Xhosa Content Producer / Sound Engineer (CCFM)
Remuneration:
Location: Muizenberg, Cape Town
Position Type: Permanent
Purpose of the role: Xhosa Content Management, Editing and Production Support
Description:
We are seeking a talented individual fluent in Xhosa to join our team as a Content Producer and Sound Engineer. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating, managing, and engineering Xhosa content across our broadcasting platform. The candidate will play a crucial role in producing high-quality content that resonates with our target audience and reflects our brand values.
Requirements:
- High proficiency in Xhosa & English
- Conceptualise, write, and produce all Xhosa audio imaging
- Work closely with voice over talent in-studio to deliver promos and commercials
- Collaborate with presenters and content producers
- Produce on-air Xhosa content for live broadcast on CCFM, including radio shows, podcasts, interviews, and features
- Develop creative concepts and scripts for Xhosa programming that align with the station’s Christian values and audience interests
- Coordinate with hosts, guests, and contributors to schedule and record content, ensuring high-quality production standards.
- Edit and mix audio recordings using industry-standard software, ensuring clarity, adherence to broadcasting regulations.
- Translate and localize content from English to Xhosa, maintaining accuracy and preserving the intended message and tone
- Collaborate with the programming team to plan and execute special events, promotions, and campaigns the station’s audience.
- Stay informed about current events, trends, and issues relevant to the Xhosa audience, and integrate them into programming when appropriate
- Monitor on-air content for quality control, compliance with station policies, and adherence to Christian principles.
The successful candidate needs to:
- Take part in brainstorming, status meetings, training sessions and staff meetings
- Deliver on tight deadlines
- Plan, organise and prioritise work
- Initiate ideas and follow through
- Performance driven
- Team player
- Accurate and detailed
- Resilient and composed under pressure
- Meet and exceed on delivering deadlines
- Willingness to be on stand-by past office hours, Monday to Sunday
- Strong Christian ethics with a passion for sharing the Gospel through media.
Technical
- Key interest in sound engineering and radio production
- Provide second-line technical support queries
- Assist with first-line technical support queries when workload requires it.
- Escalate problems where necessary to third-line support or third-party suppliers.
- Audio editing knowledge (Adobe Audition advantageous)
Applications:
Should you not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Send your detailed CV to [email protected] with the subject line “Xhosa Producer”.
