SOCIAL & DIGITAL PRODUCER – NEIGHBOURS

"FremantleMedia Australia is the country’s market leader in the creation and production of entertainment brands."

"FMA produces some of the country’s most-viewed, most-talked about and highly respected programs."

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FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) is the country’s market leader in the creation and production of entertainment brands. FMA produces some of the country’s most viewed, most talked about and highly respected programs such as The X Factor, Family Feud, Neighbours, Wentworth and Grand Designs Australia. FMA is also the market leader in the creation and production of digital media content. 
FMA is currently seeking a Social & Digital Producer to join their Neighbours Production. This position will report to the Senior Social & Digital Producer - Neighbours and will be responsible for the creation and delivery of multi-platform digital and social media content for FMA’s premiere drama, Neighbours. This content will be published on official websites in Australia and the UK, and social media channels. 
The main responsibilities for this position will include: 

• Working with the Senior Social & Digital Producer and key production stakeholders to identify opportunities to extend key storylines into the digital space.
  
• Strategic forward planning of weekly multi-platform editorial in line with key story points for upcoming episodes.
  
• Project managing, producing, shooting and/or editing digital and social media content (video/still image etc) for the official website and social media platforms, ensuring all digital content is engaging, innovative, fun and shareable.
  
• Together with the Senior Social & Digital Producer, liaising with FM Marketing and Communications, Channel 5 and Network Ten for reversioning of content to UK and Australian audience and time zone, and bespoke requests.
  
• Maximising content acquisition with show talent for the series and leveraging talent owned social media channels.
  
• Together with the Senior Social & Digital Producer, planning and writing/scripting weekly digital content (episodic previews, behind-the-scenes interviews, galleries, editorial, Skype interviews, promos etc).
  
• Live community engagement on official Neighbours social media platforms during broadcast in Australian time zone.
  
• Responsible for quality control and the maintenance of a high level of production values. 
  
• Working with the Head of Digital & Social Content and Senior Social & Digital Producer to deliver to the high-level annual digital strategy as agreed with the Executive Producer and Director of Drama.
  
• Continually innovating and optimising digital and social media content to maximise commercial return for networks multi-platform.
  
• Optimisation of digital and social content on an on-going basis as needed. 
  
• Monitoring key soap and drama competitors locally and globally throughout the year to ensure Neighbours remains ahead of the innovation curve.
  
  

To be successful in securing this role the candidate should possess 2 years relevant industry experience coupled with a love and extensive knowledge of television/pop culture. The right candidate will be experienced in creating online content, have previous experience in editorial/journalism/feature-writing and be an active user of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. Additionally, the successful candidate will possess excellent written and verbal skills and have experience using Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Sitecore CMS or equivalent. Basic shoot and edit experience would be advantageous.

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