BBC Career Opportunities Digital Journalist, BBC Hausa

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time

DEPARTMENT:BBC World Service

Location: Abuja

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Any offer of employment with the BBC is conditional upon the candidate having the legal right to work in Nigeria and having successfully completed the mandatory National Youth Service programme (NYSC) or holding a valid certificate of exemption.

BBC World Service is evolving its editorial team in Abuja while future-proofing its journalism to meet changing media consumption habits across sub-Saharan Africa.

BBC Hausa is one of the most trusted international news providers for audiences across West Africa and a highly engaged global diaspora. With a strong editorial heritage the service is entering an exciting new phase: transforming into a digital-first video-led operation designed to reach a new generation of Hausa audiences who primarily consume news via smartphones YouTube and social media.

BBC Hausa is transforming into a story-led model built around two complementary editorial streams: On the Day and On Demand.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The Journalist is the core production resource of both streams. Whether working a morning afternoon or night shift within On the Day or contributing to planned video and podcast production within On Demand the Journalist is expected to move fluently between platforms formats and roles (such as writing a web article filming a clip voicing a radio package and publishing a social post) often on the same story within the same shift.

This transformation demands journalists who are not simply willing to work across platforms but who think across platforms instinctively. That means asking before production begins how a story will serve audiences on the website on YouTube on TikTok and on radio or TV and making deliberate choices about format length and angle for each.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Create and publish accurate engaging and SEO-friendly news content for the BBC Hausa website ensuring timely updates and high editorial standards.
• Produce present shoot and edit short-form video content for platforms including YouTube TikTok Instagram and Facebook using strong storytelling and visual production skills.
• Develop compelling social media content that drives audience engagement expands reach and supports content discovery across digital platforms.
• Respond quickly to breaking news maintaining a consistent flow of content across the website and social channels throughout the day.
• Use audience analytics and performance insights to inform content decisions and continuously improve digital output.
• Contribute to BBC Hausas visualised radio programming presenting confidently on air and on screen for both broadcast and streaming audiences.
• Repurpose live radio and interview content into engaging digital clips maximising audience reach across social media YouTube and the BBC Hausa website.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven experience creating engaging content across digital social radio and video platforms with a strong understanding of audience needs and platform best practice.
• Excellent writing editing and storytelling skills in Hausa with the ability to produce accurate engaging and SEO-aware content to tight deadlines.
• Strong video production skills including presenting self-shooting and editing content for platforms such as YouTube TikTok Instagram Reels and Facebook.
• Confident using audience analytics headlines thumbnails and metadata to optimise content performance discoverability and engagement.
• Experience sourcing verifying and reporting news accurately and impartially including handling breaking news and user-generated content.
• Strong broadcast skills including radio production interviewing and presenting for live on-demand and visualised programme formats.
• Fluent in Hausa and English with a good understanding of the political social and cultural landscape of Nigeria and wider West Africa and the needs of Hausa-speaking audiences.

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.