Production Assistant
- Location
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Minimum qualification
- Diploma
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role is for a Production Assistant at eMedia Investments, focusing on ensuring the efficient and compliant operation of studio environments for live and recorded productions. The position involves preparing studios, providing crucial operational support during broadcasts, managing production administration and logistics, and upholding health, safety, and compliance standards. It also emphasizes continuous personal development and fostering effective collaboration and communication with various internal stakeholders. **What you will do** * **Studio Operations:** Prepare and maintain the studio before, during, and after productions, conduct pre-broadcast checks, ensure correct positioning of equipment and visual assets, verify graphics and sponsorship elements, monitor studio readiness, maintain a clean environment, and identify workflow improvements. * **Live Broadcast Support:** Provide operational support to production teams, accurately operate autocue, communicate production instructions, monitor schedules for timely broadcasts, coordinate with Final Control for breaks and sponsorships, ensure sponsorship elements are correctly reflected, and support real-time adjustments for changing requirements or breaking news. * **Production Administration & Coordination:** Prepare, update, and distribute production documentation, maintain accurate production records, coordinate logistics, facilitate communication between editorial, production, technical, and operational teams, monitor schedules for administrative task completion, provide administrative support for newsroom and studio operations, and escalate administrative issues affecting programme delivery. * **Health, Safety and Compliance:** Maintain a safe, clean, and professional studio environment, ensure activities comply with organisational policies, broadcast requirements, and health and safety standards, identify and report hazards, ensure proper equipment use and storage, promote safe working practices, maintain confidentiality of sensitive information, and participate in relevant initiatives. * **Personal Development:** Develop and maintain an Individual Development Plan, participate in learning initiatives to strengthen capabilities, maintain current knowledge of broadcast technology and production processes, engage in team learning and cross-functional training, seek and apply performance feedback, develop additional competencies for studio function flexibility, and demonstrate commitment to continuous learning and adaptability. * **Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication:** Establish and maintain effective working relationships with various teams, communicate production requirements and issues clearly, support presenters and contributors, coordinate with technical and production teams for studio and broadcast requirements, escalate issues affecting programme quality or operational continuity, contribute to a collaborative studio environment, and demonstrate professional and respectful communication. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Qualifications:** * National Senior Certificate - NQF Level 4 - Essential * Diploma - Television Production, Media Studies, Broadcasting, Journalism, or a related field. - Essential * **Experience:** * Television production, preferably in news - operational - 4 years - Essential * **Competencies:** * Driver's License - Code B - Recommended * **Technology Proficiency:** * Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook - Intermediate * Dalet or any NRCS - Intermediate * **Language Proficiency:** * English - Advanced * **Technical / Job Specific Competencies:** * Contributing to Team Success * Decision Making * Managing Work * Planning and Organising * Risk Taking **Who should apply** This role is suited for candidates with at least 4 years of operational television production experience, preferably in news, who possess a National Senior Certificate and a relevant Diploma. The ideal candidate will be proficient in English (Advanced) and have intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite and NRCS software. They should be highly organised, detail-oriented, capable of managing work and planning effectively, and able to operate in a dynamic, live broadcast environment. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential for interacting with various production and operational teams. The role requires an individual who is proactive in ensuring health and safety compliance, committed to continuous personal and professional development, and adaptable to changing production needs. A Code B Driver's License is recommended. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/production-assistant-emedia-investments-1 Source: myjobmag
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- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Driver's licence
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