International News is at the heart of the BBC. BBC News
Group employs approximately 800 staff
in around 70 international bureaux. It provides multimedia
services to a global weekly audience of
over 250 million in English and 27 languages around the
clock, every day of the year. The bureaux
react to breaking news, provide news updates and analysis
and produce live programme output.
In a highly competitive market, delivering to both UK
Licence Fee payers and commercial partners,
BBC News services must be reliable and consistent. In 2011,
Newsgathering, World Service and
Monitoring teams came together into one News Group and from
April 2014, all World Service and
Monitoring activity transferred to Licence Fee
funding.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title:
Graphic Designer for Social Media
Job Reference:
BBC/TP/672269/22145
Location: Lagos
Contract Type:
Permanent – Full Time
Job Category:
Journalism
Department: BBC
Africa
Reports To:
Service Senior Broadcast Journalist Digital Context
Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity to create new forms of
digital storytelling and journalism that reaches 111 million people in Africa.
As a Social Media Visual Artist you will join a new multi-disciplinary digital
team in Lagos made up of news gatherers, designers, software developers and
social media specialists who will be working with journalists working across 12
language services (English, Amharic , Tigrinya, Afaan Oromo, Swahili, Somali,
French, Great Lakes , Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa)
BBC Africa aims to make explain and connect African and
global stories by providing a unique insight into the main stories of the day
in original formats. The African service digital offer consists of websites,
mobile sites and social media with all services providing multimedia content in
text, video, interactive and audio for radio, online, TV, mobile and social
media platforms.
Role Responsibility
To produce and develop illustrations/cartoons complementing
the days stories in social media friendly formats
To present visual storytelling ideas for special projects
and long term series
To apply editorial judgement when illustrating stories of a
sensitive/controversial nature and seek advice where appropriate.
To show agility reacting to breaking news stories or
trending stories as and when appropriate
To work with other visual artists and social media teams
across regions identifying themes and opportunities for collaboration
Youll be based in Lagos and will report to local Senior
Broadcast Journalist Digital and work with a social media editor in World
Service languages
The Ideal Candidate
Demonstrable skill and experience in visual storytelling -
illustration and or cartooning.
The ideal candidate may also have the ability to use motion
graphics software, such as Adobe After Effects, to create simple 2D animations
for social media platforms
Understanding of social media platforms including Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram, as well as a sense of what makes attractive visual
design
Creativity and flair
A clear understanding of the needs and profile of the target
audience and the ability to translate these into imaginative and compelling
design ideas
Interest in news and current affair
The ability to work quickly, accurately and under pressure.
Package Description
Contract:
Continuing
Salary: Local
Terms and Conditions Apply
Location: Lagos,
Nigeria
How to apply
Interested persons should click here to apply
Application Deadline
2 August, 2017
