Journalist

As a Journalist, you will help originate and produce news and current affairs content for Gist Nigeria across television, digital, and social media platforms.

You will contribute to all stages of production while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality, and storytelling.

Gist Nigeria is a dynamic multimedia team producing high-impact stories, explainers, and original reporting for Nigerian audiences.

Your key responsibilities and impact:

• Research, originate, and develop news and current affairs stories.
• Report and present stories for television, digital, and social media platforms.
• Write scripts and create broadcast-standard content in English.
• Conduct interviews and provide authoritative coverage of major events.
• Film, edit, and package content where required.
• Produce content suitable for social media and digital audiences.
• Maintain BBC editorial standards of accuracy, impartiality, and fairness.
• Work to tight deadlines while delivering strong storytelling.

Essential criteria:

• Strong journalistic background with reporting and presenting experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English at broadcast level.
• Deep knowledge of Nigerian and West African politics, society, culture, and current affairs.
• Experience working across TV, digital, and social media platforms.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to identify impactful stories.
• On-screen presentation skills and a confident broadcast voice.
• Understanding of modern storytelling techniques and audience engagement.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Nigerian languages such as Hausa, Pidgin, Yoruba, or Igbo would be an advantage.

Benefits:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits specific to your location and contract type.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is as important as what we do.