Timbuktu Media Job Vacancies: Multimedia Producer

Started by naos, Apr 11, 2011, 07:01 AM

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[attachimg=1 align=left] Timbuktu Media is a new media organization, based in Lagos, Nigeria. As well as a print newspaper, significant emphasis is being placed on the digital offering, via the website and mobile/sms. There is therefore need for a Multimedia Content Producer to plan and generate multi-media (video, audio/podcasts) and user-generated content (UGC) for 234NEXT.com and other Timbuktu Media digital platforms.

Job Title: Multimedia Producer
Report to: Online Editor

Key Roles & Responsibilities:
The duties are as follows:
•   Develop strategies to increase user-generated content (comments, emails, photos, video, audio clips)
•   Content planning (themes, projects) and execution (for NEXT TV)
•   Produce video content (including NEXT TV news bulletins)
•   Produce audio content/podcasts
•   Convert new media content to broadcast style
•   Assist in online coverage of major news events, breaking news
•   Shoot, write, and edit content to enhance online coverage for all platforms, and generate content for niche sites.

Accountabilities:
The principal accountable role is to fill www.234NEXT.com with multi-media content (proprietary and UGC) which a) engages our audiences and b) drives traffic to the site.

Qualification and Experience:
•   Bachelors degree and training in multimedia production.
•   Must have aptitude in Adobe Premiere and digital audio editing

Job Attributes:
•   Audio/video digital production skills
•   Creative thinker
•   A finely-tuned sense of comedy and satire
•   News judgment

Personal Attributes:
•   Enthusiasm
•   Fun-loving
•   Team-player
•   Energy

Method of application:
Forward a suitability statement and CV (as a single ms word document), to jobs@234next.com

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