Music Compiler: METRO FM at The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

Main purpose of position

To select and schedule music programmes that attract the largest possible audiences, in-line with the Station’s mandate and identity.

Key Accountabilities

• Make input in the formulation of the station’s music strategy.
• Conduct research, develop and introduce new angles/formats where applicable to enhance station strategy.
• Manage, maintain, and modify the station’s music universe in line with station strategy.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate environment to support the Programme Manager/s in achieving goals and objectives of overall strategy.
• Receive new music from various sources and apprise the music committee.
• Listen to new music for appropriateness and ensure it is catalogued before going on air.
• Advise the music committee on new music and new developments in the industry for decision making purposes.
• Research and source new artists and new music releases suitable for needs of the station.
• Select and schedule music for air play, and artists for interviews in line with station mandate, identity, and music policy.
• Contribute to the music policy, SOPs, SLA’s, and procedures in order to maintain unique sound for the station.
• Conduct regular research to keep abreast with industry developments and ahead of competitors.
• Utilise audience and programme research in order to adjust scheduling strategy.
• Provide all relevant music content to the station’s digital platforms.
• Utilize SABC archive material and facilitate the acquisition of new material for specialized music genres where applicable – jazz, gospel, choral, classical, folk, etc.
• Capture PRS details correctly for all speciality music shows and music mixes.
• Maintain good relationships with Record Companies, Artists, and Promoters.
• Pro-actively facilitate discussions with stakeholders around music programming.
• Participate in station music policy and playlist meetings (music committee meetings).
• Maintain good relationships with collecting societies that are responsible for music royalties to keep them abreast with music developments at the station.
• Maintain the music master data base to ensure a credible play list.
• Arrange and document all on-air interviews.
• Create a system to catalogue all new tracks so that they are easily identified and correctly reported to the collecting societies.
• Reflect accurate local/international music details in accordance with ICASA and SAMRO quotas.
• Report all faults and maintain documentation.
• Provide detailed monthly/quarterly reports.
• Provide music committee reports and recommendations where necessary.
• Provide music listening session scorecards, as and when needed.

Requirements:

• Matric and post matric qualification in Music production, Sound engineering or relevant qualification. NQF 6
• 6 years’ experience in music production or radio industry
• 3 years’ experience as a radio station music compiler
• Understanding of SABC policies and SOPs.
• Knowledge of South African broadcasting legislation.
• Knowledge of music trends, and industry players.
• Basic understanding of radio broadcasting systems.
• Basic understanding of sound broadcasting.
• Problem solving skills.
• Project management skills
• Good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Research skills.
• Basic digital media skills.
• Computer literacy.