| Designation: | Coordinator Production |
| Category: | SuperSport |
| Level: | |
| Closing date: | 14-Oct-2025 |
| Position Type: | Permanent |
| Location: | MultiChoice City |
Job Description:
The Organization
The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security. Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We’re proud to say we serve over 22 million subscribers across 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment. Key areas of operations are:
Storytelling ranging from content creation, production and aggregation including the best global general entertainment, sport and eminent African content library, delivered to customers
Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services
SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing markets, and
Advertising: providing dynamic media solutions; handling commercial airtime, on-air sponsorships, content integration, and online sales across a variety of 130+ channel brands on linear TV, VOD, social media, and digital platforms.
The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. MultiChoice Group has a successful history of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues primarily through subscription model, with a growing contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to:
Expand Pay TV, SVOD subscriber base and Advertising sales
Focus on investment and technology
Maintain a local approach
Provide quality service
Attract innovative and motivated employees
Join Africa’s most loved storyteller!
Purpose of the Position:
To plan and co-ordinate events and special projects related to the successful execution of world class productions
Key Performance Objectives
Tasks
Production Scheduling and Planning
Loading of Fixtures on One Drive (Ensure that fixtures are loaded on One drive as soon as they are confirmed for broadcast a month in advance)
Load production personnel and Talent on OB shared document on One Drive, load on Sober and share monthly reports with Talent.
Populates the schedule at least one month in advance with Production Content personnel, graphics, talent and external suppliers
Timeous Distribution of Schedules (Timeous distribution and continuous management of the schedule on a day-to-day basis)
Timeous Reconciling of Productions (Timeous reconciling of productions on SOBER within SOP not affecting payroll and S&T)
Communicating with clothing stylists (wardrobe department) for Talent by sending lists and brief of the look and feel for Talent on each tournament
Travel & Logistics
Perform end to end scheduling activities of Content operational crew in the OB environment, maintaining a balance between cost efficiency, business travel policy, scheduling guidelines and production requirements.
Ensure that bookings of every production event are done properly on the systems (OB’s One Drive & Sober)
Ensure proper maintenance of profile records regarding crew members, talent and commentators (Accreditation Pictures, ID numbers, Titles and permits)
Coordinate services for international and domestic events, such as accommodation, flights, transfers and cars, per diems and contingency for crew, facilities and catering when required and required travel international documents ie Visa and permits)
Obtain Finance HOD & CEO Pre-approval for international travel
Efficient communication of schedules and call times in the OB environment with the OB crew and talent (Send every individual monthly schedules and call sheets as per events taking place)
Act as a first point of contact when Production Manager is not available with payment related queries, IT related queries, corporate communication requests.
Ensure travel & logistics are done timeously to manage costs effectively. (booked at the earliest as per travel policy, days away loaded on Sober, rental car allocations & within MCG travel policy (14 days Domestic travel and 21 days International Travel)
Ensure that S&T is allocated effectively and timeously on SOBER to ensure all employees receive their S&T
Systems & Compliance
Operate within a given budget to determine and ensure that the financial requirements can be met (Pre-Budgets- for Tournaments not budgeted for)
Perform in accordance with the business processes and policies
Reconciling OB productions and Adhoc’s bookings
Assist PM’s with Invoice processing & Tracking
Loading crew and talent Claims on Smax
Processing vendor invoices on Coupa
Apply for seasonal and tournament accreditations as per sports federations
Participate in learning and development activities to ensure adherence to the requirements of the division
Stakeholder Management, Communication & Collaboration
Support team members and stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of business unit objectives
Communicates updated company policies to Content production crew.
Ensure effective communication (written and verbal) with relevant line manager, production team, relevant internal and external stakeholders and talent.
Coordinate and collaborate operational relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Obtain necessary clothing sizes from talent, order with the relevant department and distribute accordingly
Maintain healthy and professional relationship with travel agent.
Budgets & Costs
Collaborate with Senior Producer and Finance Analyst to ensure that all events are budgeted & get guidance on adhoc unbudgeted events and ensure cost management
Processing of department invoices and claims in line with budgets and within procurement policy (PO & Contract before work is done)
Qualification:
A Diploma or equivalent NQF Level 5 Qualification
Qualification Preferred:
A post matric certificate
Experience
A minimum 2-3 years’ experience in project or production coordination role
Technical Competencies
Event Management
Planning and Coordinating
Problem solving
Compliance
Record Keeping/Admin Management
Production Coordination
Behavioural Competencies
Accountability
Patience
Teamwork
Delegation
Interpersonal Support
Perseverance
Motivating
Prioritization
Analytical thinking
Collaboration skills
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