Digital Video Content Creator - City Of Johannesburg Metro Verfied

Salary Negotiable City Of Johannesburg Metro, Gauteng City Of Johannesburg Metro, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 06-01-2021 1:24:29 PM
03-03-2021 1:24:29 PM
We have an exciting job opportunity for a Digital Video Content Creator who has worked in the East African video space, to join a multi-platform media production company in Johannesburg, South Africa. You will prepare video content for online / tablet / mobile use in a fast-paced and dynamic television environment. You will be working across various African channels focussed on key markets in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. Does this job seem like the perfect challenge for you? Keep reading!

Your key job responsibilities as the Digital Video Content Creator in Johannesburg, South Africa will include:

- Taking instruction briefs from management team and execute to completion
- Scheduling and sourcing of video material, video trimming, or editing
- Video editing and production for online video platforms
- Attending shoots and capturing video content for the online video platforms
- Conceptualise videos or online content for original productions
- Encoding of high resolution video for online/mobile platforms
- FTP and use Content Management Systems to publish video content to website/online social media platforms
- Writing copy abstracts to support video content
- Uploading, testing and quality assurance of end product
- Archiving and maintenance of video content
- Work within a team of digital content creators

Requirements for this Digital Video Content Creator job in Johannesburg, South Africa:

- Must be fluent in Swahili or have experience in the East African video space
- Familiar with editing software packages (experience with Final Cut Pro an advantage)
- Needs to be computer literate (experience with Apple Mac), technically minded, and have excellent MS Office software skills (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint presentations)
- Needs to be familiar with South African, African and International mainstream television
- Training and qualification in the television broadcast industry a requirement.
- Must be familiar with uploading to a CMS, be familiar with FTP, video encoding software and various video formats
- Experience with image editing software, such as Photoshop, an advantage.
- Should have an understanding of cross-platform digital trends and technology.
- Online copy writing skills required for short video clip descriptions.
- Must understand urgency, take initiative and meet extremely tight deadlines.
- Must pay attention to detail, be able to work under pressure, be pragmatic, strategic, disciplined, driven, solutions-orientated and have a passionate learning attitude
- Required to be available to work flexi-time when necessary, which involves some evenings or weekend shifts
- Remote work is currently required, but may change in line with COVID regulations