March 2016 Content Director Job at StarTimes Media in Kenya
StarTimes Media recruitment:Content Director Vacancy 2016
Jobs Opportunity for Content Director in Kenya March 2016
Leading Digital TV industry player StarTimes Media is seeking a highly motivated and skilled professional who is suitably qualified to fill in the position of a Content Director.
Department: Content
Reports to: Head of Production
Job Objective: To ensure proper research of audience ratings, prepare detailed reports assemble the right content, obtain approvals and improve the viewership ratings.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Building good communications with content providers (Local Producers and 3rd party international channels), acquire their forward schedule, highlights, promotional materials and identify the potential content marketing opportunities.
- Research, identify and source original local content for ST channels.
- Manage all aspects of the local TV stations content-building partnership
- Source and secure sponsorship for all content produced based on agreed upon target in close collaboration with the Advertising Sales Department
- Based on AR Research outcomes, suggest specific content marketing measures to Marketing Department in order to improve AR Results and monitor implementation thereafter.
- Responsible for establishing the local dubbing studio (based on HQ directive) and recruit dubbing artists.
- Ensure the speedy execution of quality control processes of validation of material sourced / produced and speedy approvals of the same by HQ and local inspection agencies.
- Responsible for sourcing, collecting and creating the promo use marketing materials
- Planning and overseeing execution of promotional activities for the developed content in close collaboration with Marketing Department
- Generally manage the country-branch Content Department Team to achieve all desired results.
- Engage producers on a monthly basis to gauge trends and consideration of the same in productions.
- Manage budget
- Provide monthly reports based on an agreed upon format.
Skills and Competencies:
(a) StarTimes personality:
- Integrity and diligence
(b) Professional competence
- Time management
- Goal oriented and self-driven
- Good problem analysis and problem solving skills
- Honest and open minded
- Ability to adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment.
- A high sense of responsibility
(c) Work related capability:
- Excellent oral and writing skills
- Good inter-personal skills and a team player
- Work effectively to support various levels of management
- A keen eye for detail and a critical mind
- Creative and Innovative
- Patience and concentration
- A high level of self-motivation, commitment and dedication
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines;
Education / Experience:
- Degree in the fields of Journalism, Mass Communication or other relevant social sciences
- Strong management and leadership skills with a minimum four years
- Must have at the minimum 6 years minimum experience in the media industry
- Have thorough knowledge of international and local content trends
- Must be an independent thinker with great analytical skills.
- Have a strong command of English and the local language
- Having international working experience in the media/production circle will be an added advantage
- Have strong media and content producer relationships.
- Willing to travel
Salary: A competitive remuneration commensurate with knowledge and experience will be offered to the successful candidate.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to send their application letters and CV’s quoting relevant skills and experience with the position applied for as the subject to kenyahr@startimes.com.cn
Kindly include names of three referees and a daytime telephone contact.
Interviews will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Interviews will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.