Senior Journalist, News Content at BBC Media Action

The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million. As part of an historic multi-million pound expansion of BBC Africa, the BBC World Service is introducing a wide range of new and exciting language and regional content to serve African and global audiences.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Journalist, News Content

Job Requisition ID: 38897
Location: Lagos

Purpose of the Role

• We are looking for a Senior Journalist to join our team based in Lagos, Nigeria. 
• This is a permanent role on the News Content team which will involve significant international travel to deployments across Africa as well as to other international news stories as required, including to Ukraine and the Middle East.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Reporting to the News Content Africa Bureaux Chief, you will be responsible for producing content for all output. 
• You will act as a point of editorial reference for journalists and correspondents, providing editorial leadership as required.  
• You will exercise your editorial judgement, creativity and flair to make original and compelling multimedia content for all platforms including social networks.
• You will also offer ideas for daily output and future diary events, suggesting new angles on existing stories and putting forward stories not yet covered. 
• You will be the News Content producer in west Africa, working with the News Content correspondent and shoot/edit camera operator from the Lagos bureau. You will help to shape and drive coverage of the region for all platforms.
• You will be deployable, too, across the rest of the continent and globally, working with colleagues from across the department to help cover breaking news and big stories from anywhere in the world.
• You will have the necessary experience to support BBC journalism from all around the world.

Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:

• The successful candidate will have a demonstrable background in a senior journalistic role, in field production, with first class knowledge of news for UK, global and African audiences. 
• A broadcast-level of English, written and spoken, is essential.  
• You will have notable experience of working across all platforms including TV, digital and radio.  
• In addition, you must have evidence of producing high-impact stories for digital, TV and radio. 
• You will have a solid understanding of news and current affairs across west Africa and the continent, and of global current affairs and politics generally.  A thorough understanding of the latest developments in storytelling is key.  You will have a wide range of contacts in your network.
• You will have demonstrable, extensive experience of working in hostile environments.  You will have a proven track record of deploying on breaking stories, and will be ready to travel often and at short notice to anywhere in the world.

Application Closing Date
17th February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online