Editorial:
Leadership in Pre-Production
- Takes initiative in pre-production meetings, leading discussions on story angles and treatments.
- Collaborates with reporters, editors, and presenters to shape compelling narratives.
- Identifies unique perspectives and storytelling techniques that enhance audience engagement.
Content Management & Updates
- Ensures all broadcast content is timely, relevant, and continuously updated to reflect the latest developments.
- Monitors breaking news, industry trends, and audience preferences to keep content fresh.
- Works closely with researchers and journalists to fact-check and refine stories.
Scriptwriting & Editorial Support
- Assists in crafting scripts, intros, and headlines that are clear, engaging, and aligned with editorial guidelines.
- Provides feedback to writers to enhance clarity, tone, and storytelling impact.
- Ensures all written content is in line with the station's brand voice and audience expectations.
Content Creation for On-Air Production
- Oversees the creation of packages, features, and pre-recorded segments.
- Works with video editors, graphic designers, and sound engineers to produce visually and audibly engaging content.
- Ensures final content meets broadcast standards and resonates with the target audience.
Communication
Liaison & Coordination
- Acts as the key link between the Programme Editor and Assistant Programme Editor, ensuring smooth communication and workflow.
- Translates editorial decisions into actionable production plans.
- Ensures alignment between editorial vision, production schedules, and on-air execution.
Cross-Department Communication
Effectively communicates with all departments, including:
- Graphics – to ensure visual elements support storytelling.
- Input – to manage incoming content and newsroom coordination.
- Technical Operations – to oversee seamless broadcast execution.
- Logistics – to coordinate crews, equipment, and remote productions.
- Ensures production teams are informed, aligned, and working towards a common goal.
Team Communication & Collaboration
- Maintains clear, consistent, and effective communication with team members at all levels.
- Provides direction, feedback, and problem-solving support during production.
- Encourages a collaborative environment where ideas and input are valued.
Daily Leadership & Decision-Making
- Demonstrates leadership by taking initiative and making decisive calls in high-pressure situations.
- Guides and supports team members through challenges, deadlines, and breaking news scenarios.
- Sets the tone for professionalism, creativity, and efficiency in daily operations.
Writing
Strong News Knowledge & Editorial Judgment
- Maintains a comprehensive understanding of South African and global news.
- Stays updated on current affairs, political developments, economic trends, and social issues.
- Uses editorial judgment to prioritize newsworthy stories and ensure balanced coverage.
Writing & Storytelling Excellence
- Writes clear, compelling, and engaging scripts that align with the visual elements.
- Crafts narratives that enhance audience understanding while maintaining accuracy.
- Adapts writing style to suit different formats (live reporting, packaged segments, breaking news).
Content Editing & Visual Coordination
- Edits and cuts bytes, interviews, and soundbites to enhance storytelling.
- Selects and requests appropriate visuals (videos, graphics, archive footage) to support narratives.
- Works with editors and technical teams to ensure seamless integration of audio-visual elements.
Planning
Editorial Leadership & Content Development
- Leads pre-production meetings, suggesting story angles and treatments.
- Ensures all content is continuously updated to reflect the latest developments.
- Assists in writing scripts, intros, straps, and headlines for broadcast.
- Oversees the creation of on-air content such as news packages and special segments.
- Maintains a strong knowledge of South African and global news.
- Writes to visuals, ensuring seamless storytelling.
Accuracy, Fairness & Editorial Integrity
- Ensures all stories are factually accurate and unbiased.
- Fact-checks sources, scripts, and interviews before they go on air.
- Edits and cuts bytes, interviews, and selects visuals to enhance storytelling.
Leadership & Team Management
- Acts as the critical liaison between the Programme Editor and Assistant Programme Editor.
- Demonstrates daily leadership by guiding production teams and newsroom staff.
- Communicates effectively with all departments, including:
- Graphics (visual storytelling)
- Input (news gathering and research)
- Technical Operations (studio and field production)
- Logistics (resource and crew coordination)
- Maintains effective communication with team members, fostering collaboration and efficiency.
Live Production & Crisis Management
- Supervises live broadcasts, ensuring smooth execution and quick decision-making.
- Handles breaking news situations and unexpected technical challenges under pressure.
- Works with technical directors, anchors, and control room staff to ensure a seamless on-air experience.
Digital & Multimedia Integration
- Collaborates with digital teams to create content for online and social media platforms.
- Ensures news stories are repurposed effectively for multi-platform distribution.
- Utilizes emerging broadcast technologies and digital storytelling techniques.
Resource Management
- Coordinates crew, equipment, and studio logistics to optimize workflow.
- Implements strategies for efficient content production without compromising quality.
Research
Fact-Checking & Editorial Integrity
- Ensures all stories are accurate, balanced, and unbiased by verifying sources.
- Cross-checks information from multiple credible sources before broadcasting.
- Upholds journalistic ethics and ensures compliance with broadcasting standards.
