Digital Journalist at BBC World Service

Role Responsibility

• Produce engaging and insightful content in a variety of different formats (including video), based on the monitoring of vernacular sources
• Ensure all output produced adheres to the highest journalistic standards and is consistent with BBC editorial guidelines
• Actively seek feedback from BBCM’s users; work with the Editorial Leads/Senior Digital Journalists and the rest of the team to interpret this and respond in a timely manner
• Come up with original ideas and creative treatments for ongoing and emerging narratives, including data-driven products and multimedia elements
• Feed in to the global news agenda by leading editorial operations as required
• Continually develop expert knowledge of all media types (including social media) in the coverage area, ensuring that this source context features in output

Are you the right candidate?

• An excellent level of spoken and written English
• Essential languages for this role are Arabic and/or Amharic and/or Tigrinya; any additional languages that are dominant in Africa’s media scene will be an added advantage
• Experience as a Journalist with demonstrable news judgement
• A thorough knowledge and understanding of the news and current affairs of sub-Saharan Africa
• An interest in international news and media developments globally

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Kenya.