Internship Events Coordinator at The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

Key Accountabilities

• Identify key events that are in line with the station’s target market.
• Plan, negotiate, and organize events and outside broadcasts with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide inputs to the Market Strategy plan and Implementation plan.
• Branding at all events and outside broadcasts to ensure maximum exposure.
• Monitor the station campaigns on and off air.
• Manage the implementation of station events and outside broadcasts.
• Provide relevant information for inclusion on the Digital platforms.
• Consult and provide feedback on the status of events and promotions.
• Communicate with advertising agencies and clients to ensure that the product campaign runs smoothly and is on time for on-air production.
• Monitor the digital platform to ensure that marketing activities and events are correctly reflected.
• Communicate with Radio Airtime Sales to assist with the sales of outside broadcasts.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders at the outside broadcast to ensure effective execution of projects.  
• Adherence and compliance with the unit SOP.  
• Report on the operational risk.
• Adhere to SABC policies and procedures. 
• Report potential risk on Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Communicate with the station for publication of relevant promotions.
• Create briefs to ensure that events and outside broadcasts are effectively implemented on air and on the ground.
• Evaluate promotions to determine their effectiveness in line with broad marketing objectives and optimize the potential of future promotions (post-event analysis)

Requirements: 

• National Diploma or Degree in Marketing, Communication, or related disciplines
• Understanding of Marketing 
• Communication (verbal and written) 
• Customer Service orientated/focused
• Establish and maintain relationships.
• Attention to detail 
• Innovative, Proactive, and action-oriented 
• Negotiation  
• Problem solving
• Computer literacy (All Microsoft Packages) 
• Conflict Management
• Planning and organization
• Basic Understanding of radio (Broadcast Industry)