Assistant Editor, BBC Hausa at BBC

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  Assistant Editor, BBC Hausa

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification
  • Experience
  • Location Abuja
  • Job Field Content, Editorial and Journalism&nbsp

  Purpose of the Role

  • 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 social media on smartphones.

  Why Join the Team

  • This Assistant Editor role is central to that transformation. The successful candidate will help build BBC Hausa’s video and visual storytelling capability, contributing to filming, editing, scripting, presenting, and end-to-end content production.
  • This is a role for an editor who combines strong journalistic instincts with genuine digital ambition; someone who can lead a team through a significant transformation in how BBC Hausa reaches and serves its audiences, while maintaining the editorial standards and audience trust that make the service matter.

  Responsibilities

  • Lead BBC Hausa’s transformation into a digital-first, video-led service, embedding a culture of high editorial ambition, personal accountability, mutual respect and continuous learning.
  • Commission, shape and deliver high-impact original journalism, including exclusives, investigations, explainers as distinctive digital first content.
  • Work closely with the editorial leadership team in Nigeria to identify shared editorial priorities, coordinate coverage of cross-service stories to drive efficiency and minimise duplication.
  • Develop and implement a data-led video strategy, driving measurable digital growth with a clear focus on increasing reach among younger and female audiences.
  • Use audience insight, analytics and platform trends to shape commissioning, distribution and editorial decision-making, ensuring content remains competitive and relevant.
  • Embed a culture of performance awareness within the team, supporting journalists to understand what drives engagement and how to use data to improve their output.
  • Oversee the effective use of AI tools within editorial workflows, improving efficiency in areas such as research, translation, transcription, editing and optimisation while maintaining full editorial oversight.

  Requirements

  • Proven experience managing and developing journalism teams, with the ability to build a positive, high-performing culture and support individuals to deliver their best work.
  • Strong track record of commissioning, shaping and delivering high-impact digital journalism, with a clear understanding of what drives audience engagement.
  • Demonstrable success in developing and implementing data-led video strategies, delivering measurable audience growth and impact.
  • Advanced understanding of audience analytics, search optimisation and platform performance, with the ability to translate data into effective editorial decisions.
  • Fluency in written and spoken Hausa, with a strong grasp of tone, nuance and audience expectations.

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