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Job Summary

• We are looking for a highly qualified, experienced and creative Television Business Producer to join our team.
• Are you that candidate with the right attitude and exceptional qualities we are looking for, who will effortlessly match competence and experience with our mission, core values and work ethics?

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the production of daily Business News and Business Programmes, which includes in-depth research and writing business topics for Business Programmes, selecting, booking, arranging, and conducting interviews for broadcasts setting up the look and feel and Graphics design of scheduled shows.
• Design subject(s)/topics of discussion, drawing up and preparing the main and sub-theme(s), sourcing and managing guests for the shows.
• Ensuring all content inserts for Programmes are edited and ready in advance,
• Work with the Business Production Desk, Write and update stories, News Bars and Slides for TV and the Website.
• Mechanize scripts, previewing materials, scripting and sourcing for broadcast materials, edit reports.
• Take up on the field assignments, cut out track-ups and write intros occasionally for the news.
• Collect and analyze relevant background information related to stories in order to provide complete and accurate information and facts about news, events, etc. by interview, investigation, or observation.
• Review and evaluate notes taken about events aspects in order to isolate pertinent facts and details.
• Generate original hard and soft new stories about business and the economy.
• Develop, report and write stories and work with the Business Desk to create business news stories.
• Work with Non-Linear Editors to edit visuals and produce reports.
• Work with other Business Producers on the Business Desk.

Qualifications / Skills Required

• Must have a University Degree (B.A./BSc.) preferably in Mass Communication or qualification in business related field.
• Post Graduate Degree/Master’s Degree (M.BA/M.Sc) is an added advantage.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years work experience in this field.
  Must be experienced in television broadcast.
• Must have a good understanding and be abreast of the financial markets and state of the economy and must be comfortable with statistics/data, etc.
• Strong professional ability, dexterity, and agility.
• Must have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

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Job Description

• We are looking for a highly qualified, experienced and creative Television Business Reporter to join our team.
• Are you that candidate with the right attitude and exceptional qualities we are looking for, who will effortlessly match competence and experience with our mission, core values and work ethics? Please proceed to read the requirements below.

Responsibilities

• Generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources.
• Researching, verifying and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.
• Writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports
• Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story.
• Identifying necessary resources and deploying and managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew.
• Using portable digital video (DV) cameras and other equipment to record material.
• Producing complete packages for broadcast.
• Preparing and presenting material on air for both pre-recorded and live pieces.
• Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews.

Requirements and Skills

• B.Sc degree in Journalism or Mass Communications.
• Proven working experience as a Reporter.
• Portfolio of published articles or newscasts.
• Ability to gather, write and edit news.
• Broad knowledge of headlines.
• Computer proficiency (MS Office, digital editing, web search, databases).
• Excellent communication, lobbying and active listening skills.
• Integrity and morality.