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Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Crew Scheduling

• Perform end to end scheduling activities of operational crew in the OB environment, maintaining a balance between cost efficiency, business rules, scheduling guidelines and production requirements.
• Ensure that bookings of production crew are made accurately on SOBER.
• Ensure regular communication with relevant Camera and EVS Supervisors to review crew booking schedules on both monthly and weekly cadences to ensure accurate skill allocation across all productions and minimize last-minute crew adjustments.
• Ensure proper and accurate maintenance of crew personal data, schedules and availability on SOBER.
• Maintain regular communication channels with Event Facilitators, ensuring efficient communication of crew changes and updates on productions and any special crew arrangements on specific events.
• Efficient communication of schedules and call times in    the OB environment with the OB crew
• Ensure that all crew members possess the appropriate seasonal accreditations for various sporting genres. Update the accreditation portals seasonally.
• Act as a first point of contact with the freelancer operators on HR, SOBER and admin related queries

Compliance

• Operate within a given budget to determine and ensure that the financial requirements can be met
• Perform in accordance with the business processes and policies and SOP’s
• Participate in learning and development activities to ensure adherence to the requirements of the division

Qualification:

• A matric certificate or equivalent NQF Level 4 Qualification

Qualification Preferred:

• A post matric certificate

Experience

• A minimum 2-3 years’ experience in project or production coordination role

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Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Develop and Implement Sales Strategy

• Conduct market research to identify potential clients and sales opportunities
• Develop sales pitches and presentations that effectively communicate SuperSport Schools' value proposition
• Track sales metrics and analyses sales data to identify trends and areas for improvement

Increase Revenue Streams

• Conduct market research to identify new revenue streams and product offerings
• Develop pricing strategies that optimize profitability without sacrificing customer satisfaction
• Monitor sales metrics and adjust sales and marketing strategies as needed to achieve revenue targets

Develop and Manage Partnerships

• Identify potential partners and evaluate the benefits and risks of partnerships
• Negotiate partnership agreements and develop plans to achieve partnership objectives
• Work with partners to develop joint marketing campaigns and promotions

  Manage Financial Performance

• Develop and manage budgets, including revenue and expense forecasts
• Analyze financial data and identify areas for cost-saving measures
• Develop and implement pricing strategies that maximize profitability

Provide Leadership and Support to Sales Team

• Set sales targets and performance metrics for the sales team
• Provide ongoing training and coaching to improve sales skills and knowledge
• Work with other departments to ensure that the sales team has the resources and support they need to succeed

Qualifications

• Relevant Business Post Graduate Qualification
• MBA advantageous

Experience

• A minimum of 5-8 years of commercials and acquisition experience
• Experience in African country markets; comfortable managing direct lines remotely (advantageous)
• Detailed commercial and financial acumen balanced with creative flair

Technical Competencies

• Customer Centricity
• Content Acquisitions Management
• Reporting and Research
• Project Management
• Financial Management/Budgeting
• Regulatory and Legal Compliance
• Media Management
• Contract Management

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Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Pre-Production, Content creation and concepts

• Plan at least one month in advance regarding key events, tournaments, and matches
• Liaise with Programming regarding specific content
• Approve posters and meta data for all assets on all platforms
• Ensure Auxplat and other scheduling services are up to date and done at least 7 days in advance
• Meet with various sporting genre producers regarding possible content, planned productions and upcoming material that can be used

Daily maintenance

• Monitor all platforms daily, for correctness and timeous uploading on assets
• Initiate, facilitate and schedule in-match clips and highlights as they happen
• Liaise with AMC to export “magic moments” to social media and marketing teams Create slugs and posters as well as all relevant meta data for these assets
• Create daily digital media specific content
• Ensure assets remain on CatchUp before they expire
• Perform general admin and file maintenance

Reports & Feedback

• Generate weekly reports on:

Qualifications

• Use of all assets
• Capacity usage on CatchUp and CatchUp Plus
• Content sent out - Coordinate information supplied by Executive Producers
• Faults and content delivery times at each stage of delivery
• A Grade 12 Certificate
• Diploma in Project Management would be advantageous.

 Experience

• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Content creation, Project Management or similar
• Exceptional all-round Sports knowledge
• Sound knowledge of ESI/Sober
• Sound knowledge of Esched and Synergy

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Key Area Outputs

• Pre-production planning for studio, galleries and SCCR
• Live Production management/produce (studio, galleries and SCCR)
• Post-Production duties (Promotional material and post broadcast content)
• Team Collaboration (Internal departments and attend meetings)
• Technical knowledge and troubleshooting
• Content Creation and Innovation
• Compliance and Standards

 Creative Control

• Drive and control the creative process as per best practice
• Make sure creative content is appropriate to the look and feel of the product
• Ensure new programme ideas that add value to productions are well researched and suggested
• Make suggestions from all levels of staff are taken into account in the creative process

Editorial Control/ Content Origination

• Make sure content of Build-ups, inserts and live events meets requirements of target audience whilst remaining sensitive to the current political situation as per SuperSport guidelines
• Ensure content meets standards of SuperSport Brand
• Inform and prepare team on research to be conducted and communication of correct information regarding content
• Ensure appropriate presenters and guests are sourced, trained and hired based on their knowledge, expertise and contribution and in compliance with
• EE Policy

Budget Management

• Make sure cost effective use of resources and that productions stays within budget
• Make sure targets are met as per department requirements
• Ensure relevant parties are informed regarding billing requirements

Supervisory

• Keep staff up to date of current performance (positive performance and development areas) through ongoing timeous feedback and formal performance reviews

Production Process

• Facilitate thorough pre-production resulting in all production elements being completed and available on time
• Make sure production format includes contingency plans
• Accurate running orders – all staff fully understand their function in the production
• Post production – all relevant paperwork is completed and submitted.

