i’ve looked up to 1xtra for a long time, and i’ve been able to work with them on social operation and content production.
A station I’ve admired for years, I freelanced through 2026 with the 1Xtra social team.
I was tasked with producing content for the 1Xtra social channels, primarily TikTok and Instagram.
From on-air interviews, to on-site shoots, I was a Swiss army-knife of content, being ready to shoot, edit and publish at the drop of a hat.
Also managed to do some on-air show production. By way of my passion for anything Whitney Houston , I managed to place ‘Waiting To Exhale’ on-air as a focus for a show in January to commemorate the iconic film’s 30th anniversary. RIP Whitney!
What dID I do?
Social Producer from December 2025 to February 2026, May - July 2026.
Worked on-site at City Splash 2026, 1Xtra Comedy Gala, The Music is Black Festival and R&B Summer Ball.
the results
3 Kelela clips went super viral, and sparked much conversation online regarding R&B
KWN’s Here at Outernet clip went viral
Spotlighted key topics on 1Xtra Talks, such as Sickle Cell Anemia, the culture of Whiteness in British schools, Black representation in football
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Editing of video and static assets on Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop.
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Copywriting for BBC 1Xtra social channels.
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Full ideating creative concepts and formats for socials from end to end.
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Shooting City Splash, Lloyd/Davido/BLXST in studio, Blackstreet at R&B Summer Ball, 1Xtra Comedy Gala.
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Produced socials and shoots for 1Xtra social calendar content.
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Day-to-day social media planning of all posts in internal and client facing systems. Scheduling and posting of content to all relevant social channels.