Background
BBC Media Action is the charitable arm of the World Service established by the BBC. BBC Media Action uses media and communications to reduce poverty and promote human rights in developing countries. To achieve this, BBC Media Action partners with civil society, local media and governments to:
- Produce creative programmes bused on robust research in multi-media formats which inform and engage audiences around key development issues.
- Strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure.
At present, BBC Media Action in Nigeria has several multi-year projects addressing issues of health and governance through different outputs including factual and drama. We will be looking to develop new projects in 2013-14.
Position: Public Service Announcement (PSA) Producer
Job Purpose
The PSA Producer is a member of the Production Team, and will be responsible for the overall management and delivery of our radio and television PSAs. These outputs, approximately a minute long, are meant to capture audience attention while increasing knowledge and awareness in exciting, creative ways.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee the production of PSAs for radio and television, from idea conceptualization to final delivery for broadcast.
- Develop a production schedule and ensure that work and final delivery are completed on time.
- Consult with Project Manager and Head of Research and Learning to ensure that PSAs meet our audience needs and project goals.
- Commission scriptwriters, directors, actors and production crew as needed to create, record, and finalize PSAs.
- Determine and manage production budgets for PSAs, and work with Project Manager to ensure that budgets fit within overall project budget.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Head of Production, Project Manager or any other relevant unit.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience Requirements
- A first degree in Film Production or any related field.
- Experience producing creative, dynamic audio-visual content to deadline, particularly PSAs or other short dramatic outputs.
- Proven experience using radio, television or other media to capture audience attention while increasing knowledge or awareness.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and experience using these skills in a media production setting.
- Fluent in spoken and written English; additional fluency in either Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba desirable.
- Proven ability to analyse and critically evaluate editorial content, identifying strengths and weaknesses in content and driving constant improvement in output.
- Evidence of imagination and an enthusiasm for generating new ideas, particularly those with the widest possible audience appeal.
- Excellent planning and time management skills.
- A proven track record in the careful management of budget
Competencies:
Decision Making – Is ready and able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of the decision made.
Planning and Organisation – Is able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements.
Resilience – Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, set backs or when dealing with provocative situations. Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.
Influencing and Persuading – Ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change.
Method of Application:
Interested candidates should please send in their application/cover letter with an introduction and capability statement stating capability for the job, as well as a detailed curriculum vitae (word document please) with names and addresses of at least 2 professional referees (including their telephone, fax and email addresses) not later than 15th August 2013 to: hrnigeria@bbcmediaaction.org with the position applied for clearly stated on the application letter:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
