Producer (JHB North) at eMedia Investments

Key Deliverables

News Planning & Editorial Coordination

• Contribute to the planning and delivery of daily news bulletins and multiplatform content, ensuring relevant, comprehensive and engaging coverage.
• Collaborate with Editors, Reporters and relevant newsroom teams to establish and execute the daily news agenda.
• Identify and prioritise key stories, breaking news developments and emerging issues in accordance with editorial priorities.
• Ensure news content is aligned with the newsroom's editorial vision, audience requirements and multiplatform strategy.
• Monitor local, national and international news developments to inform story selection and programme planning.
• Coordinate editorial priorities and changes effectively across relevant newsroom teams.
• Contribute toward handovers and ensure content created is reflected in the content tracker application to prevent duplication.
• Ensure assigned content and production requirements are delivered within agreed editorial and production deadlines.

Content Production & Story Development

• Produce accurate, balanced, clear and engaging news content for linear television, digital and other platforms.
• Identify, research, develop and follow up on breaking, and newsworthy stories, events and emerging developments.
• Develop well-researched and compelling stories that meet editorial standards and audience requirements.
• Write accurate, concise and well-structured scripts that align effectively with visuals, graphics and other multimedia elements.
• Coordinate with Reporters and correspondents to facilitate live crossings, breaking news coverage and native digital content.
• Ensure appropriate visuals, graphics, archive material and multimedia elements are integrated to enhance storytelling.
• Maintain a high standard of factual accuracy, requiring minimal fact-checking corrections or revisions.

Live Broadcast & Studio Management

• Coordinate live broadcast requirements to support seamless integration between anchors, reporters, guests, technical teams and the newsroom.
• Coordinate field requirements with reporting crews to facilitate effective and timely news coverage.
• Compile and maintain accurate guest information, including contact details, connectivity information and appropriate backup arrangements.
• Prepare and coordinate on-air promotional elements and programme information in accordance with production requirements.
• Compile and communicate IFB, communications and coordination requirements for reporters and camera operators.
• Ensure real-time editorial, technical and operational changes are communicated and implemented efficiently during live broadcasts.

Television Production

• Monitor incoming feeds, agency material and other relevant content to support timely programme production.
• Ensure scripts, crawlers, video footage, graphics and other production elements are available and delivered within required deadlines.
• Ensure applicable broadcast checklists and pre-transmission requirements are completed accurately before each programme.
• Communicate relevant editorial and production updates to Editors and other newsroom desks.
• Assist in coordinating live coverage during breaking news and other priority events.

Digital Content Coordination

• Adapt relevant television news content for digital publication while maintaining editorial accuracy, relevance and platform suitability.
• Create and coordinate native digital content that complements linear television coverage and supports multiplatform storytelling
• Collaborate with Digital Editors to identify and prioritise breaking news and high-value digital content.
• Monitor digital platforms to ensure developing and priority stories remain current and accurately updated.
• Support Reporters with digital publishing requirements and appropriate content formats.
• Identify stories and content suitable for social media and other digital platform distribution and audience engagement.
• Coordinate the timely delivery of appropriate video, photographic and multimedia assets for digital, social and other platforms.

Writing and Editorial Storytelling

• Maintain current knowledge of South African and international news, current affairs, political developments, economic trends and relevant social issues.
• Apply sound editorial judgement when selecting, prioritising and developing stories to support balanced and relevant coverage.
• Write clear, concise, compelling and engaging scripts that align accurately with supporting visuals and editorial requirements.
• Develop narratives that enhance audience understanding while maintaining factual accuracy, balance and editorial integrity.
• Adapt writing appropriately for live broadcasts, packaged segments, breaking news and digital formats.
• Edit interviews, bytes, soundbites and other content elements to strengthen storytelling and audience engagement.
• Select and request appropriate video, graphics, archive footage and other supporting visuals to enhance editorial narratives.

Technical and Production Systems

• Demonstrate proficiency in relevant newsroom production and workflow systems, including Dalet or any other NCRS systems and applicable CMS platforms.
• Edit and prepare visual and audio elements, including headlines, bytes, interviews, overlays and related production material, in accordance with scripts.
• Conduct effective research using electronic media, news wires, social media and other credible information sources.
• Retrieve and assess relevant archive footage and supporting visual material for use in news production.
• Apply appropriate technical and production processes to ensure content is prepared accurately and efficiently.
• Ensure digital and broadcast production assets are correctly prepared and available for scheduled transmission or publication.
• Maintain awareness of relevant newsroom technology and production systems to support efficient multiplatform content delivery.

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Collaborate effectively with newsroom, digital, social media, technical, graphics and production teams to facilitate seamless multiplatform content delivery.
• Coordinate with Digital and Social Media teams to align broadcast content with digital distribution and audience requirements.
• Maintain effective working relationships with Reporters, Anchors, Editors, Producers, technical teams and other relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with relevant sources, experts and analysts to facilitate appropriate on-air and digital insights and interviews.
• Communicate editorial, production and operational requirements clearly and timeously to relevant stakeholders.
• Promote a collaborative newsroom environment focused on accuracy, efficiency, quality and timely content delivery.
• Support effective resolution of editorial and production challenges to minimise disruption to scheduled broadcasts and digital publishing.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements 

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate - NQF Level 4 - Essential
• Diploma - Broadcast / Journalism NQF Level 6 - Essential 

Experience

• Broadcast / Journalism / Producing - Operational - 3 years

Competencies

• Driver's License - Code B - Essentail 

Technology Proficiency

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) - Intermediate
• Dalet or any other NRCS - Advanced

Language Proficiency

• English - Advanced

Technical / Job Specific Competencies

• Contributing to Team Success
• Decision Making
• Managing Work
• Planning and Organising
• Stress Tolerance