Job Description

Designation:
Content Planner


Category:
Showmax SA


Level:



Closing date:
01 Dec 2023


Position Type:
Permanent


Location:
Home of ShowMax




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The Organization The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security. Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. Wexe2x80x99re proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across more than 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment. By joining our passionate and creative team, you can help us achieve our objectives of expanding our pay-TV and SVOD (Subscription Video On demand) subscriber bases, improving advertising sales, spearheading cutting-edge technology, supporting local content and providing an exceptional customer experience. Join Africaxe2x80x99s most loved storyteller!
Position Name: Content Planner Reports to: Senior Manager: Planning & Programming Direct Reports: No Division: Showmax Department: Content Key Customers Internal: M-Net Content divisions, Showmax, MultiChoice Africa Holdings (MAH), Myriad, Media Operations, DStv Media Sales (DMS), Studios, Legal, Finance, Local Content Hub, Marketing, Synergy & all Business Systems External: Independent Suppliers, Local Distributors, Studios, Content Acquisitions (3rd Party Channels) Location: Johannesburg, Randburg
Purpose of the Position

• To assist and support the development and implementation the content strategy across the various MAH regions, align with in-country marketing activity as well as key partnerships and distribution opportunities.
• To help build a local content slate, competitive enough to drive acquisition and deliver high levels of retention.

• Facilitate planning session updates to all relevant stakeholders.
• Manage updates to planning documents, identifying key impacts to the on-time delivery of materials.
• Liaise with Content Hub and Acquisitions team to ensure all Showmax content agreements are executed and loaded on Synergy in time for scheduling
• Facilitate the sourcing linear channel schedules to manage Shared Content micro planning.
• Manage compliance to the windowing guidelines between General Entertainment and Showmax
• Ensure content utility is aligned with terms & conditions of agreements
• Assist Content Hub to update 18 month plan for Showmax Content
• Maintain reporting requirements to stakeholders
• Assist with monthly ad hoc projects, reports and presentations Inventory Management and Maintenance
• Manage and maintain inventory database across Local Originals, Local Acquisitions, Shared Content, International Series, Movies and Kids.
• Ensure that all inventory has been planned and updated into the Macro Planning Weekly & Daily Tracker, Content Calendar and Meta-Asset sheet.
• Process all changes on Synergy so inventory is available for the scheduling team
• Issue Running Orders for all series
• Implement changes timeously and accurately and ensure that all stakeholders are accurately informed Budget & Cost Control
• Ensure required volumes of Content have been planned for, and adhered to, in the overall budget
• Maintain budget updates and rolling inputs, updates to be supplied to the team on a monthly basis
• Check monthly forecast against budget
• Maintain monthly, quarterly and annual Content budget plans and schedules in line with the content business plan Stakeholder Relations
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Content Hub and Acquisitions teams both in SA and MAH
• Keep all relevant stakeholders updated on Planning updates (Finance, Scheduling, Curation, Ops)
• Support the Content management team to translate insights into understandable, monetizable, tangible actions for the business Compliance
• Query and resolve issues with relevant stakeholders.Escalate concerns to manager timeously
• Ensure macro schedules are released on time as per SOP
• Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures Qualifications
• BA/BComm Degree in Media Studies, Communications, Business, or a related field. Experience
• 3-5 years in any working environment, including internships
• Proven experience in content planning, programming, or a related role within the streaming or entertainment industry.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Familiarity with digital streaming platforms and industry trends.
• Creative thinking and a passion for delivering high-quality, engaging content. Technical Competencies
• Advanced Excel skills - the ability to efficiently produce spreadsheets, tables, graphs and perform calculations and automation to process large volumes of data frequently.
• Proficiency in Powerpoint
• Content scheduling and planning
• Content Management
• Content Rights Management
• Finance Practices and Budget Management
• Content Acquisition (preferable)