Description:
Media TV has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Content Producer to join it’s team. In this role you will be responsible for producing content on various video and commercial projects for Media24 TV.
What the job entails:
Key tasks would include research, ideation, scriptwriting, question preparation for links and presenter. The position is based in Cape Town, however could require travelling. The Senior Content Producer will report to the Creative Head.
What you would require:
- Relevant Communications or Journalism degree.
- Ability to read, write and speak Afrikaans.
- Able to conceptualise story angles that are enticing and relevant.
- Must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in journalism or content production.
- Must have experience in a position that was highly pressurized.
- Valid driver's license.
- Network of relevant personalities and presenters.
- Deliver professional research, content and scripts on deadlines.
- Ability to adapt tone to project audience.
What you would do:
Research:
- Responsible to execute thorough research required by the creative producer and director.
- Research must be done responsibly by reaching out to relevant resources.
- Ensure all facts are correct by double checking with various sources.
- Ensure that research and packs are deep and consistent by not only offering the well-known and obvious information.
- Ensure all responsibilities are aligned with the deadlines as set out by the production sheets.
Writing:
- Responsible to ensure that script writing is done in correct tonality.
- Ensure all scripts have flair and is of high TV standard.
- Ensure that the correct casting information is supplied to post-production, and that spelling is correct. Straps must always be checked.
Communication/on-set responsibilities
- Must attend shoots if required to do so by the creative producer.
- Ensure that all stakeholders are up to date with any editorial or other casting developments.
- Responsible to ensure that all post-production elements are included.
- Ensure ad hoc responsibilities on-set are executed well.
Guest liaison
- Employ networks and think of creative ways of ensuring all casting is of outstanding quality.
- Ensure good relations and clear communication is held with all relevant participants where needed.
What you should have:
- Curiosity
- Good organisation skills
- Love for learning
- A great team player
If this sounds like a role you can thrive in, we’d love to hear from you!
Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.
Requirements:
- Relevant Communications or Journalism degree.
- Ability to read, write and speak Afrikaans.
- Able to conceptualise story angles that are enticing and relevant.
- Must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in journalism or content production.
- Must have experience in a position that was highly pressurized.
- Valid driver's license.
- Network of relevant personalities and presenters.
- Deliver professional research, content and scripts on deadlines.
- Ability to adapt tone to project audience.
- Responsible to execute thorough research required by the creative producer and director.
- Research must be done responsibly by reaching out to relevant resources.
- Ensure all facts are correct by double checking with various sources.
- Ensure that research and packs are deep and consistent by not only offering the well-known and obvious information.
- Ensure all responsibilities are aligned with the deadlines as set out by the production sheets.
- Responsible to ensure that script writing is done in correct tonality.
- Ensure all scripts have flair and is of high TV standard.
- Ensure that the correct casting information is supplied to post-production, and that spelling is correct. Straps must always be checked.
- Must attend shoots if required to do so by the creative producer.
- Ensure that all stakeholders are up to date with any editorial or other casting developments.
- Responsible to ensure that all post-production elements are included.
- Ensure ad hoc responsibilities on-set are executed well.
- Employ networks and think of creative ways of ensuring all casting is of outstanding quality.
- Ensure good relations and clear communication is held with all relevant participants where needed.
- Curiosity
- Good organisation skills
- Love for learning
- A great team player
01 Apr 2025;
from:
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