Job Description

Our client a dynamic sports broadcaster is looking for a HOD: Content Creation to be responsible for content creation and conceptualizing of ancillary content for sport including all features and lifestyle-driven content.In order to be considered the following is required:

• Qualification: Television Production / Film or relevant (Broadcast, Media, scriptwriting)

Knowledge and skills:

• Script writing / Storytelling
• Content Production
• Television Analytics / Formats
• Basic Editing and Camera skills
• Promo Creation
• MS Office
• Final cut / Avid / Premier Pro
• Basic graphics software (adobe)
• Research and Development
• Fact checking and verifications
• Inter-personal skills
• On camera presenting skills
• Voice Over / Guide track recordings
• Basic Audio Understanding

Responsibilities:
Content Creation and Delivery:

• Produce ancillary content for sport: magazine and lifestyle shows featuring horseracing, to include all 'off the course' elements, game shows, backstories and personality features. Studio and location shoots
• Oversee editors, producers and content distributors: management of core production team, oversee incoming and outgoing content for channel and platform distribution
• Quality assurance in line with broadcast specifications: quality checking of all incoming and outgoing features content, from external and internal service providers
• Increased viewership, broader target audience and diverse content
• Delivery of content timeously to multiple platforms
• Minimal on-air errors visible to viewers or identified by viewers and positive viewer feedback

Marketing:

• Manage promotional material for channel content: promos in suitable television and web formats, highlighting racing events, feature shows, betting pools and industry news
• Channel marketing and cross-promotion (ie dstv and SABC) leveraging off and with marketing teams to adequately position the Racing 240 brand and Racing Today Brand on their respective platforms
• Internal cross-promotion i.e. Cape Racing, Marketing and events teams - coordinating of shooting of horseracing related events within the industry for channel content and coverage
• Timeous delivery of channel promo's to create a presence on various media platforms
• Measurable exposure of the channel, creating increased viewership
• Working in synergy with the extended family and content and resource sharing

Enhanced Content Creation:

• Manage graphic design elements for channel use: oversee and manage creation and distribution of graphics elements for use within magazine shows, promos and features
• Content sharing with Social media partners: manage relationship and editorial distribution of footage to social media producers within the platforms
• Creating an appealing look and feel and a visual satisfying experience for existing and new audiences
• Maximizing multiple platforms

Administration:

• Perform administration obligations and report accurately and promptly
• Safekeeping of company's assets
• Ensure all invoices are correct in collaboration with finance
• Follow procedures with regard to financial deposits to be paid up front, suppliers paid and outstanding funds collected in time.
• Maintain a network of a potential pool of human resources to employ both permanently and contractually as the business scales
• Where necessary, provide ongoing training and development of human resources.
• Effective administration, filing, reporting and control'
• Effective inventory control
• All invoices correct prior to sending to clients.
• All financial controls are followed and in place, debtors' book is within acceptable standards
• Effective recruitment process that drives cost efficiencies and talent acquisition
• Evidence of effective training of resources

Stakeholder Management:

• Provide relevant and specialised support to various stakeholders to ensure achievement of objectives
• Maintain the highest standards of professionalism through personal conduct with colleagues, internal and external stakeholder personal performance and proactively ensuring their awareness of, and adherence to, relevant policies, and procedures
• Manage requirements of various departments to achieve desired output
• Feedback from various stakeholders
• Relationship with stakeholders

People Management:

• Ensure that all HR deadlines are met
• Training registers, training trackers and CDPs are completed and submitted accurately and in time

Innovation and Sales:

• Propose and present new innovative ideas for the business
• Identify opportunities to leverage of networks to expose people to what we are doing
• Think outside the box to grow business as well as lead the market
• Innovative proposals made
• Sales opportunities created and identified
• Number of new subscriptions due to new ideas
• Financial gain from new ideas
• Market survey feedback on ideas
• Demonstrated creativity regarding business drivers and enhanced competitiveness

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