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Job Title:   Senior Journalist (Digital Producer)

Organisation: BBC World Service

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

BBC World Service is an international multimedia broadcaster, part of BBC News, delivering a wide range of language and regional services and working increasingly with other parts of BBC News to serve global audiences.

 

Job Summary:  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 Senior Journalist (Digital Producer) to research, storyboard, report, present, write, translate, edit and adapt stories or programme material for online audiences.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The Senior Journalist (Digital Producer) will 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 East Africa to make informed decisions on upcoming stories.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The Senior Journalist (Digital Producer) should have an accomplished presentation style for digital platforms, which is fluent, engages the viewer and reflects the BBC values.
  • A proven track record of creative digital storytelling delivered to deadline.
  • 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.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join the BBC World Service in this capacity should apply online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 31st October 2023

 

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Date Posted 2023-10-19
Valid Through 2023-10-31
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization BBC World Service
Job Location Kampala, Kampala, Kampala, 0256, Uganda

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