Associate Creative Director - Creative and Content (Fiction), Tamil

* 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.

Inputs to screenplay for stories, create gimmicks, festival specials, and high points in the show.

•       Develop fiction stories for new shows, and new story tracks for existing fiction shows.

•       To keenly analyse, understand & share consumer insights with leadership and/ or team and use the insights to guide programming decisions.

•       Content ideation and collaboration with the team to generate fresh and innovative content ideas for fiction programming.

•       Proofreading and Editing. Review and edit scripts for clarity, consistency, and grammar, ensuring the highest quality of content is delivered.

•       Adapt content as needed to meet specific requirements, including time constraints and production limitations.

•       Must be in-sync with the latest communication models, concepts, practices to ensure the content remains contemporary and impactful.

•       Consume content across TV, Digital and movies and collaborate with Fiction cluster heads and executive producers.

•       To maintain healthy relationships with internal network team & Production houses.

* Skills & Attributes for success

• Strong ideation, storytelling, creative and evaluation skills
• Good command over Tamil language and culture. 
• Knowledge of TV Production.
• Created and/or led highly successful fiction properties and proven team player and leader.
• Challenger attitude - Never settle for less and willing to take risks. 
• Excellent communication, persuasion & negotiation skills.
• Excellent Problem solving & decision-making skills.
• Performance Measures
• Usage of storytelling techniques and emotional appeal to connect with viewers.
• Get the shows to leadership position and continue to lead.
• Timely Execution and meeting show deadlines.
• Break the template of the tried and tested storytelling format.
• Shows viewership in terms of time spent relative market share and reach.
• Consumer insights incorporated into shows.
• 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

* Preferred Education & Experience

•       Graduate and/ or P.G. in Mass Communication, Film & TV Production

•       Any course in writing/visual media will be an added advantage.

•       Candidates from the TV/Broadcast/OTT industry will be preferred.

•       Story/screenplay writers with Tamil language proficiency (read, write, and speak)

•       Candidates with minimum 6-10 years of work experience in visual media, channel, or production house.

•       GEC experience will be an added advantage.

•       Individuals with basic computer knowledge, familiarity with other GEC shows, the ability to prepare comprehensive research documents, extensive reading habits.

•       Understand and analyze BARC ratings and make content changes to impact viewership