Assistant Scheduler
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Prepare schedules for the assigned channels on time and with 100% accuracy:
- in accordance with Channel guidelines
- according to the defined steps / polices for the channel
- meeting the marketing guidelines to achieve target audience
- ensuring creativity on presenting schedule
- Informing all relevant parties of the change in the planned schedule, if any
- Liaise with Planning, Brand Management, Media agency, Library, Transmission and Acquisition
- obtaining actual programming and version to be used
- ensuring promotions and continuity are delivered on time and checking on the validity of the promo
- ensuring commercials and sponsorships are booked into right program
- ensuring programs are ready 24 hours before transmission day
- Liaise with segmenting dept to ensure all programme files are segmented and ready for transmission.
- Liaising with acquisition for missing media
- Be fully observant for any timecodes error in the programme
- Ensuring all programme files are available and right aspect ratio are used by transmission as per the schedule
- Ensuring all promotions and continuity elements are rightly placed in schedule
- Update WHAT’SON database with 100% accuracy
- Perform other tasks or duties as and when required
- Be prepared to work long hours and weekend.
Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication & Media
- 2 years of Experience as Scheduler in Media Industry
- Preferably has knowledge in WHAT’SON.
- Attention to detail and fully focused.
- Organized and having pleasant character.
- Experience in understanding and developing programming strategies in reference to TV targeted audience behaviors, characteristics & trends, and competition
- Advanced IT skills
