Journalism Coordinator

Job Details

JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Sao Paulo Brazil Hybrid working available

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Brazil.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are looking for a journalist who is passionate about social media and inspired by the fast moving world of digital platforms and online audiences. This role suits a self starter who is quick to learn resilient well organised and motivated to support diverse teams in their daily work while helping raise the bar for our social media output.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The successful candidate will be a collaborative and flexible team player using social media metrics and social listening insights to drive meaningful improvements in reach engagement and performance. They will play a key role in ensuring BBC News Brasil journalism reaches the widest possible audience and in strengthening our brand as a producer of trusted high quality journalism. Creativity and a genuine drive for digital storytelling are central to the role with opportunities to tell stories across social platforms including video make simple edits and spot emerging trends.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT :

Help to manage BBC Brasil social media accounts with the help of the social media editor
Contribute to social media listening and audience analysis
Contribute programme ideas and carry out research under supervision in support of journalists
Find contributors for items on programmes; persuade contributors to go on air
Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Fluency in Brazilian Portuguese both spoken and written
Ability to manage Social Media platforms (such as Instagram TikTok Whatsapp X and Facebook) with supervision from the Social Media editor or other editors programming posts editing video moderating comments
Ability to produce write and present social-first content to be mainly published on our Social Media channels
Ability to contribute on a regular basis to our news-gathering effort with ideas identified in Social Media trends comments and content in general. Contribution to our Social Media strategy and audience data analysis
Ability to produce original stories in text scripts and videos for publication not just in Social Media channels but also on our website
Ability to assist if requested editors subbing and coordinating the work of others in the Social Media team
Skills in audience analysis
Knowledge of the BBC guidelines and editorial values

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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