Senior Sport Content Specialist

at  MultiChoice Group

Designation:
Senior Sport Content Specialist
Category:
SuperSport
Level:
Senior
Closing date:
20 Sep 2024
Position Type:
Permanent
Location:
MultiChoice City

• To work with the Senior Manager and content teams to structure and guide the Sports content strategy, acquisitions and planning of Sports across multiple Platforms and to include Showmax.
• This individual is the link between Platforms, Acquisitions, Production, Social and Marketing.
• This individual will be responsible for sport manuals across all genres, special events, special programming, the execution thereof and the tiering of sport content for SA and MAH.
• This individual will have access rights holder’s portals and retrieve content that can be used across multiple platforms within the business.
• Schedulling of SuperSport OTT channels on DStv stream and other scheduling responsibilities.
• To work with multiple stakeholders to continuously improve workflows and services with a focus on optimal content discovery and improved client services
• This individual will also look after Showmax and OTT content as well as the growth of our OTT and SVOD products and offerings.
• Determine the SS Catch up and VOD editorial content offering.KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVESTASKSSTRATEGY AND PLANNINGADMINISTRATION
• Drive Content Discovery and navigation of content across multiple platforms including Showmax ensuring seamlesss viewing on servicing various devices.
• Analyse content performance and adjust content plans/strategies accordingly.
• Analyse content discovery metric performance (promo rows, billboards, asset weights) and manage updates in line with content strategies and analytics.
• Drive content discovery through the creation of themes based on public/external events, current trends and industry activity.
• Drive the creation and implementation of scheduling plans / strategies.
• Research and keep abreast of new industry content and consumption trends and how to support content innovation in the digital and VOD space.
• Facilitate monthly presentations to Programming Head of Department for approval across content selection.
• Liaise with Acquisitions regarding license availability and extention times for SVOD on Showmax.
• Daily and weekly sport reporting on events and hours of broadcast.GENERAL
• Manage process flows and deliverables between SuperSport, EPGenius and Showmax.
• Identify events for Promotions through callaboration with Programming, Media Planners, Showmax, SS Marketing, MCSA and MAH Marketing.
• Support business with any new developments
• Daily management and monitoring with operations for delivery and Maintenance through Synergy and EPGenius.
• Create monthly, quarterly and annual content plans and schedules in line with SuperSport content strategy.
• Update catalogue based on confirmed events.
• Create accurate content schedules which include all metadata (license periods, deletion dates, territories, images, promotions).
• Work with marketing and media planners to drive content acquisition and engagement outputs.
• Work with Auxplat regarding SVOD events for Showmax.
• Act as a link between multiple business units, Platforms, Acquisitions, Production, Social and Marketing.
• Plan and determine the weekly and monthly catch up content slate.