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. We also broadcast to around 20 million
listeners in Eastern and Central Africa and have three daily live radio
shows broadcast from Nairobi and Dar es Salaam and a daily award-winning
television programme, Dira ya Dunia TV from London with comprehensive
coverage of the regional and global agenda.
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.
Role Responsibility
Are
you a creative and versatile journalist, with a strong understanding of
what makes good digital video and how video is consumed on digital
platforms? We’re looking for journalist who is a passionate evangelist
about digital video storytelling. As the digital landscape is changing
you would need to be as nimble as the technologies. You’ll be leading
the digital video effort and you need to be able to produce content that
works for digital platforms. All candidates will be expected to
demonstrate a clear understanding of digital platforms as well as video
editing skills.
You
will need sound editorial judgment, understanding Africa news agenda in
particular the East Africa region, someone who has the ability to tell
complex stories in an engaging way, sharp editing skills and the ability
respond to breaking news. Candidates should enjoy working under
pressure and bring plenty of story and treatment ideas to the role.
The Ideal Candidate
It
goes without saying that you will be an innovator, who is always
looking for the next best way that our audiences can consume their
media.
You
will bring demonstrable experience in a previous journalist role, as
well as first class written and spoken Kiswahili and English.
You
will have experience of video production, editing and storytelling
along with experience using video editing software similar to Q-edit or
FCPX and an understanding of the African news agenda with particular
specialist bias towards the East and Central Africa region. Candidates
should enjoy working in a busy newsroom and bring plenty of story and
treatment ideas to the role
Package Description
– Continuing contract, local terms and conditions apply
– Competitive salary
– Role based in Dar es Salam
About the Company
We
don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our
values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure
you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached
below. You’ll be asked questions relating to them as part of your
application for this role.
The
BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and
therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications
from individuals, regardless of their background.
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