Current Vacancies at eMedia Investments

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

• English

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;

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The incumbent would be required to ensure all technical aspects of the bulletin are met. To assist with producing creative and compelling content for the Channel.

Interpersonal and team relationships

• Build, support and maintain interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives

Personal development

• Complete Individual Development Plan.
• Attend learning and development courses.
• Participate in peer and team learning initiatives.

Budget Compliance

• Comply with work rules, standards and methods.
• Take care to minimise waste.

Writing

• Good knowledge of South African and global news.
• Ability to write to visuals.
• Fact checking all details.
• Stories must be accurate and unbiased.
• Be able to write factual copy with mininal supervision.

Technical

• Excellent understanding of newsroom workflow systems( Dalet).
• Ability to edit visuals, cut headlines according to script.
• Cutting of bytes, interviews and overlay.
• Conduct research on programme topics.
• Check electronic media, social media and articles of interest.
• Check archives for specified and appropriate visuals.

Communication

• Ability to work in a team.
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a breaking news environment.
• Being able to problem solve especially in a breaking news environment.
• Have valuable contacts to enhance the channel’s news coverage through unique tip-offs.
• Be persuasive and convincing to newsmakers that the channel needs to be on top of news.
• Compile and provide info pack for the Anchors for guest interviews.
• Arrange and suggest guests for the various shows.

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate - Essential
• Advanced Diploma in Broadcast and/or Journalism - Essential
• Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast and/or Journalism - Advantageous

Experience

• 3 years in Broadcast / Journalism / Producing - Essential
• Driver's Licenses - Essential

Computer Literacy

• MS Office Suite - Basic
• Functional /Technical Competencies
• Problem solving skills
• Planning skills
• Organising skills
• Decision-making skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Coping under pressure
• Conflict handling skills