Qualifications

• Equivalent NQF Level 6 Qualification, Diploma or Degree

Experience/Skills

• A minimum of 3 to 5 Years’ experience working in a production environment or similar
• Sound knowledge and understanding of live broadcasting, pre and post-production
• Proven experience in other departments in television
• Experienced in Broadcast Technology
• Computer literate

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Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Strategy Execution

• Plan and execute all micro and promo schedules with Marketing and Programming respectively, as well as other related activities, including the delivery of downloads to both Argus and Samrand - in line with the Business Unit strategy

Operational Delivery

• Strategically plan and manage the implementation and output of micro schedules and promos for SuperSport
• Break allocations: Determine commercial allocations within ad-breaks for DMS to enable DMS to meet their targets, revise if necessary to ensure business needs are catered for
• Manage media plans for Enterprise, Marketing and Group barter agreements
• Ensure that the correct promo 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 sponsorship elements are scheduled according to statutory contractual obligations on the correct SuperSport channels
• Proactive involvement in all enhancements on the LMKRS micro scheduling system for all departments, including Media Sales
• Liaise with the Marketing for implementation of the strategy relevant to promos
• Extract insights from research and industry trends to shape strategic planning for all promos
• Regularly update and maintain targeting matrices and optimization tools to reach effective promotional goals
• Take responsibility for the Sponsorship department in calculating possible rand values for contracts with clients

Compliance and Stakeholder Management

• Ensure adherence to set company policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance to contractual obligations in all Sub-Saharan territories. Eg. FIFA, UEFA, CAF
• Complete schedule maintenance checks to ensure there are no pre and on-air errors as per SOP
• Ensure that schedule deadlines are met as per SOP
• Comply with regulatory guidelines
• Ensure schedule is compliant with the BCCSA regulation and guidelines
• Ensure compliance to regulatory obligations in all territories that adhere to watershed regulations
• Provide monthly/quarterly/yearly analysis of available on-air inventory
• Document, track and report promotional inventory usage for internal and external partners as needed
• Instruct and work closely with the other business units across MultiChoice to ensure correct implementation of the marketing strategy
• Establish and manage effective working relationships with all support departments, as well as suppliers of key input and services

People Management

• Manage the Media Planning team, SOPs, roles and responsibilities,
• Ensure on-air implementation of marketing strategy
• Based on gaps identified, motivate requests for staff development as well as 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 & compliance and governance requirements
• Implement productivity improvement measures by coaching staff on developing on any new processes or in their areas for improvement
• Achieve the agreed target for Employee Engagement

Systems

• Take responsibility for testing and maintaining improvements on all systems
• Business Super User for all systems including troubleshooting and problem solving
• Creation of new channels
• Managing the playlist for on-air channel IPI’s, and its relevant sources

Take responsibility for

• Landmark Rights and Scheduling
• Landmark Sales
• Esched
• Synergy (Macro/Micro)
• Ardome
• VizOne
• Volicon
• Promo Optomizer

Qualifications Essential:

• Post Graduate qualification in sports management, business management, marketing or media studies

Experience

• A minimum of 5 - 8 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 SuperSport channels, including bouquet platforms, across both SA and MAL territories.  
• A very strong working knowledge of Synergy, Landmark Rights and Scheduling and related programs or systems used in the transmission process
• Working experience and passion for developing and coaching juniors

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Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Production Process

• Event planning – involved in the long-term visioning process by being available throughout the project's development phase.
• Ensure thorough pre-& post-production planning & execution to have all production elements ready on time.
• Prepare the production strategy which includes contingency plans and provide technical & creative content guidance to the relevant directors’ pool & other suppliers.
• Ensure successes and failures are reported according to SOP`s to ensure an evolving standard for future productions.
• Liaise with other departments around effective ways of working from a technical & content perspective.

 Stakeholder Management

• Engage with applicable sporting associations and bodies to promote the SuperSport brand.
• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders within the sporting community to promote the SuperSport brand.
• Build effective relationships with the broader broadcasting community and with 3rd party suppliers.

Budget Management

• Ensure cost effective use of resources.
• Ensure production stays within budget.
• Keep relevant parties informed of billing requirements.
• Ensure all productions meet required technical broadcasting standards and brand image.

 Content Origination

• Ensure content of buildups, inserts and live events meet the requirements of the target audience whilst remaining sensitive to the current political situation as per SuperSport guidelines.
• Ensure the content meets technical & creative standards.
• Content remains correct and up to date according to relevant sport requirements.

Qualifications

• A Diploma in Media studies could be an advantage.

Experience

• A minimum of 3-5 Years in production role or similar position.
• Sound technical & creative knowledge and understanding of live broadcasting, pre- and post-production.
• Proven experience in other departments in television.
• Experienced in Broadcast technology.
• Computer literate
• Leadership qualities