Big Cabal Media
Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
About Big Cabal Media
Big Cabal Media (BCM) is on a mission to create a new generation of media brands and provide content for the digital African audiences, both on and off the continent. Our brands, TechCabal and Zikoko deliver smart and sophisticated content in relatable and easily digestible ways. Through our Cabal Creative Studio, we work with a wide range of clients across different industries, creating video content, graphic design, providing marketing strategy and related services.
About TechCabal
TechCabal has been one of the most important publications covering technology and the startup ecosystem in Africa over the last five years. From reporting on the most important happenings to providing insight and analysis, and seminal events and hosting conversations with major players, we’ve played an essential role in understanding tech in Africa.
We are in the middle of a pivotal transformation, aiming to go beyond providing insight and news to tech insiders to a broader mission that will see us become the most important publication covering the business and impact of technology in Africa, speaking not only to insiders but to everyone affected by and curious about technology on the continent.
Two statements guide us in this transformation:
Most current tech coverage on the continent narrowly focuses on startups and a few big and obvious larger tech companies. We counter that approach by noting that technology will be the biggest driver of growth across all industries on the continent over the next few decades. Therefore we must look beyond the funding announcements and exciting but economically inconsequential startups to documenting the real business and impact of technology on the continent.
The impact of technology isn’t limited to founders, VCs and tech bros on Twitter. It encompasses everyone from hopeful youth looking to tech to create opportunities in high-unemployment markets, to business people looking to bring their organizations into the 21st century, government officials looking for growth in their economies and everyone else curious about where technology is taking us all.
We are looking for an Editor-In-Chief to head our small but talented newsroom and lead the charge on this mission. The right candidate will have significant journalistic and newsroom experience. They will show a depth of understanding of the issues and a passion for the mission of telling stories that matter about the business and impact of technology in Africa. They will possess a strong understanding of journalistic and media practices and ethics. A physical presence in Lagos, Nigeria (our home base) is not required but presence somewhere on the continent is ideal.
Compensation for the role is competitive for senior editorial roles at major publications and includes the possibility of equity compensation in the parent company, Big Cabal Media.
TechCabal’s portfolio of platforms includes a well-regarded daily newsletter, one of the most popular and respected technology websites on the continent, video and podcast creation capabilities and a well respected live series of interviews. Additionally, we’ve ambitious signature projects like Tech Women Lagos, our TC Townhall physical events and Bullish On Africa, our first digital conference. Each of these properties is being reimagined and reshaped to serve our new mission and more ambitious and aggressive positioning for the publication.
What you’ll be doing
Building a publication that competes with the most important business publications covering Africa, using the lens of technology to look at business, current affairs and a changing human landscape
Developing and maintaining high-level relationships with key decision-makers in business, technology and government across Africa and beyond
Driving strong and aggressive audience growth and relevance for TechCabal among key audience segments
Providing strong and authoritative visibility for the publication in the press, at international conferences and events, and in all fora where we can build credibility
Helping to conceive and shape stories about the impact and the business of technology in Africa
Finding and moulding talent, constantly developing team skills and capacity
Setting expectations and establishing processes that lead to team success
Working closely with Big Cabal’s leadership team to shape not just TechCabal but Big Cabal Media as a whole
Working with leadership and the partnerships team to build a robust, profitable and sustainable publication
What makes you qualified for this role;
You are passionate yet clear-eyed about the potential of technology to transform and impact life and business across Africa
You have deep experience and understanding of tech and/or business in Africa
You’re a talented and capable leader, able to motivate and inspire a team to execute on bold initiatives and deliver high-quality work consistently
You have extensive journalism and newsroom experience. Editorial leadership experience would be particularly valuable
You have strong analytical and excellent communication skills
You have great interpersonal skills and a sense of humor
You’re a great writer with experience and/or understanding of newsrooms and the business of media