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The following position is now open within the NZ On Screen team:
CONTENT DIRECTOR
Are you someone who is:
- knowledgeable …. about television and film in NZ both past and present, and about the internet and working online
- strategic …. can devise and apply a strategy
- enthusiastic …. about the creation of NZ On Screen – a site that allows the audience to appreciate the history, depth and richness of the NZ screen and music industry
- motivated …. to make things happen, solve problems, get things done
- organised …. know your way around a spreadsheet, can spell database, find files on a computer and follow a plan
- local …. based in Wellington
- looking for a job?
We are looking for someone who is all those things, and who would like to join our team as the Content Director.
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Job Description:
The Content Director will be responsible for the following:
- An accurate, rigorous and diverse selection of content for NZ On Screen: broadcast content is a primary focus, with film, music and other digital content included as it is prioritised.
- The development and execution of a long term content plan that will keep the site relevant and exciting for its audience.
- Facilitation of the NZ On Screen Curatorial Panel meetings and agenda. This panel assesses content on the site and in the pipeline, and establishes planning and priorities for upcoming content on the site.
- Liaison with and reporting to the NZ On Screen trust regarding content planned for the website on a regular basis.
- The Content Director will maintain and evolve the policy guidelines for content on the site, and be responsible for establishing the selection criteria that will be applied throughout the year to new content.
The role will include:
- Creation of a strategy and project plan for ongoing content inclusion in the site, together with the Curatorial Panel, to be approved by the Trust
- Developing a robust process for selection of content in accordance with the priorities agreed with the Trust
- Selection and evaluation of footage for the website
- Liaising with moving image and sound content repositories and content creators (along with other members of the NZ On Screen team) to source and select content. (e.g. The Film Archive, TVNZ Archives, Archives NZ, Te Mangai Paho, Maori Television, TV3/C4, TVNZ, and independent production companies).
- Liaison with the Industry Liaison and Rights Clearance team to initiate contacts and establish contracts with copyright holders
- Working directly with the Editor to select themes and titles for sourcing
- Help to devise marketing and communications opportunities to promote the site
- Ensure that the content plan and selection dovetail with communication and promotional activities for the site
The position is full-time or 80%, starting as soon as possible.
If you’re interested in applying for the position, please send a cover letter and your CV to brenda at nzonscreen.com
Applications close Wednesday 1 October.
[Clare O'Leary, who has been the Content Director thus far, has helped to bring the site to fruition. Clare is now going to run ScreenTalk, the video blog part of the website. We are looking for someone to help us take take the site to the next level.]
NZ On Screen would like to congratulate all the winners in the Qantas Film & Television Awards, 2008.
We would especially like to acknowledge members of our own team who won awards:
- Paul Stanley Ward (NZ On Screen Editor) won Best Screenplay for a Short Film, for The Grafitti of Mr Tupaia, produced by Pop Films
- Makerita Urale (writer for NZ On Screen), was the Director, Children of the Revolution, produced by Front of the Box Productions.
We look forward to profiling many of the winning film and television projects and creative teams on the NZ On Screen site.
Check out more awards and photos on STUFF.
We have succumbed to popular demand and set up an NZ On Screen group on Facebook!
Come join us there 
