eMedia Investments Internship: Quality Assurance Reviewer
eMedia, in proud partnership with MICT SETA (Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority), is offering a 12-month Internship Programme for the year 2025/2026. The Intern will be hosted at e.tv Cape Town in the position of Quality Assurance Reviewer Intern.
Location
Cape Town
Job Type
Fixed-Term, Internship
About the Job
The individual in the role is required to view material intended for broadcasting on eMedia’s network of channels and complete quality assurance review of this material, ensuring that it meets the e.tv technical standards and complies with specifications of the various channels. The individual in the role is also required to ensure material information is timeously loaded on the Broadcast Management System.
About the Company
e.tv is South Africa’s biggest independent and free-to-air television channel. Established in 1998, the channel has been in existence for over two decades and appeals to all races, genders, ages, and income groups. As the most viewed English Channel in the country, we are the destination of choice for local and international entertainment, the ultimate home of great stories.
Roles and Responsibilities
Quality Assurance
- Analysing audio and video quality of programmes in real-time.
- Ensuring that the technical requirements and/or quality of all media operations material is in line with the Internal and External broadcasting specifications.
- Ensuring that all timings and other relevant information are correctly loaded on the Media and Broadcasting Management systems.
- Ensuring that all material required for broadcasts are ingested and a quality assurance review is performed on ingested material as per the schedule.
- Ensuring the correct material is captured and conforms to broadcast standards.
- Evaluating images and processes through PSE (Photosensitive Epilepsy) test, when required.
- Mastering finished material timeously and archiving existing projects.
- Flagging any classification queries to be delivered.
- Ensuring that all relevant components (audio mixes, textless elements, etc.) are ingested on International Masters.
- Reviewing and responding to daily shift and missing media reports when on shift.
Editing
- Editing material as and when required according to stakeholder requirements.
- Formatting multiple file wrappers and codecs.
Reporting
- Technical issues are promptly resolved or escalated to the supervisor.
- Detailed non-TX reports are compiled, clearly outlining errors and associated timings.
- Accurate records are kept, and feedback reports are shared accordingly.
- Shift reports are addressed, with relevant feedback communicated to stakeholders.
Ingest/Workflow
- Files are organized according to standard operating procedures.
- Live recordings are properly identified, set up, captured, and processed in time for rebroadcast.
- Media reports are completed before log downloads, and DBIs are processed ahead of transmission.
- Broadcast material is ingested as scheduled, with quality checks performed.