Zulu Producer at eMedia Investments

News Planning & Editorial Coordination

• Plan, develop, and execute daily Zulu news bulletins, ensuring comprehensive and engaging content.
• Collaborate with editors and reporters to determine the news agenda for the day.
• Ensure that news content aligns with the channel’s editorial vision and audience needs.
• Identify key stories and breaking news developments, prioritizing coverage for a specific Zulu audience.

Content Production & Story Development

• Oversee the scriptwriting and production of news stories, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and balance.
• Coordinate with field reporters and correspondents for live coverage and breaking news.
• Ensure the integration of visuals, graphics, and multimedia elements to enhance storytelling.
• Write well-researched, accurate scripts aligned with visuals for balanced reporting.
• Make sure that the broadcast check list is completed before each show is followed.
• Approve scripts, headlines, and segment structures before broadcasts.
• Identify newsworthy events, conduct in-depth research, attend diary meetings, and generate compelling stories.
• Conduct research and write scripts on topics prior to broadcasts.
• Stay updated with the latest local, national, and international news.
• Research and gather information on current events and news stories.
• Maintain a high accuracy rate with minimal fact-checking revisions required.
• Compile and provide info pack for the Anchors for guest interviews.

Live Broadcast & Studio Management

• Manage live broadcasts, ensuring seamless coordination between on-air talent and technical teams.
• Direct studio and field crews to execute news coverage effectively.
• Ensure real-time updates and last-minute changes are managed efficiently.
• Work with anchors and reporters to maintain professional and engaging delivery.

Technical

• Proficient in newsroom workflow systems (Dalet).
• Edit visuals, cut headlines, bytes, interviews, and overlays per script.
• Conduct research on program topics, including electronic and social media.
• Retrieve relevant visuals from archives.

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Work closely with newsroom teams, technical staff, and graphics designers to ensure smooth production.
• Coordinate with digital and social media teams to align broadcast content with online distribution.
• Maintain relationships with sources, experts, and analysts for on-air insights and interviews.

Budget & Resource Management

• Optimize production resources to deliver high-quality news within budget constraints.
• Plan and allocate resources effectively for special coverage, investigative pieces, and live events.

Requirements

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate - Essential
• Advanced Diploma in Broadcast and/or Journalism - Essential
• Bachelors Degree in Broadcast and/or Journalism - Recommended

Experience

• 3 years in Broadcast and/or Journalism and/or Producing
• Drivers Licences - Essential