Media Presenter at Creatrix Empire

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Position Summary

• As a media presenter, your role is to provide the public voice or face to a wide range of online broadcast and podcast shows with the purpose of offering entertainment and/or information.
• Presenters relay information through clearly articulated verbal language. Common modes of such delivery include voiceovers, podcasts, celebrity lifestyle and gist, and news segments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, research and write own scripts before filming or broadcast.
• Learn script and sometimes perform without formal preparation.
• Send show preps for every show to the Manager for necessary approval before production.
• Ensures message is understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.
• Source for and invite guests or celebrities to own shows.
• Research topics and background information for items to be featured on the programme.
• Ensures that all music tracks and/or instrumentals to be featured on a show gets to the sound engineer at least an hour before the program for proper organization.
• Demonstrate commitment to improving diversity across board.
• Act as the host, introduce and interview guests and interact with the audience.
• Follow detailed instructions with relevant SOP in order to keep everything to plan during production.
• Ensures all materials and accessories (e.g. wigs, make-up kits, jewelries, etc.) used on are returned and orderly placed in the appropriate cupboard.
• Shall be an ambassador of the brand and this should reflect on their digital platforms.
• React quickly and positively to any problems or changes.
• Keep the programme running to schedule, responding positively and quickly to problems or changes and improvising where necessary.
• Ensure contents produced are promoted on their social media pages.
• Maintain neat appearance and meet dress specifications for diverse contents.
• Develop interview questions for guests, conduct interviews and transcribe same for company’s projects.
• Create monthly content plan for every show.
• Develop engaging episodes for shows taking cognizance of what is trending.
• Creates killer episodes for shows/podcasts and encourage respectful debates.
• Seek sponsorship and collaborations for their shows.
• Meet with the production crew to assess or review a broadcast, and to plan the next one.
• Monitor the growth of their shows on all digital platforms and suggests ways to improve metrics.
• Organize team meetings and constantly look for ways to meet departmental KPIs.
• Take effective actions within proscribed limits without being told.
• Operate technical equipment such as the podcast mixer for shows.
• Offer assistance to clients and fellow workers.
• May manage content creation and upload of the same for related social media page from time to time.
• Submit weekly report of all activities and deliverables.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Management.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in English Literature / Language, Media, Arts, Communication Studies or related
• Professional certifications or evidence of training/development in media presenting
• 1 - 2 years relevant work experience.

Other Selection Criteria (skills, knowledge and experience):

• Experience of on-air reporting and presentation particularly in video to highest standards.
• Authoritative microphone voice and ability to communicate effectively to listeners and viewers.
• Personable, confident and has ability to sell self
• Good research and interviewing skills
• Has awareness of media law
• Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterized by commitment, motivation and energy.
• Strong digital understanding and awareness.
• Creativity and ideas generation with the ability to think originally and to contribute fully to the planning process.
• Excellent spoken and written English and another African language is preferable.
• Ability to remain calm while working to deadlines, apply sensible work priorities and pace throughout assignments.
• Good team working skills both as a team leader and a team player.
• Demonstrates a good knowledge of entertainment and increasingly useful contacts and sources.
• Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations.
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.