Vacancy: Music Assistant at Gagasi FM

Gagasi FM has an exciting vacant position for a Music Assistant in Durban, Umhlanga Ridge (Reference: #MA)

Gagasi FM is the number one commercial radio station in KwaZulu Natal to reach the black urban and peri-urban black youth.

Key responsibilities:

Assist with the music and other audio output of the station

• Scheduling the music playlist of the station on a daily basis.
• Ensuring music playlist is in line with the strategic music policy
• Attending to music listening sessions and running music committee meetings.
• Assist on preparation for charts and special feature shows and ensuring that they are in line with current music policy.
• Making sure that the daily log is reflective of the needs of the station in terms of specific campaign requirements.

Research

• Assist the music manager with the implementation of auditorium research results and bi monthly call out research.
• Assisting with the preparation i.e. hooks and questionnaire for research and liaising with research company leading up for research.
• Amending music categories based on research results.

Ensuring the smooth operation of the music programming department

• Implementing the SAMRO South African percentage monthly requirements and ensuring the quota system is maintained according to our license agreement.
• Continuously improving your skills on selector and linker.

General

• Ensuring presenters adhere to scheduled playlist to clocks, not dropping music, adhering to playlist.
• Attending music listening sessions
• Submitting necessary info to SAMRO and SAMPRA on a monthly basis
• Keeping abreast of new music developments and up to date in terms of new releases
• Analysis of competitor music charts and music rotations and keeping abreast with new releases on TV music channels
• Analyzing weekly rotations and implementing improvements and suggesting changes
• Attending to DJ queries and requirement

Requirements

• Matric; Grade 12
• One year related experience or training as music programmer
• RCS music scheduling experience (advantageous)

Advantageous

• Proficiency in Excel, Word
• RCS Selector software competency
• Broad based knowledge of music
• Programming for a specific format
• Understanding of formatted radio
• Interpretation and analysis of data
• Extensive knowledge of all urban music genres

Personal Skills/Attributes

• Flexible
• Dedication
• Team player
• Systems thinking
• Assertive
• Attention to detail
• Creativity

How to apply

Please send your CV to Carina Moothusamy at [email protected]

If you are not contacted within two weeks of this advertisement please consider yourself unsuccessful.

Closing date: Unspecified