Position Title: Station Manager.
Job Station: Lagos State.
INTRODUCTION:-
Station Manager job opportunity is available at Myrtle Management Consultants Limited for individuals who possess relevant qualifications.
Job Description
- Our clients seek to hire a seasoned journalist (Expat or Indigenous) who has in-depth expertise and experience in journalism. Having global experience with strong contacts and understanding of journalism within and around the continent.
- Your role as Station Manager requires participating in cross-functional strategy and planning discussions and subsequent departmental execution.
- You are tasked with developing and executing strategic and operational plans for the Client’s business that results in audience growth and deepened community engagement.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:-
- Managing the development and quality of daily programming content for the news station
- Initiating and leading the promotional, marketing, and social media strategy for the network.
- Partnering with the sales team to develop and implement sales promotional ideas.
- Acting as the primary liaison between the community and community groups and organizing appearances at community events.
- Entering production contracts and ensuring contracts are fulfilled.
- Organizing a weekly events list, including crew schedules, making changes as necessary and participating with a team in choosing events each week.
- Scheduling weekly events and the on-air talent to achieve the most programme and news specific, knowledgeable, and professional broadcast.
- Overseeing talent acquisition within the organisation.
- Communicating market issues, including production and budgetary items.
- Maintaining knowledge of Traffic, Programming and Production industry standards and company processes.
- Planning and setting market project goals and milestones.
- Following and enforcing the Company’s policies and procedures, including the key media guidelines always.
- Ensure team safety
- Performing any miscellaneous department duties as needed.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION:-
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience
- 15+ years of news production or related experience
- Control room experience required
- Experience in news production and script review
- Live line producing and experience handling breaking news, a proven ability to work well under pressure and deadline
- Strong writing and production skills
- Outstanding judgment, critical and strategic thinking, organization skills, and an ability to be persistent yet diplomatic
- Field producing experience strongly suggested
- Must be able to work an extended schedule as the news cycle and deadlines required
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills.
- Communicates clearly and effectively.
- Works well with a team
- Exhibits strong problem-solving skills.
- Maintains professional demeanour.
- Demonstrates knowledge of current media market trends.
- Exhibits familiarity with industry standards.
- Demonstrates ability to formulate and manage a realistic budget.
- Exhibits ability to think both creatively and analytically.
- Possesses excellent time management and multi-tasking skills.
REMUNERATION:-
- Competitive along with other benefits.
Apply Before:-
30th May, 2021.
INTERESTED?
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Note
- Interviews are on a rolling basis to this date
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
WHO IS Myrtle Management Consultants Limited?
Myrtle Management Consultants Limited – Our client is an International News Media company building a respected media brand, across television, mobile, and web. The station is a fast-rising pan-African news media company with the key objective to bring Africa to the world, by telling the true African story from an African perspective, using diversity, creativity, and technology.
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