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  • Posted: Mar 15, 2019
    Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
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    The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting radio and television news, speech and discussions in 29 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, Internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. It was announced in November 2016 that The BBC World Service will start broa...
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    Digital Journalist

     

    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.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to BBC World Service on careerssearch.bbc.co.uk to apply

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