Essential Criteria

• 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.

• Strong editorial creativity, with the ability to adapt storytelling approaches and formats for different platforms, audiences and consumption behaviours.

• Experience of using innovative storytelling techniques, including data journalism and other approaches that enhance clarity, depth and audience understanding.

• Strong communication skills in English and Yoruba, both written and verbal, with the ability to represent the BBC effectively in senior internal forums.