Role Responsibility

• The Senior Journalist, in charge of Social Media platforms will be editorially in charge of managing Swahili social media sites, with the support of the Line Manager.
• Will have a high standard of editorial judgment, writing ability and digital and Social Media productions skills based on substantial broadcast journalism experience.
• Will have experience working with Social media, analytical tools and other digital tools.
• Will be responsible for a team of digital journalists working for the service 
• Responsible for originating and producing stories which may include scripting, editing, outputting, filming and presenting content across a range of BBC output.
• Will commission and select relevant materials ensuring they meet expectations of our audiences and adhere to the BBC’s editorial guidelines.

Are you the right candidate?

• The ideal candidate will have experience working across various Social Media platforms and online.
• Experience as a Digital Journalistic and especially on social media platforms is essential
• Experience of digital newsgathering and original journalism is desirable with good understanding of regional stories
• The successful candidate will have a full command of Swahili (written and spoken) and broadcast-standard English
• Experience in working with social media and other digital tools.
• You will have a knowledge of and aptitude for using multimedia technology and be able to demonstrate balanced and impartial judgement.
• As a Senior Journalist in charge of Social you will be able to demonstrable interest in new media which will include knowledge of how to maximise a story for digital, reporting experience and proven skills in generating original newsgathering.

Package Description

Contract: Permanent role - Full time.   Local terms and conditions apply.

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania