Intern:Quality Assurance Reviewer at eMedia Investments

Roles and Responsibilities

Quality Assurance

• Analysing audio and video quality of programmes in real time.
• Ensuring that the technical requirements and/or quality of all media operations material is in line with the Internal and External broadcasting specifications.
• Ensuring that all timings and other relevant information are correctly loaded on the Media and Broadcasting Management systems.
• Ensuring that all material required for broadcasts are ingested and a quality assurance review is performed on ingested material as per the schedule.
• Ensuring the correct material is captured and conforms to broadcast standards.
• Evaluating images and processes through PSE (Photosensitive Epilepsy) test, when required.
• Mastering finished material timeously and archiving existing projects.
• Flagging any classification queries to be delivered.
• Ensuring that all relevant components (audio mixes, textless elements, etc) are ingested on International Masters.
• Reviewing and responding to daily shift and missing media reports when on shift.

Editing

• Editing material as and when required according to stakeholder requirements.
• Formatting multiple file wrappers and codecs.

Reporting

• Technical issues are promptly resolved or escalated to the supervisor.
• Detailed non-TX reports are compiled, clearly outlining errors and associated timings.
• Accurate records are kept, and feedback reports are shared accordingly.
• Shift reports are addressed, with relevant feedback communicated to stakeholders.

Ingest/Workflow

• Files are organized according to standard operating procedures.
• Live recordings are properly identified, set up, captured, and processed in time for rebroadcast.
• Media reports are completed before log downloads, and DBIs are processed ahead of transmission.
• Broadcast material is ingested as scheduled, with quality checks performed.

Qualifications:

• National Senior Certificate (NQF Level 4) – Essential
• Diploma in Video Editing (NQF Level 6) – Essential: