Nicolas Négoce Email & Phone Number

Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

As a Senior reporter for the BBC based in Abidjan after two years in Dakar in charge of the Francophone West Africa region, I report & produce content in English and French for TV, radio and digital. I do provide live analysis in English & French.

London, England, United Kingdom

*I anchored news program in French, produced TV and radio packages in French and English, reported in the field in both languages, live broadcasting (UK, France, Cape-Verde, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso).*I originated research, prepared, produced and presented articles, packages, interviews, discussions, completed programmes, background, analysis and features, for radio, online and TV. I ensured that any editorial material produced met the standards required by the BBC. *I did demonstrate a good range of contacts for interview purposes including political and economic analysts, politicians. For example, I had set up, followed up and interviewed Ivory Coast President, Djiboutian President, Niger President and DR Congo President in 2020. *I had a good knowledge of news, current affairs and discussion, in particular stories that appealed to an African audience.*My colleagues praised me for having excellent team working skills as a team player.*I had an awareness of budget issues and delivering value for money.*I had a strive for diversity of contributors, in terms of gender, ethnicity, disability and age.**In 2020 and 2021, I had been acting up as the Senior Broadcast Journalist and team manager for BBC Afrique's TV (5 staff + correspondents in Africa). I was responsible for all aspects of the production of BBCInfos, the daily news bulletin from planning, news gathering, content creation and broadcasting programmes.

Dakar, Senegal

Worked for Radio, Digital and TV based in Dakar, covering news and current affairs in French and English. I developped and presented a wide range of content including hard news stories, culture, politics, sports, interviews and booked guests. I've also presented regularly the sports bulletin or the morning news (mostly working overnight from 10PM to 9AM), I used to research stories and set up the content and play a part in the broader life of the radio station, providing stories, contacts and ideas to daily news bulletin.

Ivory Coast - Sénégal - France - Guadeloupe - Ghana - Togo - Congo - Uk

*Working with a range of clients and organisations from corporates and professional service firms, to niche business start ups and specialists, on internal, external and customer communications (speeches, editing magazines or special audiovisual programs, organising events..) *Significant knowledge and experience of media relations, communications, marketing and message development particularly in Africa and the Caribbean. *Creating compelling press releases and coordinating media interviews to manage social media campaigns and crisis communication strategies.*I moderate international conferences in French & English as a MC and I host any kind of events. *(FR) : Pour établir vos dossiers de presse, vos vidéos de présentation, construire un message, une stratégie de communication dirigée vers une région ou l'international, contactez moi... Je suis compétent pour la prise de parole en public, le média training, la scénarisation de situation de crise, les techniques de l'ITW, rédaction et production de documents de promotion.

London, England, United Kingdom

*Researched and written high-quality content for Karib'Info about Caribbean diaspora in Europe & Africa.*Met deadlines and managed working on multiple reports simultaneously*Edited content to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency

Brazzaville

*Implemented and executed ECAir’ corporate communications strategy. *Selected, managed and monitored performance of PR agencies across the network. Liaised with PR agencies, government officials, partners, local and international journalists, local marketing and management team on local strategy, PR opportunities and media-related activities. *Managed identity/image of ECAir in the public domain.*Responsible for ensuring company news, announcements and events are communicated accurately for internal and external audiences. Driver of awareness for the national carrier of Congo Republic, by working with colleagues throughout the company and responding to media requests for Corporate and Commercial teams. *Facilitated employee engagement video production and coordinated community outreach.*Worked closely with the Marketing department to create plans for new routes including Dubaï, Libreville, Bamako, Dakar, Beirut. Organized the inaugural flights for each of those destinations, master of ceremony during the events. *Organized press trips and visit of international personalities in the HQ in Brazzaville (La Fouine, Maître Gims...)*Coordinated and negotiated with several departments for plan inclusion. Created innovative opportunities to reach new audiences. *Cut PR and media relations spending in global markets by 40% whilst successfully achieving improved media coverage.*An official spokesperson of ECAir.*Coordinator for the inflight magazine "Mboté" (10 000 issues four times a year year).

Abidjan

Correspondant en Afrique de l'Ouest pour IC Publications (Le Magazine de l'Afrique, African Business...)Réalisation d'interviews, analyses, portraits..

Lomé, Togo

*Covered business, politics, sports, culture*Interviewed personalities for CGTN AfricaCGTN broadcasts on DSTV 409.

Lomé, Togo

Rédacteur en chef du premier portail sportif africain.Editor-in-chief of the first panafrican sports website.*Gestion de la ligne éditoriale en Français et en Anglais (Six journalistes sur site avec un réseau de correspondants)*Mise en place de partenariats*Promotion du média et relations publiques*(ENG) : During my time at Africatopsports, I was in charge of the desk (six journalists + correspondents in other African countries). I also focussed on innovation, putting readers at the heart of our content and smart editorial commissioning led to strong traffic growth. I organized a deployment to the Afcon in South Africa and covered the Francophone Games in Nice and the Rallye des Gazelles in Morocco.

Abidjan

*Covered news stories and features in West Africa (Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Benin...)*Interviewed high personalities, head of states (Ghana president, Nigeria president, Burkina president, Togo's president, Chad's president...) + Interviewed newsmakers, journalists and analysts on major international stories and prepared excerpts for broadcast - including editing audio clips and writing introductions.*Managed the bureau with the correspondents, hired and trained talents. *Researched, wrote and recorded voicers, wraps and news packages for VoxAfrica TV and social networks. *Managed logistics and assist in the production of field and on-location shoots.

Martinique

Réalisation de reportages d'actus pour les journaux TV. Produced news and feature packages in Martinique.

Londres

News presenter, anchoring daily live news broadcasts in the studio, including live interviews, breaking news and unscripted rolling coverage. Voice over - Reporting - Investigations and studio booking. Special reportsCorrespondent, reporting live on-location and in studio; Enterprise, produce and report news and feature packages focusing on economy, sports, international affairs, conflicts, politics...

Pointe-À-Pitre

InvestigationsGestion des correspondantsEnvoyé spécial dans la Caraïbe, en EuropeFaits diversSportJusticeEnquêtesCorrespondance spéciale Sainte-Lucie, Panama, Paris

Paris

Reported, produced, edited and wrote news and feature packages.

Montpellier

Réalisation de reportages pour les journaux TV. Reported, produced and wrote news and feature packages.