- Check electronic media, social media and articles of interest.
- Deliver accurate and relevant news stories.
- Deliver exclusive stories and/or exclusive story lines from verified sources.
- Maintain a diverse range of sources (reputable news outlets, expert analyses, audience feedback, social trends).
Stakeholder Relationships
- Collaborate across multiple teams, ensure alignment with strategic goals, and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external partners
- Ensure leadership and accountability through leading production teams, directing talent, and collaborating with editorial staff.
- Effective conflict management through the ability to resolve live production issues without disruption.
- Work closely with reporters, writers, and editors to ensure content accuracy and impact.
- Effectively manage teams to ensure smooth production processes and team and induvial competency/performance.
- Ensure learning and development plans are drafted, maintained, reviewed and assessed/communicated timeously (individual feedback and formal performance reviews) for team/individual crew/team members.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Diploma - Journalism or Media Studies - Essential
- Bachelors Degree (3 years - 360 credits) - Journalism or Media Studies - Recommended
Experience
- Television Production - 5 - 8 years - Essential
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Management, Interpersonal and Team Facilitation
- Recruit, develop, and allocate resources effectively to optimize skills and productivity.
- Monitor performance, ensuring alignment with company policies and values.
- Make sure that a checklist is completed before each show and implemented
- Oversee shift planning and execution per company standards and legislation.
- Pre-plan each show to align the output team with editorial objectives.
Stakeholder Interaction
- Build and maintain strong, diverse internal and external relationships to drive business goals.
- Balance personal and professional interactions, prioritizing organizational interests.
- Ensure pre-planning meetings occur before each show, with key management updates shared with teams weekly.
Functional Planning and Performance
- Translating the strategy into an operational plan, where targets and performance measures are clear and aligned to the overall strategic direction/focus of the business.
- Regularly monitoring the operational plan, ensuring that targets are consistently met/achieved and where necessary adapt and implement remedial steps to deliver results.
Strategic Contribution
- Drive market share growth by aligning programming with audience needs and strategic goals.
- Foster an agile, data-driven content approach that continuously improves audience engagement.
- Ensuring that the strategic priorities of the organisation are translated and implemented in the team to drive and deliver operational standards of excellence.
Team and Personal Development
- Stay abreast of role and industry developments and ensure that skills and experience remain updated.
- Keep team skills and knowledge current, particularly in journalism and media trends.
- Proactively manage performance, addressing concerns with clear, timely actions.
- Identify and implement training programs to develop team capabilities, skills and experience.
Content Generation, Broadcast Delivery and Editorial Leadership
- Produce well-researched, balanced, and engaging content that aligns with editorial policies.
- Provide editorial guidance, ensuring thorough planning, research, and news coverage.
- Lead editorial meetings, brainstorm content ideas, and approve expert guest selections.
- Enhance storytelling with visuals, infographics, and other media elements.
- Manage live content, oversee on-air graphics, and ensure smooth broadcast execution.
- Take final accountability for editorial decisions and provide continuous feedback to improve performance.
- Continuously review and provide feedback to the value chain, including Anchors, to ensure optimal performance and delivery of the content strategy.
- Brief the production hub on specific relevant productions and manage the turnaround time.
Stakeholder Relationships
- Building, supporting and maintaining interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
- Ensure 100% compliance with productivity targets, shift rosters, and performance reviews.
- Promote company values daily and maintain low staff turnover.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree (3 years - 360 credits) - Television or Media Studies - Essential
Experience
- Broadcast Journalism- 8 years operational - Essential
- Broadcast Journalism- 3 years supervisory - Essential
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Programme performance
- Plan and manage the programme rundown, with real time editorial decisions.
- Make key editorial judgements in conjunction with the Programme Editor, building a vital and positive relationship with the Programme Anchor and drive an agenda that interests, engages and stimulates viewers.
- Maintain high editorial standards, securing top-tier guests and compelling discussions.
- Complete the check list prior to each show
- Differentiate programming through creative news treatments.
- Quality review of all on-air content prior to releasing for broadcasting.
- Ensure error-free content through rigorous quality control and subbing.
Management
- Lead and motivate team through leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of creativity and development.
- Manage staff headcount requirements for every show and ensure optimally alignment to the editorial expectations.
- Align staffing needs/requirements with editorial demands.
- Ensure effective communication and compliance with company policies.
Editorial Leadership
Lead the pre-and post-production meetings, when required.
- Drive innovative, unique, and engaging content.
- Maintain strong knowledge of local and global affairs and broadcast regulations.
- Marinating a good understanding of legal and ethical issues with regards to television broadcasts.
Technical
- Implement rundown changes as directed.
- Collaborate with the Editorial Team for fresh content.
Stakeholder Relationships
- Building, supporting and maintaining interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree (3 years - 360 credits) - Television or Media Studies - Essential
Experience
- Television Production - 7 years - Essential
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