorial judgement.
• We are looking for a motivated journalist with experience in radio production, digital writing, video storytelling, and social media publishing, who is confident working across multiple formats and platforms in a fast-paced newsroom.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will be part of the BBC Hausa service, one of the BBC’s most influential African language services, reaching millions of people across Nigeria, the Sahel, and the wider diaspora.

This Role Offers The Opportunity To

• Work at the intersection of radio, digital journalism, and social storytelling
• Contribute to coverage of major news events with significant regional and global impact
• Help shape BBC Hausa’s evolving digital and youth-focused strategy
• Collaborate with journalists across Nigeria, West Africa, and the wider BBC Africa network

Everything BBC Hausa does is driven by the need to grow reach, relevance, and trust among Hausa-speaking audiences worldwide.

Working closely with colleagues across radio, website, and social media teams, you will help ensure BBC Hausa journalism is distinctive, accessible, and impactful, wherever audiences choose to engage with it.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Originate, research, and produce original journalism for BBC Hausa radio, website, and social platforms. Adapt stories across platforms, ensuring content is fit for radio broadcast, digital articles, and social-first formats.
• Contribute to breaking news coverage, delivering timely, accurate, and impartial reporting under pressure.
• Produce engaging multimedia content, including radio scripts, digital explainers, short videos, and social posts.
• Exercise strong editorial judgement in line with BBC Editorial Guidelines.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Nigeria, West Africa, and the wider BBC Africa network.
• Curate and publish content on BBC Hausa’s social and digital platforms in line with agreed strategies.
• Use audience data, analytics, and feedback to inform editorial decisions and improve content performance.

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven journalism experience with the ability to work across radio, digital, and social platforms.
• Strong understanding of Hausa-speaking audiences, Northern Nigerian and Sahelian contexts, and African current affairs.
• Excellent editorial judgement, writing, and storytelling skills. Ability to work to tight deadlines in a busy newsroom environment.
• Experience producing or adapting content for social media platforms. Confidence using analytics and audience insights to refine content.
• Basic video filming and editing skills, including short-form vertical video (Final Cut Pro desirable). Ability to create visually engaging content using tools such as Canva.