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The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million. As part of an historic multi-million pound expansion of BBC Africa, the BBC World Service is introducing a wide range of new and exciting language and regional content to serve African and global audiences.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Assistant Editor, BBC Pidgin
Job Requisition ID: 48254
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Purpose of the Role
- The Assistant Editor, BBC Pidgin leads the day-to-day editorial output of the service, supporting the Nigeria Languages Editor in implementing strategy across all BBC-owned and operated platforms.
- Working within the wider Nigeria Languages structure, the role reports to the News Editor, who sets the regional vision, while maintaining the editorial autonomy required to serve audiences with rigour, relevance and independence
- This role requires strong editorial judgement and courage, with the ability to uphold BBC Editorial Guidelines and defend impartial decisions under pressure.
- It is suited to an editor with strong journalistic instincts and clear digital ambition—someone who can sustain momentum, grow audience reach, and deliver against strategic goals.
Your Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:
- Proven experience managing and developing journalism teams, with the ability to build a positive, high-performing culture and support individuals to deliver their best work.
- Strong track record of commissioning, shaping and delivering high-impact digital journalism, with a clear understanding of what drives audience engagement.
- Demonstrable success in developing and implementing data-led video strategies, delivering measurable audience growth and impact.
- Advanced understanding of audience analytics, search optimisation and platform performance, with the ability to translate data into effective editorial decisions.
- Strong editorial creativity, with the ability to adapt storytelling approaches and formats for different platforms, audiences and consumption behaviours.
- Experience of using innovative storytelling techniques, including data journalism and other approaches that enhance clarity, depth and audience understanding.
- Strong communication skills in English and Pidgin, both written and verbal, with the ability to represent the BBC effectively in senior internal forums.
Desirable But Not Required:
- Proven ability to shoot, script and edit video stories using tools such as Final Cut Pro (FCPx) and QEdit, with the ability to deliver polished, engaging, audience-focused content which is optimised for digital platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook
- Excellent scriptwriting and storytelling skills for a variety of digital formats, including short, mid and long form video and audio (podcast) formats.
Application Deadline : Unspecified
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and qualified candidates should use link below to Apply.
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