Job Introduction
Do enjoy a challenge and would like your work to be seen and heard by millions of engaged daily users? We’ve got just the job for you.

At the BBC, we believe our mission is to inform, educate and connect the audiences from Africa to the rest of the world. BBC Afrique aims to deliver our journalism in a lively and engaging fashion, with a focus on interactivity and the promotion of content on social media and across all platforms. As one of our senior social media journalists you’ll have a crucial role in leading our engagement with the audience. By joining BBC Afrique, you’ll be a part of the team for a leading international broadcaster, the BBC World Service, which reaches more than 90 million people in Africa weekly on Radio, TV, Online and Social Media.

Role Responsibility
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of working on social media platforms, along with having excellent editorial experience and strong writing skills. You will lead the day-to-day running of the BBC Afrique social media platforms. You will be helping to grow our audience reach and engagement, as well as referrals to our content across all platforms.

You will work with the Afrique digital team, BBC Afrique and Digital Editor BBC Africa. You will provide best practice for the team’s social media activity, using feedback from performance data to drive success. The Senior Social Media Journalist’s task is to use social media effectively to spot the news as it breaks, to identify viral content and to develop and manage onsite communities and offsite social presences, with the aim of maximizing reach and awareness. You will ensure that the social offer is engaging, coherent, upholds BBC News’s editorial values and further establishes BBC Afrique as a ground breaking interactive site amongst young audiences.

The Ideal Candidate
You will be a fluent French speaker with excellent French written skills. You will have a successful record in working in an online production environment with demonstrable experience and enthusiasm for social media and interactivity, an excellent knowledge of developments in social media and related areas. You’ll have eye for a good story and the ability to tell the digital stories in French and English. It would advantageous if you also video editing skills.

You must have strong editorial judgement and a solid understanding of journalistic ethics and libel laws. You will have the ability to create new form/short form content from the development of the idea through to editing and publishing of content and have experience producing content specifically for social platforms like Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. You must have a self-learner approach to new technologies and an understanding of their potential is essential.

Package Description
Role based in Dakar, Senegal

Seven month fixed term contract/attachment

Local terms and conditions apply