Specific Tasks and Outcomes
Broadcast Management System Scheduling
- Creating an accurate daily transmission schedule.
- Maintaining the final schedule and the distribution of it to on air users both internal and external.
- Stakeholder Liaison
- Liaising with external departments for any programmes, promo discrepancies, late start times and outstanding material.
- Liaising with the Commercial Time Sales Departments for all commercial scheduling, outstanding material and over sells.
- Communicating all schedule and broadcast responsibilities to FCC.
- Building, supporting and maintaining interpersonal and team relationships to ensure a stable working environment and achievement of team objectives
Branding Management
- Implementing promotion planning and meeting contractual agreements.
- Scheduling channel branding.
- Viewing and scheduling of interstitial programming, channel branding and promos.
Schedule / Playlist Management
- Identifying, prioritising and dealing with issues affecting the broadcast, proactively, in a timely and professional manner by implementing the appropriate solution.
Key Performance Indicators:
Performance Criteria
Key Performance Indicator 1
- Comply with Company Policies and Departmental Standard Operating Procedures, methods and workflows.
Key Performance Indicator 2
- Accurate schedules must be created, finalised, and downloaded across a multi-channel platform, on a daily basis as per the roster.
Key Performance Indicator 3
- On-air marketing must be scheduled as per the Priority playout grid sent by the On-air media strategist, which will ensure our target audiences are reached.
Key Performance Indicator 4
- The schedule must be efficiently managed, and all changes and discrepancies are completed before each download.
Key Performance Indicator 5
- Oversee the transmission schedules after hours by being on call should there be any issues regarding the playlist and resolving it before broadcast.
Key Performance Indicator 6
- Ensure that communication is detailed and clear with relevant stakeholders who have an impact on the broadcast.
Key Performance Indicator 7
- Must be able to build, support and maintain interpersonal and team relationships to ensure a stable working environment and achievement of objectives.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE:
- A National Senior Certificate - Essential
- A National Diploma in Media Studies - Recommended
- A minimum of 1 years experience within a similiar role - Recommended
Technology Proficiency
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Language Proficiency
Technical / Job Specific Competencies :
- Accuracy / Attention to Detail - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
- Apllied Learning - Assimilating and applying new job-related information in a timely manner.
- Managing Work - Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
- Information Monitoring - Setting up ongoing procedures to collect, review information needed to manage ongoing activities.
- Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
Behaviours and Values:
- Mutual Respect
- Establishes mutual respect and trust in dealing with others;
- Acts and behaves in accordance with his/her words;
- Commits to honesty/truth in every facet of behavior and demonstrates ethical and legal conduct;
- Keeps confidences, admits mistakes and does not misrepresent self for personal gain;
Commitment and Discipline
- Fully supports and implements decisions;
- Is 100% committed to achieving agreed-upon targets;
- Pursues targets with a need to finish.
- Does not give up, especially in the face of adversity;
Communication and Collaboration
- Communicates in open, clear, complete, timely and consistent manner;
- Listens effectively and invites responses;
- Genuinely cares for people and demonstrates empathy;
- Is a team player;
Accountability
- Sets clear performance targets and a well-defined ‘playing field’ with corresponding personal accountability;
- Involves the right people, in the right situation, at the right time;
- Fully utilizes diversity of team-members to achieve superior business success;
- Shares consequences of results with all involved;
- Applies Integrative Thinking
- Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas that can enhance workflows and the business environment;
- Draws logical and insightful conclusions from diverse information;
- Is able to adapt to changes in the business environment and implement changes in workflows in area of expertise;