Designation:

Manager On-Air Programming

Category:

Super Sport

Level:

Management

Closing date:

01 Dec 2024

Position Type:

Permanent

Location:

Multi Choice City

Job Description:

The Organization
The Multi Choice 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, Super Sport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We’re 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 Africa’s most loved storyteller!
Key Customers
Supersport, M-net, Multichoice and External customers
Location
South Africa, Johannesburg, Randburg
Purpose of the Position:

• To ensure that proper scheduling strategy is applied on Super Sport channels, specific to bouquets, territories and broadcast platforms DTH/DTT/Mobile/OTT.

Key Performance Objectives
Tasks
Strategy Execution

• Plan, execute and monitor all schedule execution related activities at both Argus and Samrand - in line with the Business Unit strategy
• Be responsible for the initiation and implementation of new channel launches Operational Delivery
  
• Execution of the Synergy and Micro Schedules for Programming
• Ensure that the correct material arrives in the building in the correct format, is ingested, slugged and scheduled according to broadcast event specifications.
• Ensure that the rights holders and events, including their sponsors are showcased on the Super Sport channels, across the entire continent, building brand awareness and excellent reputation for all.
• Liaise with MCA Content dept, MCR, Engineers, MAM, Marketing, DMS to ensure channel launch requirements are met, including audio, territory
• Liaise with the Acquisitions, Traffic, MCR departments according to service level agreements
• Manage the delivery and output of the following resources: TX Producers
• Handle placement programming ensuring the acceptance of content from relevant executive producers
• Budget management
• Ensure that the rights holders and events, including their sponsors are showcased on the Super Sport channels across the continent, building brand awareness and a reputation for excellence.
• Test new channels

Compliance and Stakeholder Management

• Drive the process for notification and implementation of future channels from Super Sport for the business
• Instruct and work closely with the other business units across Multi Choice with regards to new channel launches and SOP’s
• Proactively establish and manage effective working team relationships with all support departments
• Maintain relationships with suppliers of key input and services People Management
  
• Manage the TX Producer team, rosters, shifts, SOPs, roles and responsibilities to support the MCR excellence rate of 99.98
• Based on gaps identified, motivate requests to for staff development, additional resources including people, budget and equipment.
• Explain targets and take accountability for the monitoring and achievement of performance objectives in the respective departments in terms of employee satisfaction, customer experience, cost performance, return on investments, risk, and compliance and governance requirements.
• Implement productivity improvement measures by coaching staff on developing any new processes or on their areas for improvement
• Achieving the agree target for Employee Engagement.

Qualifications Essential:

• Post Graduate qualification Media Operations field

Experience

• A minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in Television with emphasis on the broadcasting industry, especially pertaining to micro scheduling, business rules and protocol.
• Excellent understanding of the operational requirements applied on Super Sport channels, including bouquet platforms, across both SA and MAL territories.
• Working knowledge of Synergy, Landmark Rights and Scheduling and related programs or systems used in the transmission process

Technical Competencies (List the key technical competencies)

• Budget Management
• Crisis Resolution
• Risk Management
• Micro Scheduling
• Scheduling Optimisation

Behavioral Competencies (List the key behavioral competencies)

• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal
• Holistic Thinking
• Persuading & Influence
• Coaching