BBC Media Action’s communication projects are rooted in local people’s experiences and understanding. Our extensive research programme - called "world class” by the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID) - provides insight into audiences’ lives to ensure that our projects reflect their needs and circumstances. We also use our data to monitor how effectively our programmes engage people and stimulate change; lessons learned are then built into future projects. To share our findings and learning as widely as possible, we publish policy and research reports and briefings to inform communication for development practitioners and policy-makers. Since we are not funded by the licence fee, none of this work would be possible without the backing of our generous donors - governments, foundations, corporations and individuals. In Nigeria, BBC Media Action run a number of multiplatform and capacity-strengthening projects including health radio shows tackling maternal and neonatal health, HIV and AIDS and pneumonia and diarrhoea. A long-running radio drama and magazine shows in both Hausa and Pidgin English address governance issues.
Job Purpose
- The Producer is expected to initiate and drive the entire production process of any radio, television, or digital output, from concept development to the delivery of the final product.
- The role requires collaboration with other members of the production and training department to produce high-quality radio, television, and digital outputs.
- The Producer will play a key role in planning, conducting, and recording interviews, discussions, and other content for BBC Media Action’s factual radio, digital, and TV productions.
- The Producer will be responsible for ensuring that the produced outputs fulfil thematic objectives whilst having significant appeal within the target audience[s].
- The Producer will be involved in scripting cues and editorial discussions on the content of each edition.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Under the supervision of the Head of Production and Training, and working with other producers and technical producers, ensure the design and delivery of radio and digital outputs from concept inception to post-production.
- Conduct planning and budgeting to cover the entire process of media production: pre-production, production, and post-production.
- To present designated outputs in a clear, exciting and engaging manner.
- Plan, conduct and record interviews and other contents around Nigeria on a wide variety of topics.
- Ensures that BBC Media Action’s digital and broadcast outputs are creative and impactful.
- Produce a range of social media and radio outputs that are creative, informative, engaging.
- Work with other members of the Production and Training team to ensure that all media productions meet project objectives and BBC editorial guidelines.
- Work with other Production & Training team members to ensure that BBC Media Action’s digital and radio outputs complement one another for maximum reach and audience impact.
- Pitch, write, record, report and edit original BBC Media Action content geared toward social media and radio audiences.
- Coordinate and conduct research on themes and ensure all content information is accurate, clear and unambiguous.
- Take the lead in the recording of media outputs on the production set.
- This involves directing the recording/ filming of the outputs.
- Work with technical producers in the post-production process and ensure that the final product is delivered within established timelines.
- Coordinate with other departments as appropriate to ensure that production output meets project objectives, drawing on research findings, informing training, and being distributed on time.
- Any other tasks assigned by Media Action to achieve project and organisational objectives.
Required skills, knowledge, and experience
- Experience in producing engaging, creative content for social media, television or radio.
- Creative writing and content presentation skills in English and Hausa
- Strong attention to detail and an ability to work within established deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and experience using these skills in a media production setting.
- Evidence of imagination and an enthusiasm for generating new ideas, particularly those with the broadest possible audience appeal.
- Strong understanding of the role of communications in development.
- Demonstrable experience applying sound editorial judgement in the production of social media, television or radio content.
- Demonstrable understanding of BBC editorial values.
- Sound Editorial judgement.
- Strong attention to detail and an ability to work within established deadlines
- A self-starter excited by the potential of working in a small, dynamic and growing team.
- Sound understanding of the BBC Media Action Brand.
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