Business Editor - JHB North at eMedia Investments

Description

• The incumbent would be required to ensure that all matters related to business news coverage are editorially and operationally sound and aligned to the strategic direction of the Channel. Ability to provide on-air analysis.

Interpersonal and team relationships

• Building, supporting and maintaining interpersonal and team relationships to ensure a conducive working environment that drives the achievement of team objectives.

Budget Compliance

• Ensuring operational excellence in operations by closely monitoring budgets and targets. 

Programme Performance

• Editorial content and judgements of all economics content is aligned to the strategy of the channel.
• Continuously driving improvements to the programme to improve audience ratings.
• Deliver a high quality of business editorial output and on-air discussion that is engaging.
• Demonstrate creativity of progamme creation and editorial approach.
• Managing the quality of on-air content holistically.
• Ensuring that all content is meticulously subbed to prevent errors.

Staff Management

• Team motivation.
• Instill a culture of creativity.
• Recruitment of staff to fill vacant posts.
• Coaching and mentoring of team to promote international quality of broadcasting.
• Ongoing formal team appraisals and feedback.
• Excellent knowledge of editorial and other company policies
• Excellent ability to communicate.
• Apply company policies and ensure adequate headcount is available to ensure operational requirements are met.

Editorial Leadership

• Lead the pre and postproduction meetings.
• Create Compelling Business Programming.
• Supervise on-air video walls for presentation by business anchors.
• Anchor outside broadcasts on main economics and business events.
• Create unqiue content.
• Request show specific content.
• Create straps and on-air information.
• Excellent knowledge of South African and global issues.
• Understanding of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission’s code of conduct.
• Good understanding of legal and ethical issues with regards to television broadcasts.

Technical

• Excellent understanding of newsroom and gallery workflows.
• Impactful decision making, to anchor, production teams and technical crews.
• Clear and authoritative communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all newsroom departments, ie: Input and Logistics.

Requirements

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate - Essential
• Bachelors Degree / 3-year National Diploma in Television or Journalism

Experience

• 8 years in Television or Journalism (Operational) - Essential
• 3 years Management (Management) - Essential
• Drivers License - Essential

Computer Literacy

• MS Office Suite - Intermediate

Functional /Technical Competencies

• Problem solving skills
• Planning skills
• Organising skills
• Change management skills
• Decision-making skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Coaching skills
• Mentoring skills
• Persuasiveness
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Coping under pressure
• Conflict handling skills