African Fashion Television is a privately owned independent multifaceted media organization and Africa’s first and leading fashion tv. With a vision of becoming Africa’s fashion destination, we aim at showcasing the beauty of African fashion, which is wholly unveiling the very distinctive and often habitual way of the African culture. Our programs include fashion, lifestyle, modeling, documentary, designs, etc are transmitted on all our social media platforms.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Television Host
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- Planning, researching and writing their own scripts before filming or broadcast.
- Following detailed instructions from the production team in order to keep everything to plan whilst on air.
- Acting as the host, introduce and interview guests and interact with the audience.
- Reading from auto-cues, learning a script or sometimes performing without formal preparation.
- Reacting quickly and positively to any problems or changes.
- Delivering information to the audience in a manner appropriate to the programme.
Responsibilities
- Act as a research and production assistant, create concepts that will be interpreted into the content.
- Planning, researching and writing their own scripts before filming or broadcast.
- Acting as the host, introduce and interview guests and interact with the audience.
- Delivering information to the audience in a manner appropriate to the programme.
- Following detailed instructions from the production team in order to keep everything to plan whilst on air.
- Reading from auto-cues, learning a script or sometimes performing without formal preparation.
Requirements
Specific Degree Subjects Required:
- Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree / HND / MSc qualification with a minimum of 1 – 4 years work experience.
- Open to graduates of any discipline.
- OND / BSc in Mass Communication, Broadcast Journalism, Media & Theater Arts would be an added advantage.
Skills and Qualities:
- Ability to ‘think on your feet and ad-lib or deviate from the script when necessary.
- Research and interviewing skills.
- High levels of concentration and multi-tasking ability.
- Outgoing and confident, with a likeable personality.
- Excellent command of English and a clear speaking voice.
- Ability to work well with others in the production team and participants in the programme.
- Comfortable and natural in front of the camera and microphone.
- Ability to get on and connect with people, young and old, from a wide variety of backgrounds.
- Reacting quickly and positively to any problems or changes.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Calmness under pressure and the ability to work to strict deadlines.
- Good memory, for recalling facts, figures and scripts.
Work Conditions
- Travel: can be a regular feature of the working day but mush depends on whether the programme is studio-based or not.
- Working hours: regular unsocial hours including evening, nights, weekends and public holidays.
- Location: exist mainly in towns or cities throughout the country.
Salary
- N40,000 – N70,000 monthly.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a one-minute video of themselves presenting and CV to: info@africanfashion.tv using the Job Title as the subject of the mail
Application Deadline 7th August, 2021.
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