Jobs in StarTimes Media Kenya

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Digital TV industry player StarTimes Media is seeking a highly motivated and

skilled professional who is suitably qualified to fill in the position of a Content Director.

Department: Content

Reports to: Head of

Production

Job Objective: To ensure

proper research of audience ratings, prepare detailed reports assemble the

right content, obtain approvals and improve the viewership

ratings.                    

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Building
  
  good communications with content providers (Local Producers and 3rd party
  
  international channels), acquire their forward schedule, highlights,
  
  promotional materials and identify the potential content marketing
  
  opportunities.


• Research,
  
  identify and source original local content for ST channels.


• Manage
  
  all aspects of the local TV stations content-building partnership


• Source
  
  and secure sponsorship for all content produced based on agreed upon
  
  target in close collaboration with the Advertising Sales Department


• Based
  
  on AR Research outcomes, suggest specific content marketing measures to
  
  Marketing Department in order to improve AR Results and monitor
  
  implementation thereafter.


• Responsible
  
  for establishing the local dubbing studio (based on HQ directive) and
  
  recruit dubbing artists.


• Ensure
  
  the speedy execution of quality control processes of validation of
  
  material sourced / produced and speedy approvals of the same by HQ and
  
  local inspection agencies.


• Responsible
  
  for sourcing, collecting and creating the promo use marketing materials


• Planning
  
  and overseeing execution of promotional activities for the developed
  
  content in close collaboration with Marketing Department


• Generally
  
  manage the country-branch Content Department Team to achieve all desired
  
  results.


• Engage
  
  producers on a monthly basis to gauge trends and consideration of the same
  
  in productions.


• Manage
  
  budget


• Provide
  
  monthly reports based on an agreed upon format.

Skills and Competencies:

(a) StarTimes personality:

• Integrity
  
  and diligence 

(b) Professional competence

• Time
  
  management


• Goal
  
  oriented and self-driven


• Good
  
  problem analysis and problem solving skills


• Honest
  
  and open minded


• Ability
  
  to adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment.


• A
  
  high sense of responsibility

(c) Work related capability:

• Excellent
  
  oral and writing skills


• Good
  
  inter-personal skills and a team player


• Work
  
  effectively to support various levels of management



• A
  
  keen eye for detail and a critical mind


• Creative
  
  and Innovative


• Patience
  
  and concentration


• A
  
  high level of self-motivation, commitment and dedication


• Ability
  
  to work under pressure and to deadlines;

• Degree
  
  in the fields of Journalism, Mass Communication or other relevant social
  
  sciences


• Strong
  
  management and leadership skills with a minimum four years


• Must
  
  have at the minimum 6 years minimum experience in the media industry


• Have
  
  thorough knowledge of international and local content trends


• Must
  
  be an independent thinker with great analytical skills.


• Have
  
  a strong command of English and the local language


• Having
  
  international working experience in the media/production circle will be an
  
  added advantage


• Have
  
  strong media and content producer relationships.


• Willing
  
  to travel

Salary: A

competitive remuneration commensurate with knowledge and experience will be

offered to the successful candidate. 

AR Research Manager.

Department:

 Content

Reports to:

 Content Director

Job Objective:

 The AR Research Manager implements the vision and

plan of the Content Department in quest to ensure effective and sustainable

implementation of credible and reliable AR Research data.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure efficient AR sample household
  
  management


• Provide on-going training to call center team
  
  dedicated to the market research and audience analysis function ensuring
  
  that they are able to carry out assigned project task


• Liaise with third-party media and audience
  
  analysis agencies for large-scale audience and market-research projects


• Manage first and third party research
  
  providers from the vendor selection process through to day-to-day
  
  relationship management


• Coordinate and manage audience and market
  
  analysis project


• Provide regular monthly updates on strategic
  
  country-branch media-research development/s.


• Work with International HQ team to ensure
  
  structural and work-alignment


• Provide ST colleagues with intelligent,
  
  creative and inspirational consumer research and Insight.


• Lead production and delivery of data on ST
  
  Audience  Rating Research


• Identify and deliver audience data to develop
  
  existing media products and build and procure new content suitable to the
  
  market


• Provide regular industry competitive data and
  
  broader consumer media insights


• Support media sales in client pitches and
  
  provide campaign effectiveness reporting

Qualifications, Skills and

Competencies:

• First Degree and a Masters Degree in any
  
  Social Science field with specialty in Statistics and demographic Studies


• Exceptional media research skills with
  
  experience of managing quantitative research, research panels/agencies and
  
  the ability to disseminate and provide insight to a wider audience.


• 6 – 10 years’ experience cognate experience, 4
  
  of which must have been spent at a  supervisory level


• Experience in a similar role either in an
  
  Advertising agency, Market Research Outfit, or a Multi-national telecoms
  
  organization


• Ability to independently develop market/
  
  audience analysis tools or template


• Project Management skills


• Excellent Oral and written communication
  
  skills


• Leadership skills


• Facilitation skills


• Willing to travel

Salary: A competitive remuneration commensurate with

knowledge and experience will be offered to the successful candidate. 

Qualified candidates are encouraged

to send their application letters and CV’s quoting relevant skills and

experience with the position applied for as the subject to

kenyahr@startimes.com.cn

Kindly include names of three referees and a daytime telephone contact.

Interviews will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be

contacted.

Interviews will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be

contacted.