Digital Producer, Sport - East Africa (Senior Journalist) at BBC World Service

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 research, storyboard, report, present, write, translate, edit and adapt sport news stories or programme material for various audiences and platforms.

Role Responsibility

• 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 and other trends to make informed decisions on upcoming stories.