The Beat 99.9 FM Job Recruitment in Port Harcourt, January 2017

MEGALECTRICS LIMITED is a reputable and wholly owned indigenous company with its headquarters in Lagos. The company was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in July of 2001. 

Megalectrics was in 2007, granted a Radio Broadcast Licence for Lagos. The company is presently operating three (3) radio stations from our 26, Keffi Street, Ikoyi office. And recently, 2 new stations (The Beat 97.9FM and Naija FM 102.7) were set-up in Ibadan, Oyo State; making five (5) radio stations operated by Megalectrics Ltd. The Beat 97.9FM has since April 2013 commenced broadcast, while we await the approval of the apex broadcast body in Nigeria – National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for Naija FM to go on air as soon as possible.

These radio stations appeal to different demographics and psychographics.


Job Title: On-Air Personality
Responsibilities 

• 1. The On-Air Personality is responsible to the program director. 
•  2. The main responsibility of the On-Air Personality is to introduce the music, commercials, news, and public announcements aired on a radio station. 
•  3. In addition to introducing the records, the On-Air Personality presents facts to the listeners about the recording artists, their music, tours, etc. 
• 4. In addition to introducing the music, the On-Air Personality is responsible for announcing commercials, giving weather and traffic reports and updates, and either introducing or reporting the news. 
• 5. The programme director creates the approved playlist that must be stuck to. OAP’s are not allowed to play CD’s or add more songs on the data base. The music playlist approved by the Programme Director must be stuck to. 
•  6. The On-Air Personality is expected to log or initial each commercial, public service announcements (PSAs), news and weather reports, etc. This information is given to the traffic department for the log of daily station activities the NBC (National Broadcast Commission) requires. 
• 7. On-Air Personalities may invite listeners to call in to give their opinions on music or events or to call in for on-air contests and promotions. Sometimes the station will schedule shows where two Disc Jockeys work together bantering back and forth. 
• 8. On-Air personalities are to adhere strictly to NBC’s rules relating to delivery of hypes, talks etc. 
• 9. Doing voice-overs for commercials for the radio station. 10. Writing weekly blogs for the website. 
• 11. Uploading interesting and compelling content on our facebook and twitter accounts and our website. 
• 12. Ensuring that on-air and online are integrated. I.e. always updating facebook and twitter service to be in line with what is being said on air. 
• 13. Making special public appearances on behalf of the station. 
• 14. Acting as the programme director when called upon to. 
• 15. Adhere strictly to rules and procedures as set by management. 
• 16. Grant pre-approved interview for the publicity of the station. 
• 17. Images may be used in the publicity of the station. 
• 18. Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: 

• On-air radio experience required,
• excellent verbal and communication skills,
• outstanding ability to relate and communicate with target audience,
• positive attitude both on and off the air.
• Has excellent attendance and positive attitude to the job.
• Applicants must possess a strong work ethic, be well-read, punctual, and be a team player with a cooperative attitude
• Applicant must be engaging on the air
• Applicant must provide compelling content on the air
• Make regular approved appearances station events
• Assist with the voice over and production of paid, and non-paid, spots required to run on the station Maintain a positive and approachable attitude when around listeners and clients.  

Job Title: Web Content Developers
Responsibilities 

• 1. The website content administrator will generate ideas for creating compelling and multimedia content.
• 2. Manage and produce content in order to increase traffic to the website and ensure online news and data is kept up to date.
• 3. Generating ideas for creating compelling content and providing the website with appropriate content including, blogs, images and news as required, whilst also ensuring all content produced is search engine friendly and that all opportunities for natural search are maximized. He/she will also oversee user generated content. The candidate will produce interactive content and develop engaging ways to display research.
• 4. Ensure content is produced daily, delivered on time and that all copy is sharply focused, interesting, jargon free, clear, and well structured and SEO friendly.
• 5. Responsible for creating stories and multimedia content that attracts high levels of traffic.
• 6. Has excellent attendance and positive attitude to the job.
• 7. Adhere strictly to rules and procedures as set by management.
• 8. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION: 

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience.
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills 
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information. 
• • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure. 

Job Title:  IT/Engineering staff
Responsibilities 

• 1. Assembles and configures network components and associated services. 
• 2. Installs and tests necessary software and hardware. 
• 3. Establishes network users, user environments, directories, and security for networks being installed. 
• 4. Provides users with network technical support. 
• 5. Installs upgrades and configures network printing, directory structures, rights, security, software and files services. 
• 6. Upgrades network hardware and software components as required. 
• 7. Performs network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems. 
• 8. Sets up and maintains basic network operations, including assembly of network hardware, and provides assistance to the network administrator. 
• 9. Responds to needs and questions of users concerning their access of network resources. 
• 10. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION:

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience. 
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills 
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information. 
• • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure.

