Graduate Reporter, Children’s News, Africa TV At BBC

Job Introduction

As part of its new investment in content for Africa, the BBC is launching a new TV and Digital service for children which will explain and help them to make sense of the world they are growing up in. The content will include news stories and features and will tackle issues relevant to young people. We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and creative reporter to join our team and shape BBC Africas coverage for young people.

A career at the BBC offers you an opportunity to tell stories that can change lives. The aim of BBC Africa is to showcase the diverse ideas and aspirations from across the continent

Role Responsibility

As the Lagos Reporter you will work within BBC Africas childrens programming team and will play a crucial role creating engaging, youthful and relevant news and current affairs content from Lagos and the surrounding regions. As well as having fresh, innovative and creative ideas you will also have a clear understanding of how to deliver stories for Africas youth. Additionally youwill deliver content and will be expected to contribute innovative ideas, drive the creative vision and present the content.

The Ideal Candidate

As well as the skills and experience stipulated in the job description youwill have a strong journalistic background together with lots of ideas for how to engage children in the news. You must also have agood feel for strong and distinctive stories with experience of producing content for multi-platform outlets

A high level spoken and written English and Hausa is essential

Package Description

Job Title: Reporter

Department: BBC Africa Service

Reports to:Editor, Childrens News

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

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