Senior Broadcast Journalist (Social Media), BBC Swahili

A full-time journalism job at BBC (News - W2020 – Africa) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Posted 16 November 2017, 7.29am est

At the BBC, we believe our mission is to inform, educate and connect the audiences from Africa to the rest of the world. BBC Swahili aims to deliver our journalism in a lively and engaging fashion, with a focus on interactivity and the promotion of content on social media and across all platforms. As one of our senior social media journalists you’ll have a crucial role in leading our engagement with the audience. By joining BBC Swahili, you’ll be a part of the team for a leading international broadcaster, the BBC World Service, which reaches more than 90 million people in Africa weekly on Radio, TV, Online (language sites and bbcafrica.com), Mobile and Social Media. We broadcast to Africa in seven languages: English, French, Hausa, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Somali, Pidgin and Swahili.

We are now looking for an experienced Journalist, with vast experience in writing for social media platforms, to join the team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

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