JOB DESCRIPTION – Master Trainers (Multiple Specializations)

Position Title: Next Creata – Master Trainer (TV / Radio / Graphics / Post-Production / Digital Media Distribution)

Department: Marketing & Ventures

Reports To: Curriculum and Training Manager

Works Closely With: Job Placement Coordinator, Downstream Partner Manager, MEAL Team

Location: Kampala + periodic travel to partner training hubs

Contract Type: Full-time

Role Purpose

Master Trainers are responsible for delivering hands-on, practical, project-based media training to young women in the Uganda Creatives Program. The role ensures that learners gain real production skills, build professional discipline, and graduate with portfolio–ready work that can be used to secure paid opportunities in the industry.

Master Trainers are expected to train like working professionals — not theorists. This is a production-floor training environment.

Responsibilities

A. Training Delivery

• Plan and deliver structured, practical training sessions using approved curriculum modules.
• Teach using real industry workflows, production tools, timelines, briefs, and collaborative team assignments.
• Conduct daily practical exercises, drills, guided editing/production tasks, and performance check-ins.

B. Project Supervision & Output Quality

• Lead the development of team-based production projects (e.g., short films, shows, radio segments, graphic promo packs).
• Guide learners through pre-production, production, and post-production phases.
• Ensure each trainee graduates with at least one polished portfolio project.

C. Mentorship & Professional Readiness

Coach learners on:

• Professional discipline
• On-set etiquette
• Client communication
• Creative collaboration
• Delivering to deadlines
• Conduct periodic 1-on-1 mentorship check-ins.

D. Assessment & Reporting

• Track participant attendance, progress, and competencies.
• Provide weekly learner skills assessment updates to the Curriculum & Training Manager.
• Identify top talents for internship and work placement pipelines.

E. Training Environment & Safeguarding

• Support a safe, respectful, inclusive learning environment.
• Model anti-harassment, gender-inclusive studio conduct.
• Report safeguarding concerns immediately according to program protocol.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated professional expertise in one of the listed specializations (portfolio needed).
• Experience training, supervising, or coaching junior creators or media students (formal or informal).
• Familiarity with collaborative creative workflows.
• Share a Portfolio of work done
• A Degree or Diploma is an added advantage

Competency & Behavioural Expectations

• Hands-on. Patient. Professional.
• Able to explain HOW and WHY — not just show WHAT.
• Passionate about youth development and creative empowerment.
• Respectful and comfortable working with first-time learners / entry-level creatives.

SPECIALIZATION INSERTS. Choose one out of the 5

A. Master Trainer – TV Production

Required Technical Skills

• Studio and field camera operation
• Lighting workflows
• Script supervision / production planning
• Multi-camera recording or live studio workflow
• Voice direction and presenter coaching

Preferred Tools

• Camera kits (Canon/Sony), teleprompters, Blackmagic ATEM, Premiere / DaVinci Resolve

B. Master Trainer – Radio Production & Podcasting

Required Technical Skills

• Live and recorded radio programming
• Storyboarding & scriptwriting for audio
• Voice recording & microphone technique
• Audio editing and sound design
• Show hosting, panel format guidance

Preferred Tools

• Adobe Audition, Reaper, ProTools, Zoom H-series recorders, Rode microphones

C. Master Trainer – Broadcast Graphic Design & Motion Graphics

Required Technical Skills

• Designing for broadcast frames, lower thirds, tickers, transitions
• Animation workflows
• Visual identity development for shows / segments

Preferred Tools

• Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, Blender (bonus)

D. Master Trainer – Post-Production (Editing & Sound)

Required Technical Skills

• Editing multi-layer timeline projects
• Sound balancing, colour grading, captioning
• Story pacing and visual rhythm
• Export formats for TV / online

Preferred Tools

• DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Audition

E. Master Trainer – Digital Distribution & Audience Growth

Required Technical Skills

• Platform-first content packaging (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram)
• Analytics interpretation & content strategy
• Digital storytelling formats & trends
• Campaign structure for creator growth
• A Portfolio of Projects worked on

Preferred Tools

• Meta Business Suite, YouTube Studio, TikTok analytics tools, Canva/CapCut

Performance Indicators

Success will be measured by:

• Cohort attendance & completion rates
• Number and quality of portfolio projects completed
• Demonstrated skill improvement among trainees
• Positive learner evaluations
• Graduates are successfully being placed into paid creative work

• Plan and deliver structured, practical training sessions using approved curriculum modules.
• Teach using real industry workflows, production tools, timelines, briefs, and collaborative team assignments.
• Conduct daily practical exercises, drills, guided editing/production tasks, and performance check-ins.
• Lead the development of team-based production projects (e.g., short films, shows, radio segments, graphic promo packs).
• Guide learners through pre-production, production, and post-production phases.
• Ensure each trainee graduates with at least one polished portfolio project.
• Coach learners on: Professional discipline, On-set etiquette, Client communication, Creative collaboration, Delivering to deadlines
• Conduct periodic 1-on-1 mentorship check-ins.
• Track participant attendance, progress, and competencies.
• Provide weekly learner skills assessment updates to the Curriculum & Training Manager.
• Identify top talents for internship and work placement pipelines.
• Support a safe, respectful, inclusive learning environment.
• Model anti-harassment, gender-inclusive studio conduct.
• Report safeguarding concerns immediately according to program protocol.

• Studio and field camera operation
• Lighting workflows
• Script supervision / production planning
• Multi-camera recording or live studio workflow
• Voice direction and presenter coaching
• Live and recorded radio programming
• Storyboarding & scriptwriting for audio
• Voice recording & microphone technique
• Audio editing and sound design
• Show hosting, panel format guidance
• Designing for broadcast frames, lower thirds, tickers, transitions
• Animation workflows
• Visual identity development for shows / segments
• Editing multi-layer timeline projects
• Sound balancing, colour grading, captioning
• Story pacing and visual rhythm
• Export formats for TV / online
• Platform-first content packaging (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram)
• Analytics interpretation & content strategy
• Digital storytelling formats & trends
• Campaign structure for creator growth
• Familiarity with collaborative creative workflows

• Demonstrated professional expertise in one of the listed specializations (portfolio needed).
• Experience training, supervising, or coaching junior creators or media students (formal or informal).
• Familiarity with collaborative creative workflows.
• Share a Portfolio of work done
• A Degree or Diploma is an added advantage
• Hands-on. Patient. Professional.
• Able to explain HOW and WHY — not just show WHAT.
• Passionate about youth development and creative empowerment.
• Respectful and comfortable working with first-time learners / entry-level creatives.