Business Anchor/Producer at eMedia Investments

Description

• The incumbent would be required anchor business news bulletins and produce creative and compelling content for the Channel.
• Interpersonal and team relationships
• Build, support and maintain interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives.

Personal development

• Complete Individual Development Plan. Attend learning and development courses. Participate in peer and team learning initiatives.

Budget Compliance

• Comply with work rules, standards and methods. Take care to minimize waste.

Writing

• Writing must demonstrate sound knowledge of the South African economics and business landscape.
• Ability to write to visuals.
• Fact checking all details.
• Stories must be accurate and unbiased.

Technical

• Excellent understanding of newsroom workflow systems (Dalet).
• Ability to edit visuals, cut headlines according to script.
• Cutting of bytes, interviews and overlay.
• Conduct research on programme topics.
• Check electronic media, social media and articles of interest.
• Check archives for specified and appropriate visuals. 

Anchoring

• Anchor news shows and economics-related field anchoring where necessary.
• Demostrate an understanding of economic fundametals of the South African economy.
• Conducting live & pre-recorded interviews.
• Chair studio panel debates.
• Ad-libbing to live visuals during breaking economics-related stories.

Communication

• Ability to work in a team.
•  Good inter-personal skills.
•  Good communication skills.
•  Ability to work under pressure in a breaking news environment.
•  Being able to problem solve especially in breaking news environment.

Requirements

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate - Essential
• Diploma in Business/Economics, Journalism and Broadcast - Essential

Experience

• Journalism and Broadcast - 6 years - Essential  
• Competencies
• Drivers Licenses Code EB; Articulated motor vehicle license Essential
• Computer Literacy
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS Powerpoint
• Dalet

Behavioural Competencies

• Time management
• Self-leadership
• Managing relationships
• Assertiveness
• Functional /Technical Competencies
• Problem solving skills
• Planning skills
• Organising skills
• Decision-making skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Persuasiveness
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Coping under pressure
• Conflict handling skills