Royal Media Services Limited is the largest electronic Media House in Kenya. Home to the most popular television and radio channels according to audience share, at Royal Media Services we fashion our programming primarily to connect with our audiences.

Job REF No. HRD/TVP/MML/01/2024

Summary

Royal Media Services Limited wishes to recruit a suitably qualified person for the above position. The jobholder will be responsible for the smooth running of a multi-media library and ensuring all services required from the library are efficiently provided and undertaken. The person will need to have a clear understanding of the multi-media scene as well as potential industry dynamics.

The Librarian’s role will include the following:

• Ensuring safe custody of all company’s information, footage and programs
• Classifying and cataloguing of raw and edited clips in the library system
• Accessioning content in the library management system
• Providing footage & programs to the various users for smooth operation of various platforms.
• Ensuring easy and speedy access of required content by various users
• Receiving editorial content and programs from producers, reporters and suppliers,
• Internalizing station content, daily schedules and content flow
• Providing reference and retrieval assistance service
• Presenting daily programs to the presentation editors for previewing, editing and transmission
• Efficient ingest, dubbing, duplication and transcoding of footage
• Preparation of regular reports as directed by supervisor

Key focus areas: Under the guidance of the Chief Librarian, the holder of this position will be expected to provide efficient library services including collecting and managing multi-media content in a structured manner and work meticulously and in advance in stock-flow management.

Requirements

Academic and professional Experience

• University Graduate
• Minimum two years’ experience in a broadcast environment with a deep understanding of the multimedia content flow process

Personal Attributes

• Undisputed work ethics
• Multi-platform information management skills including video-editing
• Punctual, prudent, able to work under pressure and a team player
• Good in execution, pays attention to detail and good in follow up
• Confident, able to make quick and solid decisions
• Good communicator with great writing and presentation skills
• IT Literacy and good command of English and Swahili (Written and Spoken).