Deadline: 12th April 2021 

 About African Women in Media (AWiM) 

African Women in the Media started as a Facebook group in August 2016 with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range of media backgrounds. AWiM held its first convening event in July 2017 in Birmingham, UK, and continues to organise its annual conference that tours African countries. AWiM became a nongovernmental organisation in 2019. Our vision is that one day African women will have equal access to representation and opportunities in media industries and media content. African Women in the Media (AWiM) aims to contribute to the creation of enabling environments for African women who work in media industries and to change the way African women are represented in media content. It does this through research, advocacy and partnerships. Through AWiM events, we create opportunities for knowledge exchange, building networks, and economic empowerment of women in media. 

Summary 

African Women in Media (AWiM) seeks to hire a podcast producer to host and produce four podcast episodes for the Agenda 2063 Africa Photojournalism Project and Research. Podcast production will run from 19 April 2021 to 30 April 2021, while the podcast will be broadcast over four weeks in May.  

Consultant Podcast Host and Producer (download the job description here)

Background 

AWiM is implementing a photojournalism project, during which a four-part podcast series, produced weekly and spread out over four weeks. The podcast series must align with the content of the programme, and generate public interest in the theme of the programme. Therefore, the podcast series needs to present the programme content in an editorially engaging manner. 

AWiM considers the capacity development of women journalists, and the development of research into the lived experiences of African women in media industries as two of its five core priorities. This project contributes to achieving these. The resultant journalistic outputs will also contribute to improving the representation of African women in media content, another key priority area for AWiM. 

Overall objective of the podcast series 

The podcast series will paint a holistic picture of the experiences of women photojournalists on the continent. Each episode will be accompanied by an audiogram for promotion across social media platforms and the regular AWiM Weekly newsletter. 

The producer will develop an editorial outline for the podcast series. The consultant will also produce four weekly podcasts that have an engaging narrative. The overall podcast series must stylistically align with AWiM’s regular podcast, for the most part, with room for creative license to set the limited series apart from the permanent podcast. The podcast producer is encouraged to establish a synergy between the limited series podcast and the regular podcast. However, this is not obligatory and can be decided at the discretion of the producer with input from AWiM. 

Roles and responsibilities of the podcast producer 

Under the supervision and overall guidance of the project lead, the podcast producer will perform the following tasks within the given timeframe indicated in this term of reference. 

1. Develop an editorial plan for the podcast series
2. Create an audio title sequence to top and tail each podcast episode
3. Work closely with AWiM’s web editor to ensure the podcast series meets all requirements
4. Host and produce four podcasts for distribution over four weeks 

Work Location 

Home-based 

Deliverables 

• Editorial outline 
• Four podcast episodes not exceeding 25 minutes each 
• Four 15-second audiograms to promote each episode across AWiM social media 
• Podcast poster design
• One-page report on the process to be submitted at the end of the programme 

Qualifications/Special Skills 

• No less than two years of journalism experience 
• Experience with podcast hosting and editing preferred 

Language: Native or high level of professional proficiency in written and spoken English. We look forward to receiving your application, which should include the following materials: 

• Examples of previous work 
• Contact details for two referees. 

Please submit your application no later than 12th April 2021 to felista(at)africanwomeninmedia.com and dele(at)africanwomeninmedia.com (use the subject line ‘Podcast Host and Producer’) 

Download the job description here

Consultant Podcast Host and Producer

NO FEE

AFRICAN WOMEN IN MEDIA DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING)