Recruiting: Traffic Lead: Africa Magic

Job description
Africa Magic seeks to appoint a qualified individual to assume responsibility as Traffic Lead: Africa Magic. This person will report to the Regional Director for West Africa and will be based at our offices in Lagos, Nigeria

CONTEXT
The Traffic Lead will be responsible for overseeing the traffic function related to content destined for Africa Magic channels and platforms. The strategy of the traffic function involves the successful and timeous delivery and processing of all content acquired by the Channel Teams.  The Traffic Lead will manage and work with their team, which include the traffic planning, traffic coordination, traffic quality control functions.  This person should implement and Lead the content traffic strategy for Africa Magic and ensure cost-effective, efficient internal and external content delivery and processing workflows.  This person will be required to regularly meet and work with the major stakeholders of M-Net/Africa Magic




External factors that will influence the work environment, taking future conditions and strategic requirements into account, include the following:
Business environment
Dynamic organisation
M-Net policies & procedures

CUSTOMERS
The customers include the following internal and external parties:
Business units within Africa Magic
M-Net Group Content Services business units
Africa Magic  Entertainment channels, Africa  Movies channels, Africa Magic  Indigenous Language  channels, Africa magic Family & World, Channel O, Production, Finance, Marketing
DSTV Media Sales
MultiChoice
DStv Online (TVOD, VOD, and Box Office)
DStv Mobile
Local and regional suppliers of transmission material

OUTPUTS:
Effectively Leading all aspects of the Africa Magic traffic function
Implementing the content traffic strategy for Africa Magic and other MultiChoice platforms as required
Developing workflows and content priority reports that will guide internal processing operations for the various licensed and/or commissioned content categories of Africa Magic, MultiChoice, DStv Online  DStv Mobile and GOtv.   This includes M-Net channels, 3rd party, mobile, TVOD, VOD, SVOD, live broadcast, digital file delivery, day-and-date and content customization workflows.
Generating regular reports, which will guide internal and external operations regarding the workflows for acquired content of all platforms.
Compiling regular reports and presentations for internal stakeholders within the Business regarding the status of their content within the content value chain.
Investigating cost-effective, efficient and effective content delivery methods for physical, digital and satellite delivery.
Supporting the Channel Heads with the following ancillary components/projects
Migration from physical to digital file delivery
Audio censoring
Programme acceptance and quality control
Editing of content
Ad hoc
Allocating and managing content delivery costs for various platforms and channels.
Managing Invoices and payments related to traffic
Input in the budgeting process regarding all content related costs.
Managing any new developments impacting on the performance of the traffic business unit.
Managing overflow within the traffic business unit where required.
Desired Skills and Experience
COMPETENCIES
Personal capabilities that are critical to the production of quality outputs are:
Operational thinking and business acumen.
Excellent presentation skills.
Passionate about content and the broadcasting industry.
Good organizational and co-ordination skills.
Good communication & interpersonal skills.
A quick learner.
Attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure
Deadline/Results driven
A team player

KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS
Relevant degree/ tertiary qualification
Operational experience within the broadcasting environment will be an advantage.
Understanding  of contractual agreements would be an advantage
Understanding of various physical and digital content delivery methods would be an advantage
Fair knowledge of courier and customs procedures would be an advantage
Working knowledge of Synergy would be an advantage
Must have strong computer skill
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