Television Scheduling Manager

The main purpose of the position of Bouquet Scheduling Manager is to ensure a commercially viable schedule for the channels that enhances audience/market share and maximises revenue, Monitor audience patterns and their competitive environment to plan and develop schedules that will optimise the channel's competitive stance and increase audience share and revenue

Strategise and plan programme schedule ensuring that channel schedules are optimally complimentary

Plan and manage the channel's schedule, ensuring alignment with target audience in accordance with channel's positioning and vision

Set-up, monitor and manage cost effective utilisation of programme budget

Monitor programme income and ensure that schedule is commercially viable

Monitor weekly performance of programmes and manage schedules in order to increase audience share and ratings

Ensure that pre-planned promo campaigns are implemented in accordance with imaging and marketing plans

Monitor and ensure compliance of schedule to the Broadcast Act, IBA/ICASA regulations

Ensure that scheduling/TX scheduling and Programme Acceptance Departments function productively and effectively

Liaise with the Acquisitions and Traffic departments according to service level agreements

Serve as a member of the Disaster Recovery team

Direct, manage, motivate and develop scheduling staff

Manage daily outputs of schedulers

Liaise with the Marketing and Operations teams

Help identify acquisition needs, as well as manage stock levels ensuring reduction of impairments

Create/Manage all program formats working closely with Ad Sales, Traffic, Producers

Serve as initial contact for daily internal program, schedule and format issues from other departments.

Ensure work-flow processes between Programming and other departments occur as planned.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Relevant degree, diploma or equivalent

4 - 5 years broadcasting/television experience

Experience/Background in research would be ideal and ability to analyze audience movements

Ability to act on input from research and understand broadcast trends

Management experience

Strategic leadership

Ability to lead and manage an effective scheduling team

Media and regulatory knowledge

Solid understanding of sound business principles - commercial orientation

The ability to initiate and drive as well as organise, plan and control is critical to ensure the smooth operation of both the macro and micro-scheduling process

A keen sense of deadlines is essential

Be a good communicator and motivator in order to manage the staff through the complex, interrelated processes and deadlines

Knowledge of computer systems used to manage the scheduling process is desirable and SAP knowledge would be an added advantage

PC literacy is essential (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Ability to work in a team

Self-efficacy

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