Commissioning Editor: Religion

Requisition
12967
-Posted
- Content Hub

- Content Hub:
Religion

- GP - Auckland Park

DIVISION: Video Entertainment

SAP POSITION :

SCALE CODE: 300

MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION

To plan, acquire, commission, research, develop and oversee the production, transmission and aggregation of local entertainment programming. Ensure all programmes acquired, produced and delivered are of exceptional quality, within specific channel mandates, brand, market needs and revenue generation.

• Manage the value chain of the acquisition of local religious edutainment content across the formats and sub-genres required by the SABC audio-visual platforms
• Provide effective input and support to the development of Local Production’s planning and content strategies based on market & competitive research
• Ensure all programmes acquired, commissioned and produced is done utilizing market research in trends, innovations and mandates and revenue goals
• Lead the editorial and creative execution of the programmes in particular on religious and African indigenous knowledge systems
• Provide creative and business direction to internal stakeholders towards the promotion, aggregation, broadcast, commercial exploitation and marketing of the programmes
• Editorial oversight of programmes ensuring that programmes are delivered in line with policies, technical requirements, budget, contractual obligations, quality and channel needs
• Provide programme formats, sub-genres and ideas for tendering
• Develop partnerships with external stakeholders to deliver content quality, innovation and pricing
• Work closely with all commissioned companies in the development and production of programmes
• Responsible for approval of all phases of development, production, delivery and aggregation including but not limited to format bibles, talent, creative execution, production design, key creatives and transmission versions
• Communicate all creative and production information to relevant internal stakeholders for promotion, broadcast and commercialization
• Set all contractual terms and conditions in line with SABC’s policies and procedures and ensure timeous delivery of all contractual obligations, terms and conditions and deliverables
• Ensure Video Entertainment’s universal access strategies are applied to all produced programmes
• Advise the independent production industry of Video Entertainment’s requirements and ensure programmes comply with legal, contractual and copyright requirements.
• Ensure that commissioned programmes meet language requirements
• Regular performance reviews of all content and design, implementation and reporting of target and target improvement
• Assist channels with the scheduling, viewer advisory and ICASA reporting on all programmes
• Conceptualise and provide creative input into programmes that generates the required audiences and revenue objectives
• Keeping abreast of industry trends locally and in internationally to inform production strategies in R&D, Development, Production, Post-Production and Aggregation.
• Oversee the channel cost per minute for the production requirements together with Production Management
• Ensure that Production companies deliver productions within approved budget and implement risk mitigation strategies per production
• Manage all cash flow aspects of delivery through the approval against “Delivery Requirements”
• Manage financial risk by ensuring all signed invoices are approved against approved deliveries.
• Monitor and report on the operational risk and compliance matters with regards to all productions.
• Ensure all commissioning processes are followed in terms of proposal evaluations, shortlisting and pitching.
• Approve talent aligned to SABC’s talent strategy, marketing objectives and channel brand and identity
• Ensure all timelines and processes are followed in terms of Standard Operating Procedures within division
• Oversee and report on Occupational Health and Safety matter on productions
• Provide necessary information to PR and SABC marketing on all programmes
• Implement Risk Management Plan in line with organizational Risk Framework in relation to all productions.
• Provide monthly…