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ROLE OVERVIEW 

Employment Type:  Fixed-term contract (Renewable)
Location:  Two-Rivers Business Park, Nairobi
REPORTS TO:  Producer/Creative Studio Manager
Experience Level:  2+ years

Role Overview:

The role holder is to manage and operate motion picture camera for video production.

 Knowledge Areas:

  • Basic knowledge of clients’ business
  • Industry survey around clients assigned

Key Responsibilities:

Task Areas:

Production:

  • Operate professional video cameras for news, features & documentaries
  • Operate a still camera for images to be used for publication & websites
  • Discuss style of shooting & content to be shoot.
  • Quality control: Drive good production values for picture and sound
  • Post-production: Editing videos for conversion to stories for clients
  • Ensure that the pre-production stage is adhered to – budgeting, recee, transport bookings, licensing, permits etc.
  • To guide and advise producers and client services/editorial team on camera techniques and creative
  • Maintenance of studio equipment

Team and Internal Relationships

  • Ensuring effective communication with all team members
  • Demonstrating an ability to effectively manage both upwards and downwards
  • Demonstrates strong listening skills and is able to manage from the teams for work to be done

Client Management

  • Liaising between client, outside suppliers and other internal and external contacts
  • Create and develop a positive and professional relationship with your client and other relevant contacts

Commercial Management

  • Develops an expert understanding of the Agency’s financial systems, taking specific financial responsibility as delegated by the supervisor
  • Is responsible for ensuring that all estimates are presented and approved by client expediently and that no work commences without this approval

Talent Management and Relationship building

  • Demonstrates value to clients and colleagues on programs that build rapport
  • Responsible for effective team communication, both written and verbal, ensuring all team members and clients receive contact reports, briefs, market information, timing schedules, minutes etc.
  • Delegate effectively
  • Form effective working relationships with the team.
  • Form strong and enduring relationships with all team members

Commercial Management

  • Ensures that all work in progress can be reconciled and billed
  • Ensures work is produced on time and within budget

Required experience

  • Bachelors degree or Diploma in Journalism/TV Production/Arts or any other related field
  • 4-5 years’ work experience working in a busy office environment, preferably within the marketing/communications industry
  • Experience of working across several projects simultaneously, juggling the day to day work in order to meet client deadlines
  • Knowledge of production & post-production equipment

Required attributes

  • Analytical
  • Creative
  • Eye for detail
  • Team Player, outgoing and dependable
  • Great communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Good organisational skills
  • Proactive and able to self-motivate
  • Flexible, strong problem-solving skills

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Ensure filming, editing and production of videos as per specific deadline.
  • Update of projects on norming – daily

How to Apply:

If you’re a creative problem-solver with a keen eye for detail and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!  Please submit your resume and portfolio to https://wkf.ms/3O8UjOQ

 

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