Intern: Local Programming at eMedia Investments

Roles and Responsibilities

Local Programming Team Support Functions

• ­Screening and handling all telephone calls, emails and enquiries, inform with relevant department individual to attend to queries
• ­Ensuring attendance at departmental meetings, taking minutes and distributing to the team in the following day
• ­Booking boardrooms for meetings and ensure that catering and required technology is set up for meetings
• ­Managing diary of Executive Producer
• ­Ensuring security passes for invited guests
• ­Ensuring invited guests are welcomed at reception in time for the scheduled meeting
• ­Initiating and finalizing the production contracting process with sign off from the EP
• ­Writing commissioning brief according to channel strategy
• ­Commissioning content briefs to industry and obtain approval from the EP
• ­Reviewing and assessing program proposals as assigned by EP
• ­Inviting production houses to pitch proposals
• ­Assisting in the selection of successful proposals in alignment with channel content strategy
• ­Facilitating the providing of feedback to production companies                         
• ­Setting up Internal Presentations for new shows and movies and quarterly presentations for long-running shows
• ­Working closely with IT and LP Team to manage Proposal folders
• ­Communicating with the Local Programming team and assisting with running the Local Programming share drive; checking that each EP’s folder has the correct and complete information for every production worked on and are currently working on
• ­Tracking submission of deliverables to internal stakeholders (cast logs, contracts, sales decks, etc

Editorial Planning

• Supporting the Executive Producers in the development of innovative new programs taking into consideration the Channels positioning and strategy
• Spotting new trends in scripted content, new territories and approaches to contemporary programs
• Supporting Executive Producer to ensure assigned commissioned content achieves set ratings
• Working closely with Executive Producer in ensuring that assigned programming meets targets for audience ratings and is commercially viable
• Working closely with Executive Producer on up-coming story lines and attend viewings and feedback to Executive Producers

Local Content Execution

• Viewing and giving editorial input on all programs at online and offline stage
• Ensuring producers deliver programs and promotional material as per agreed schedule presenting at all crucial meetings where content is discussed and viewed. 

Communication

• Establishing and maintaining healthy working relationships with EP’s
• Assuming critical liaison between the channel and content supplier.
• Demonstrating company values and foster a culture of creativity amongst peers.

Requirements

About You

• Demonstrates mutual respect and builds trust through honesty and ethical conduct
• Shows commitment and discipline by fully supporting decisions and pursuing targets with resilience
• Communicates openly and clearly while collaborating effectively as a team player
• Takes accountability by setting clear goals, involving the right people, and sharing responsibility for results
• Applies integrative thinking by generating innovative ideas, drawing logical conclusions, and adapting to change

Requirements

Qualifications:

• National Senior Certificate (NQF Level 4) – Essential
• Diploma in Media Studies and/or Film and Television (NQF Level 6) – Essential