Job Title: Productions Personnel
Responsibilities 

• 1. Develop News client adverts programs and PSA’s. They are crucial to operations as they assist with diverse tasks ranging from writing,copy to operating studio console. 
• 2. They ensure that programs go on without a hitch and that problems are minimized. 
• 3. Production Assistants must use their creativity to summarize briefs and create interesting and compelling station imaging and adverts to their target audience. 
• 4. Conduct background research into issues for segments. 
• 5. They may coordinate graphics, check equipment, and operate cameras. Also, they might oversee studio lighting and be involved with setup, ensuring that the studio maintains the image for a professional broadcast. 
• 6. work with clients and station programs organizing, archiving, and maintaining past coverage. 
• 7. Creating sweepers and adverts for the station. 
• 8. Converting recorded tapes of hypes or programs to CD format. 
• 9. Dubbing tapes. 
• 10. Locating music for sweepers, beds and stingers and maintaining a library. 
• 11. Has excellent attendance and positive attitude to the job. 
• 12. Adhere strictly to rules and procedures as set by management. 
• 13. Other duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATION: 

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience. 
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information. 
• • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure.

Job Title: Programmers/Music Librarian
Responsibilities 

• 1. The Programmer/Music Librarian must catalog all the station’s records and tapes. 
• 2. He is usually responsible for pulling the records that the OAP or program director has chosen prior to a show. 
• 3. When having live request shows, the Programmer/Music Librarian may be on hand to pull the requested records from the library. 
• 4. Programmer/Music Librarian is usually responsible for putting used records and tapes back in their proper places. 
• 5. He keeps track of any broken, scratched, or warped records that need replacement. 
• 6. In addition, the librarian works with the program director choosing and purchasing new music. 
• 7. The programmer/Music librarian is responsible for various RCS functions such as house keeping, creating station clock ad other duties as directed by the program director. 
• 8. The Programmer/Music Librarian must be an extremely organized individual. His memory must be good enough to remember vintage tapes, records, books, etc. 
• 9. The Programmer/Music Librarian ensures that catalog content is sorted by genre classification, displays correctly and is otherwise suitable for programmed features. 
• 10. Has excellent attendance and positive attitude to the job. 
• 11. Adhere strictly to rules and procedures as set by management. 
• 12. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION: 

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience. 
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills 
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information.
• • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure.

Job Title: News Readers/Correspondents/Reporters
Responsibilities

• 1. To gather news using contact, sources, through personal interviews, wire services, news briefings by the government or press release sent by companies. 
• 2. They decide when stories will run and come up with innovative ways to present that news 
• 3. Evaluate news leads and tips to develop story ideas. 
• 4. Collate information, compiles the data and writes the report.
• 5. Gathers and verifies factual information regarding articles through interviews, observation and research.
• 6. follow the latest developments in his beat, that is, a particular field like crime, politics, sports, business etc, and file regular updates on his allotted topic.
• 7. Organize materials and writes articles based on information obtained, writes about hard news, current affairs, that is the latest developments or incidents that take place.
• 8. Maintain crucial deadlines in order to provide news stories in a timely fashion.
• 9. Use various social platforms to provide updates and news stories to the public. Therefore, Will be sent to cover important events and report on them which must make the news.
• 10. Must correct spelling and grammatical mistakes and ensue the copy is reading smoothly.
• 11. Must verify details if they seem to be wrong or unclear.
• 12. If the copy is badly written, he must also re write the copy so that readers can understand the news clearly.
• 13. He needs to give headlines, captions, slugs, blurbs and search for appropriate inserts to bring life to the news.
• 14. Must have knowledge of computers and know how to operate the hardware to make the bulletin a success.
• 15. They interact with sources, employees and the heads of other departments, such as advertising and programming.
• 16. Anchors news and radio programs to convey news stories to the public.
• 17. Strong on-air presentation.
• 18. Observer newsroom leadership skills. 19. Excellent communication skill in oral and written form.
• 20. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION: 

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience. 
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills 
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information. 
• • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure.

