Head of News at KOKO TV Nigeria

KOKO TV is a fast growing music production company, based at London’s iconic music venue, KOKO. Founded in 2010, we have quickly established ourselves as a major player in the youth music market.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of News

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Description

• KOKO is is seeking a visionary, collaborative, and digitally fluent News and Multiplatform Content lead to spearhead our news operations across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
• This forward-thinking leader will drive an audience-centric strategy rooted in platform-agnostic distribution, omni-channel engagement, and next-gen storytelling—delivering impactful, always-on content that reaches consumers anytime, anywhere they consume content.

What You Will Do

• Lead the vision for a fully integrated, 24/7 multi-platform newsroom with a strong digital first mindset
• Develop and implement strategies that grow audience across linear, OTT/CTV, web, app, and social platforms
• Accelerate digital transformation with data-driven decisions that elevate reach, engagement, and loyalty
• Oversee the creation and curation of always-on digital content for our combined website, mobile apps, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and emerging platforms
• Supervise streaming operations for live newscasts, breaking news, original content, and special events and live sports
• Champion the adoption of cutting-edge tools, analytics, and workflows to fuel digital acceleration
• Drive next-gen storytelling tailored to platform behaviours and optimised for user experience
• Set and uphold standards for editorial quality, visual presentation, and brand consistency
• Foster a newsroom culture of digital fluency, agility, innovation and accountability
• Collaborate with Creative Services to develop and execute integrated cross-platform campaigns, including news integration and sponsorships
• Build, lead, and mentor on-air talent, a high-performing content team, including digital producers, editors, and creators
• Work with station leadership on strategic planning, budgeting, and capital investment
• Manage newsroom, creative and agency operations in a collaborative and respectful environment
• Represent the stations in partnerships, events, and engagement efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field - or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of senior-level newsroom or content leadership, ideally with a proven record of digital transformation
• Demonstrated success leading integrated broadcast and digital news teams
• Strong editorial judgment, newsroom leadership, and decision-making under deadline
• Deep understanding of digital-first content strategies, audience growth, and platform-specific best practices
• Proficiency with CMS, analytics tools, SEO, social publishing, and digital video distribution
• Skilled coach and mentor with a commitment to building diverse and high-performance teams
• Experience managing newsrooms, creative agency and employment contracts
• Must be willing commute and working flexible schedule onsite in our office in Ikotun, Lagos.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications with a covering letter and CV attached to: careers@kokointernet.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• KOKO Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Join us and help shape the future of journalism in Nigeria - through bold innovation, always-on content, and a relentless focus on serving our communities wherever they consume news and content.