Senior Journalist, Igbo Service at BBC

Job Introduction

The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social platforms, with a weekly global audience of over 320 million. As part of an historic multi-million pound expansion of BBC Africa, the BBC World Service introduced a wide range of new and language services to provide news to underserved audiences in Africa but also globally.

We are looking for an experienced Journalist to join our Igbo service. 

Main responsibilities

• As senior journalist, you will be responsible for our Igbo output including editorial control, reporting, selection and compilation of material, production, leading teams as well as planning and implementing effective use of resources.
• With a keen eye, you will be on the lookout for interesting news items, with the confidence they will interest your target audience, attracting and engaging them to our platforms via websites and social media. You will be working from the Lagos Bureau, to create and publish on the day stories and original content for website and social media output; this may include scripting, editing, outputting, filming and presenting content across a range of BBC outputs.
• You may undertake on-air reporting, including production and presentation of live or recorded programme on TV, radio and online.
• You’ll be responsible for allocating work to a team, checking their progress; ensuring the professional contribution of staff and journalism delivered is to a consistently high standard, whilst always seeking ways to increase diversity in our workforce and to ensure that our output reflects the audiences we serve.
• You will work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining the highest editorial standards and may be required to travel for work at short notice.

Are you the right candidate?

• You will have considerable experience working as Journalist demonstrating high standards of editorial judgment, writing ability and production skills.
• You will be fluent in Igbo language, both written and spoken, and be able to communicate effectively in English.
• It is essential that you have good experience of data analysis within digital journalism and broadcasting.
• Having the ability to write creatively in an engaging manner, you’ll adapt, produce and translate with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to differing audiences and forms of media suitable for multimedia output.
• You will be experienced in finding ways to maximise opportunities offered by existing and emerging technologies to their fullest extent.
• A strong background in managing resources, staff, technical facilities and budgets, in order to make broadcasting in the most cost effective manner.
• You’re a natural advocate to improving diversity in the workplace.