TV Studio Technologist at Nile University of Nigeria

Nile University of Nigeria is a Private Institution located in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The University was established in 2009 to provide high-quality tertiary education for the country’s ever-increasing number of secondary school leavers. In 2014, Nile University established its School of Postgraduate Studies.

Today, Nile University is a member of Honoris United Universities network, the first and largest Pan-African private higher education network. With over 4,000 students (undergraduate and postgraduate), 35 undergraduate programs across six faculties, and 47 postgraduate programs across five faculties.

Nile University is seeking to engage highly competent and result-oriented individuals with strong personal and professional integrity to join a dynamic team within the Mass Communication Department.

To this end, suitable candidates are invited to fill the position of:

Job Title: TV Studio Technologist
Ref: NUN-MCM-001
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full Time

The Role
The Mass Communication Department seeks to hire a competent TV Studio Technologist that will coordinate and carry out pre- and post-production duties for the Nile TV/Radio and other television programmes. Specifically, the TV Studio Technologist will be charged with the following responsibilities:

• Identify the camera, audio, and lighting equipment needed for the production.
• Train students on editing, producing, and preparing files and recordings for on-air programming.
• Oversee setup of production equipment for the studio, control room, or filming location
• Train students in show formulation, content, and formatting.
• Provide technical support with the automated system.
• Perform routine maintenance on audio and video equipment.
• Respond to inquiries and issues and assist with actions to correct problems.
• During post-production, edit footage, dubs soundtrack, and prepare final version of the program.
• Create promotional clips using approved footage
• Operate studio equipment to help facilitate flow of programs
• Operate cameras, video recorders, lights, microphones, and computer editing software
• Operate the audio -video mixer consoles specifically Panasonic digital AV Mixer, Air mate audio and video mixing consoles, non-linear editing systems, recording equipment like the DJ-Osmo handheld gimbal, Nikon cameras and Sony, Black Magic video cameras etc.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Experience, and Attributes

• A Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication or any related discipline.
• A Master's Degree will be an added advantage
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Time Management skills
• Notable attention to details
• Excellent interpersonal relations skills
• High attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills.
• A minimum 3 years experience in radio and television broadcasting or a production studio capacity
• Membership of a certified professional body
• Adept user of Microsoft office programmes,
• Proficiency in the use of audio and video editing software like adobe audition, adobe premiere pro, after effect and final cut for post-production in iMac and Windows computers
• Ability to effectively operate the audio -video mixer consoles

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should quote appropriate reference number as the subject of the e-mail and send their current Curriculum Vitae (prepared as a Microsoft Word document, and saved with your full names) to: [email protected]

Application Deadline  10th May 2021.