Job Title:  Transmitter Engineer
Responsibilities 

• 1. Operates and maintains radio transmitter to broadcast radio and television programs: 
• 2. Moves switches to cut in power to units and stages of transmitter. 
• 3. Monitors lights on console panel to ascertain that components are operative and that transmitter is ready to emit signal. 
• 4. Turns controls to set transmitter on FM and AM assigned by Nigerian broadcast Commission. 
• 5. Monitors signal emission and spurious radiations outside of licensed transmission frequency to ensure signal is not infringing on frequencies assigned other stations. 
• 6. Notifies broadcast studio when ready to transmit. Observes indicators and adjusts controls to maintain constant sound modulation and ensure that transmitted signal is sharp and clear. 
• 7. Tests components of malfunctioning transmitter to diagnose trouble, using test equipment, such as oscilloscope, voltmeters, and ammeters. 
• 8. Disassembles and repairs equipment, using hand tools. 
• 9. May converse with studio personnel to determine cause of equipment failure and to solve problem. 10. May operate microwave transmitter and receiver to receive or send programs to or from other broadcast stations. 
• 11. Has excellent attendance and positive attitude to the job. 
• 12. Adhere strictly to rules and procedures as set by management. 
• 13. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION: 

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience. 
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills 
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information.
• • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure.

Job Title:  Traffic Officers
Responsibilities 

• 1. The Traffic personnel is responsible to the Sales director. This individual will have specific duties dealing with advertisements, commercials, public service announcements (PSAs), or programming. 
• 2. Responsible for typing the daily radio schedule which contains all the radio commercials and public service spot announcements. 
• 3. Continuous and regular update of the traffic log on the software. 
• 4. The Traffic Personnel is responsible for reviewing radio time sales orders and verifying the completeness of the data required for the log. This must be done for all forms of advertising. 
• 5. Collating necessary information from all parties involved for all commercials. 
• 6. Keep daily record of all orders received from the marketing team. 
• 7. Monitor records of the advertisements to ensure that commercials are ran when as scheduled, review the daily log sheets for authorized changes made during the broadcast day. 
• 8. Ensure that advertisements comply with NBC rules and regulations in terms of materials and timing. Also, responsible for keeping the daily commercial log up to NBC standards. 
• 9. Coordinate all compliance issues received from agencies and clients. 
• 10. Monitor on-air personalities to ensure correct delivery of hypes, commercials, PSA’s etc. 
• 11. He or She is to make sure that enough PSA’s are aired at no fee for non-profit groups or community service agencies. 
• 12. He or She works with the stations General Manager, Sales Director and possibly the station owner creating a sequence for the running of commercials. 
• 13. He or She should understand the station, its programming and its advertisers to be successful in this job. 
• 14. Constantly liaise with the programming department for clock creation.

QUALIFICATION: 

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience. 
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills 
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information.
•  • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure. 

Job Title: Marketing Executives
Responsibilities 

• 1. The sales/marketing representative is responsible to the Sales Director. 
• 2. Present and sell company products and services to current and potential clients. 
• 3. Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made. 
• 4. Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity. 
• 5. Identify sales prospects and contact these and other accounts as assigned. 
• 6. Prepare presentations, proposals and sales contracts. 7. Develop and maintain sales materials. 
• 8. Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationships. 
• 9. Prepare paperwork to activate and maintain contract services. 
• 10. Manage account services through quality checks and other follow-up. 
• 11. Identify client’s needs and concerns and proffer solutions. 
• 12. Prepare a variety of status reports, including activity, closings, follow-up, and adherence to goals. 
• 13. Communicate opportunities, special developments, information, or feedback gathered through field activity to appropriate company staff. 
• 14. Coordinate company staff to accomplish the work required to close sales. 
• 15. Develop and implement special sales activities to increase revenue. 
• 16. Develop programme ideas to suit client needs. 
• 17. Submit daily and weekly sales report. 
• 18. Participate in marketing events such as seminars, trade shows, and telemarketing events. 
• 19. Monitor, evaluate and report activities embarked on by competition. 
• 20. Collection of orders and ensuring that traffic schedules same daily. 
• 21. Follow-up for collection of payment. 
• 22. Coordinate schedules and delivery of adverts. 
• 23. Take turns in the preparation of the daily news roundup for prospecting. 
• 24. Provide on-the-job training to new sales employees and interns. #25. Has excellent attendance and positive attitude to the job. 
• 26. Adhere strictly to rules and procedures as set by management. 
• 27. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION: 

• • We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and passionate individual, who has passion for radio. 
• • Candidates must possess a minimum of university degree with at least 2 years relevant experience. 
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 
• • Must have technology skills 
• • Good communication and people skills. 
• • Proficient in the use of MS. Excel, Word, and PowerPoints. 
• • Discretion with confidential information. 
• • Team-working, team-bonding ability. 
• • Ability to work under pressure.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs and Cover Letters to megalectrics@gmail.com , using the job position applied for as subject of the email.