Job Description:

In the first three months’ probation, you would have:

• Understood the skills and experience of the production team and help identify training and development goals.
• Build best practice across SELECTT-LIVE RADIO, SELLECTT News, etc by identifying, simplifying and removing any duplication within our current processes.
• Built key relationships with our talented broadcasters, the SELLECTT  management team and customer services department.
• Identified new avenues to attract and recruit producers to continue to grow our casual pool.
• Detailed understanding of the editorial content on the mordern radio brand.
• Gained a detailed understanding of the production requirements to provide the highest quality content to drive maximum RAJAR.

Responsibilities of the role:

• You will be responsible for building excellent working relationships with all staff members, team leaders, management and senior management.
• Be a reliable member of the team, able to deliver a busy robust rota, identifying gaps and problems with ample time to resolve putting appropriate contingency plans in place.
• Manage a small team of journalists and producers understanding that they all have varying skill basis which they bring to the brand.
• Work with the management team to mentor and develop the production department to increase retention.
• To have open and continuous dialogue with public’s customer support department to handle feedback with our listeners and implement any changes where appropriate.
• You will work closely with the Head of GM(Operations and Sound Design) to manage sickness absence, annual leave, shift swaps and temporary staffing, bringing urgent matters to attention.
• Observe and maintain strict casual budgets across the department.
• Ensure production team shifts are monitored in line with legislation i.e. Working Time Directions legislation and Health & Safety legislations.

What you will need

• The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:
• Awareness of radio production and newsrooms with an understanding of the disciplines needed to be the home of the best audio in Ghana