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#IkoKaziKe: Vacant positions at Royal Media Services

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Royal Media Services seeks to recruit qualified and competent staff to fill the following vacant positions.

1) Ramogi TV News Reporter

Available Vacancies: Three (3)

Key roles & responsibilities

  • Generating ideas for news stories and news features
  • Following leads on news from sources
  • Generating news ideas
  • Researching and compiling relevant information into credible TV, Radio and digital news stories
  • Writing scripts for bulletins
  • Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising judgment on the best story angle
  • Preparing and presenting material “on air” for both pre-recorded and live pieces
  • Identify potential interviewees, brief them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews
  • Understanding and complying with media law and industry code of conduct

If you find this a good challenge and you qualify, please send your application and CV to recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke. Clearly cite Job REF No. HRD/NP/09/2021. Closing date will be Friday 17th September 2021.


2) Multimedia Graphics Designer – Ramogi TV

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will among others be able to do the following;

  • Provide creative graphics solutions to meet the needs of various departments.
  • Conceptualize, design and creatively package Station’s live-on- air or recorded properties
  • Conceptualize, design and creatively package commercials, marketing promos, adverts and editorial products to enhance bulletins
  • Confer and liaise with business executives and commercial producers to ensure efficient and timely execution of clients’ briefs
  • Create 2D and 3D model animations and execute as briefed
  • Contribute to team effort to ensure tasks are completed on time
  • Ensure the station’s look and feel is protected by adhering to approved designs, fonts, colors, layouts and settings.
  • Design and produce graphics for live on air or taped programs as requested by news producers, programme producers and transmission controllers
  • Source, select and reproduce library music to go with designed properties
  • Suggest ways of improving the look and feel of different properties and shows
  • Provide creative graphics solutions to meet the needs of various departments.
  • Preparing rough drafts of materials based on agreed brief.
  • Determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and font style and size.
  • Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required.
  • Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts and developing interactive design.
  • Advice clients on strategies to reach a particular audience.

If you find this a good challenge and you qualify, please send your application and CV to recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke. Clearly cite Job REF No. HRD/GD/09/2021. Closing date will be Friday 17th September 2021.


3) Camera Person

Available Positions: 2

Key roles & responsibilities

  • Proficiency in shooting compelling and creative videos for any production
  • Preparation and maintenance of Camera and other related gears.
  • Understanding story ideas and program scripts before the actual shoot
  • Generating ideas and sharing them with head of news desks, editors and producers
  • Efficiency in pre-production preparation
  • Optimizing camera features for best results
  • Proper Understanding of directing terminologies while doing Multi Camera Operations
  • Setting up for any production including Live Broadcast Events
  • Understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
  • Possession of other technical skills like photography, video editing, vision mixing and lighting are an added advantage.

If you find this a good challenge and you qualify, please send your application and CV to recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke. Clearly cite Job REF No. HRD/CP/09/2021 as the email subject matter.
Closing date will be Friday 17th September 2021.


4) News Producer – Ramogi TV

Position roles and responsibilities

  • The person will be the key driver for the news content. They will be charged with the following roles and responsibilities;
  • Generate news and feature stories for RMS TV stations and other platforms
  • Devise and implement strategies to continuously grow news audience numbers
  • Manage the daily running of the news desk
  • Assign duties to reporters and correspondents
  • Monitor news-based content
  • Structure the day’s news outlook and chair planning/strategy meetings.
  • Guide county correspondents on coverage and packaging of news items
  • Edit news items from reporters and correspondents
  • Generate feature stories coverage plan
  • Ensure quality of news content
  • Ensure news balance, factuality, accuracy and adherence to the company editorial policy

If you find this a good challenge and you qualify, please send your application and CV to recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke. Clearly cite Job REF No. HRD/NP/09/2021 as the email subject matter.
Closing date will be Friday 17th September 2021.


5) Managing Editor – Ramogi TV

Position roles and responsibilities

  • The person will be the key driver for content. They will be charged with the following roles and responsibilities;
  • To originate and manage implementation of innovative ways of collecting and presenting news in response to consumer tastes and for the development of news quality in close liaison with the editors.
  • To evaluate manpower requirements for the department in form of an optimal organizational structure and staffing levels for the department.
  • To actively participate in the process of identifying, training, motivating deploying and retaining journalistic talent for the purpose of building a pool of journalism resource.
  • To motivate the editorial staff by consistently monitoring, guiding, encouraging and training them to achieve the highest professional and ethical standards in their work as journalists, editors and reporters.
  • To work closely with editors and to attend to any matters that require attention and decision making.
  • To prepare, monitor and control the departmental budget.
  • To establish and maintain well structured operations, job specifications and manning levels.
  • To participate in the recruitment process for staff into the department in consultation with the Human Resources Department
  • To coordinate Departmental staff management and development matters including performance management and appraisals and identification of training needs.
  • Possess leadership and managerial skills to lead a sizeable team and nurture and retain talent while managing performance for corporate and team growth.
  • To ensure adequate supply, control and cost effectiveness in the use of materials and facilities
  • To monitor the competition by viewing/listening to other stations, to research feedback and to initiate ways of improving our news
  • To monitor reports and news items to ensure they adhere to laid down company policy and wider journalism policies in the industry, objectives and quality standards and to take corrective measures in conjunction with other editors.
  • To maintain effective contact with news correspondents, to ensure early submission of news stories so as to meet agreed broadcast schedules.
  • To represent the company at government, diplomatic, business and other public functions as may be required.

If you find this a good challenge and you qualify, please send your application and CV to recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke.
Clearly cite Job REF No. HRD/ME/09/2021 as the email subject matter.
Closing date will be Friday 17th September 2021.


6) Head of Digital Services

Key roles and responsibilities

  • Lead the digital process transformation journey for the Group’s functions and products to enhance overall performance and meet set targets.
  • Coordinate with Digital Content Managers, Digital Products Team, the Digital Sales Manager and other business areas to develop and execute the vision for the Digital Division as a business and technology leader in the region using industry and technology trends.
  • Optimize user experience and provide leadership to increase traffic, conversion and ultimately revenue generation online and on mobile platforms.
  • Work with content managers, editors, designers, developers and other staff to ensure digital platforms meet both audience and client needs.
  • Formulate systems projects and work with internal and external developers to manage scope, schedule and quality of the digital platforms.
  • Develop Partnerships with relevant stakeholders, both internally and externally. They shall include the internal shared services, mobile and online solution providers, systems integrators among others.
  • Develop a strategy and roadmap for the Design, development and maintenance of our digital products and presence.
  • Manage customer expectations, lead in customer nurturing programs and establish clear feedback mechanisms so that customer needs are addressed effectively and proactively integrated in strategy.
  • Must bear leadership and managerial skills to lead a sizeable team and nurture and retain talent while managing performance for products and team growth.
  • Conduct feasibility studies for online and mobile projects to justify allocation of resources.
  • Work with functional internal and external teams to ensure successful delivery of product enhancements and new features.
  • Track, monitor and deliver the key performance indicators using robust web and mobile analytics.

Interested candidates should send their job profile and application to:
recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke. Use HRD-HCD-09-2021 as the email subject matter.
Closing date will be Thursday 16th September 2021.


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