At the BBC, we believe our mission is to inform, educate and connect the audiences from Africa to the rest of the world. BBC Swahili aims to deliver our journalism in a lively and engaging fashion, with a focus on interactivity and the promotion of content on social media and across all platforms. As one of our senior social media journalists you’ll have a crucial role in leading our engagement with the audience. By joining BBC Swahili, you’ll be a part of the team for a leading international broadcaster, the BBC World Service, which reaches more than 90 million people in Africa weekly on Radio, TV, Online (language sites and bbcafrica.com), Mobile and Social Media. We broadcast to Africa in seven languages: English, French, Hausa, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Somali, Pidgin and Swahili.
We are now looking for an experienced Journalist, with vast experience in writing for social media platforms, to join the team on a 12 month fixed term contract.
Role Responsibility
As a Senior Broadcast Journalist you will lead the day to day running of the BBC Swahili social media platforms and will help grow BBC Swahili’s audience reach and engagement.
Duties will include:
To lead and develop a fresh and innovative creative approach to curating, publishing and editing stories for BBC Swahili social media platforms.
To create content for social- videos, online, gifs, pictures, Facebook lives , Instagram Stories, etc.
To manage the interactive offer across all social media platforms.
To be up to date with the new trends on social media and react accordingly.
Test and provide feedback on new social tools. Provide training where necessary.
Ensure all content published and commissioned adheres to BBC's Editorial Guidelines and commitment to the editorial aims of BBC News.
The Ideal Candidate
· Excellent written and spoken Swahili and English language skills
· Enthusiasm, curiosity and an in-depth understanding of digital, social media and global journalism.
· Experience of creating high quality copy and create assets (images, gifs, video) that can be used across social media channels in accordance with channel priorities.
· An understanding of the broader digital landscape in Africa and a proven interest in keeping up to date with developments in social media.
· Good knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter particularly around posting formats and best practice, engagement and technical issues.
· Evidence of sound editorial and community judgement as well as an understanding of the power of online communities.
· Strong editorial judgment and a solid understanding of journalistic ethics and libel laws.
Package Description
Role based in Dar Es Salaam
12 month fixed term contract
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 very 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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