Manager – Programming Fiction
Programming FictionOVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
StarStar India has defined the Indian media landscape for more than 30 years, and today is one of the country’s leading media conglomerates, reaching around 700 million viewers a month on TV across India and over 100 other countries. Star India’s channel portfolio cuts across general entertainment, films, sports, infotainment, kids, and lifestyle content across eight languages. The network generates over 20,000 hours of content every year and broadcasts 70+ channels, reaching 9 out of 10 C&S TV homes in India. The Star Sports network is one of the leading sports networks with 17 channels in its bouquet. It is home to a number of leading domestic and international sports and is making quantum leaps in transforming sports in the country, helping India become a multi-sporting nation. Disney+ Hotstar, India’s largest premium streaming platform has changed the way Indians watch their entertainment - from their favourite TV shows and movies to sporting extravaganzas. With the widest range of content in India, Disney+ Hotstar offers more than 100,000 hours of TV Shows and Movies in 8 languages, regional and national News, and coverage of every major global sporting event, including the IPL. The company is present in the Indian movie production and distribution space through Fox Star Studios. The studios is also responsible for the marketing and distribution of its Hollywood slate in the country. For more details visit us at http://www.startv.com/JOB DESCRIPTION
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• To create engaging fiction content for consumers thereby building channel viewership by actively engaging in all stages of fiction content development – from ideation to execution for the assigned shows/ time slots.
• To ensure that Fiction programming is unique and ahead of competition.
• To ensure consistent high quality of creative and production.
• To ensure ideas, stories & scripts are reviewed and ready ahead of time and in sync with the programming strategy.
• To keenly analyse, understand & share consumer insights with leadership and/ or team and use the insights to guide programming decisions.
• To maintain healthy relationships with internal network team & Production houses.
• Stay ahead of competition by gaining insights and propose changes in the assigned shows, as needed, to edge over competition.
• To closely monitor and drive the assigned shows to slot leadership, market share and/or agreed TVRs
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
• Get the shows to leadership position and continue to lead.
• Shows viewership in terms of time spent, relative market share and reach.
• Consumer insights incorporated into shows
QUALIFICATION
• Graduate and/ or P.G. in Mass Communication, Film & TV Production
• 6 – 10 years of relevant work experience in a channel and/ or Production House
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• Strong ideation, story telling, creative and evaluation skills
• Good command over Kannada language and culture.
• Knowledge of TV Production & Film.
• Understand and analyze BARC ratings and make content changes to impact viewership.
• Created and/or led highly successful fiction properties and proven team leader
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Challenger attitude - Never settle for less and willing to take risks
• Excellent communication, persuasion & negotiation skills.
• Excellent Problem solving & decision making skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.