Archivist Cataloguing at MultiChoice

Purpose of the Position:

To ensure effective cataloguing, coordination, selling and archiving of Multichoice owned content.

Key Performance Objectives

Cataloguing:

• Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all stakeholders.
• Cataloguing of all owned content by Multichoice
• QC all catalogues (this will include stock footage, entertainment, sports, promotions, and meta-tagged content)
• Ensure that cataloguing and meta-tagging errors observed and reported are corrected by relevant cataloguers within specified time frames.
• Expert knowledge and experience to ensure effective administration of the thesaurus, and various control lists/dictionaries through monthly discussions with archivists about keyword entries to transfer knowledge and to ensure 100% accuracy, inclusive of the correct spelling of names and surnames, places, etc.
• Updating thesaurus and dictionaries with relevant keywords to optimize content discovery.
• Understanding of general international cataloguing rules and practices/standards
• Effective communication and guidance to the team to ensure cataloguing standards and quality of work regarding global entries and scene selections and descriptions.
• Ensure that all Legacy Titles are up to standards as per Project Requirements
• Provide user support for the cataloguers and stakeholders.
• Provide Bynder support.

Administration & Standard Operating Procedure:

• Accurate record of requests processed.
• Provide training to new customers and stakeholders.
• Seek opportunities to continuously improve on cataloguing workflows and procedures.
• Accurate and quality handover report on activities
• Bynder clients onboarding and training

Qualifications

• College Degree
• Excellent English knowledge, written and spoken

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in broadcast/ information services or similar position
• Video Entertainment Industry specific knowledge and experience
• Media and content experience
• Excellent English knowledge

Technical Competencies  

• Media and content experience
• Writing
• Content manipulation and production
• Planning and organizing