Senior Journalist

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa BBC Full time
Job Introduction

The BBC World Service is undergoing a significant strategic review to become a digital first operation that provides distinctive and original content.


In line with this strategy, we are establishing digital production hubs to produce high impact, original journalism for our audiences across the globe.


We are looking for a talented and motivated digital producer to be based in South Africa to research, storyboard, report, present, write, translate, edit and adapt stories or programme material for online audiences.

Main Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive coverage of business and economic issues in southern Africa
  • Generate new and creative treatments for digital and social platforms, particularly in text and video.
  • Present engagingly for news and current affairs websites and social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
  • Use editorial judgement, creativity and flair to make original and compelling visual content and also produce interesting graphics sequences.
  • Use knowledge of social trends across West and Southern Africa to make informed decisions on upcoming stories
  • In depth knowledge of regional business and economic affairs, including a strong contacts base across the sector.
  • A proven track record of creative digital storytelling delivered to deadline.
  • Have an accomplished presentation style for digital platforms, which is fluent, engages the viewer and reflects the BBC values.
  • Experience of reporting on regional and international current affairs for digital platforms.
  • Proven ability to use data analytic tools across BBC digital platforms and relevant social media platforms, to take editorial decisions and understand audience behaviour in the target market.
  • Ability to push BBC News content on social media and engage with audiences according to the BBC editorial guidelines.
  • Demonstrable up to date knowledge of the competition and mass media markets in which BBC News operates.
About the BBC
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.

Diversity matters at the BBC.

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.


We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles.

The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Package Description

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Contract type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Location:
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