Head of Innovation
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About the Role
Al Jazeera Media Network is seeking a Head of Innovation to lead the Innovation section, directing a team of Innovation Leads to drive operational excellence and raise broadcast standards.
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Responsibilities
- Lead, direct, and develop the Innovation Leads, setting priorities and ensuring consistent standards
- Define and implement the vision for studio and post production operations in collaboration with Editorial leadership
- Oversee planning and execution of changes to studio production, including new set designs and workflows
- Establish and govern standard policies and procedures for Studio Operations and pre/post production teams
- Direct technical realization of newsroom/edits/studio output to meet editorial requirements
- Liaise with Technology teams to ensure full production chain functions correctly
- Design and approve operational workflows and lead problem solving across teams
- Identify training needs and develop guidance and documentation to increase operator skills
- Research changing trends in television broadcast industry and provide innovative suggestions
- Support maintenance of business continuity and disaster recovery plans
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Media related field or extensive equivalent experience
- Minimum 12 years' experience in high skilled live on air environment
- At least 3 years in a leadership, standards, or supervisory role
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Operational knowledge of control room and pre/post production positions
- Knowledge of computerized automation in news systems is an advantage
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Position Overview
- As the Head of Innovation you will lead the Innovation section, directing a team of Innovation Leads to drive operational excellence, raise broadcast standards, and bring innovative thinking to the Network’s live and pre/post production operations.
- Reporting to the Manager of Innovation and Compliance, the Head of Innovation translates the Network’s operational vision into actionable standards, workflows, and improvement programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, direct, and develop the Innovation Leads, setting priorities, allocating work, and ensuring a consistent, high quality approach to standards across the section.
- Maintain a strong command of news programming and live news operations, with operational knowledge of all control room positions and/or pre/post production positions.
- In collaboration with Editorial leadership and the Innovation team, define, develop, and implement the agreed 'vision' for studio and post production operations.
- Oversee planning and execution of changes to studio production such as new set designs, new graphic looks, new shows, and workflow changes impacting production, including pre/post production.
- Establish and govern standard policies and procedures for Studio Operations and pre/post production teams, ensuring they are documented, communicated, and applied consistently.
- Direct the technical realization of the newsroom/edits/studio output to meet the requirements of the News and Programmes Editorial teams.
- Work closely with Editorial leadership, Creative departments, Editors, and Studio Operations teams to determine and technically achieve the required look and format of each channel’s output.
- Liaise with Technology teams to ensure the full production chain, including studio automation, functions correctly, and oversee monitoring of the chain.
- Ensure the highest technical standards are consistently achieved across the channels’ output.
- Design, approve, implement operational workflows, and lead problem solving across teams with strong collaboration and effective bi directional communication between senior management production teams.
- Identify training needs and lead the development of guidance, training, and written documentation to increase the skills of operators across the Network.
- Research changing trends within the television broadcast industry and provide innovative suggestions and plans that benefit the business.
Other Responsibilities
- Provide guidance and expertise on aspects of Media, Production, and Newsgathering operations within the section’s field of expertise.
- Maintain operational knowledge of all control room positions and/or pre/post production areas; knowledge of computerised automation in news systems is an advantage.
- Maintain awareness of industry developments, emerging technologies, and innovation best practices.
- Contribute with the News and Planning teams to support budget calculations for new shows.
- Deputize for the Manager of Innovation and Compliance on operational and standards matters when required.
- Perform other duties relevant to the job as requested by management.
Education
- Bachelor Degree in Media related fields, or extensive equivalent experience. Postgraduate qualifications in a related field are preferred.
Experience
- A minimum of 12 years’ experience working in a high skilled live, On Air environment, of which at least 3 years should have been in a leadership, standards, or supervisor role.
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