Assistant Manager Content Regulation

Role: Assistant Manager - Content Regulation (Tamil)

Location: Chennai

About the Role:

JioStar is hiring for an Assistant Manager position in the Standard and Practices team. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that all content across GEC channels (Tamil) adheres to applicable regulatory frameworks internal policies and industry best practices. The role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify mitigate and manage content-related risks while supporting creative and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Vet and review all fiction and non-fiction content films promos clips commercials and social media assets from a content compliance and risk perspective.
• Proactively identify and flag potential violations of Broadcast compliance codes internal policies government and regulatory guidelines and applicable legal frameworks.
• Safeguard the brand by highlighting risks related to defamation copyright trademark reputational concerns and other compliance sensitivities.
• Collaborate on a day-to-day basis with cross-functional stakeholders including Content Marketing Operations Legal and Business teams to ensure smooth and timely compliance clearance.
• Build and maintain strong working knowledge of Indian content regulations and codes applicable to digital and television content (BCCC IBDF OTT Content Code CBFC ASCI etc.).

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong command overEnglish and Tamil(written and spoken); working knowledge of any other language is an added advantage.
• Sound understanding of Indian socio-political religious and cultural landscapes.
• Sensitivity to local customs social issues and human-interest subjects.
• Strong communication articulation and presentation skills.
• Ability to interpret content risks clearly and convey feedback in a balanced solution-oriented manner.

Personal Attributes:

• Genuine interest in Tamil and other regional content across TV and OTT platforms with awareness of current trends in the Indian broadcasting and OTT ecosystem.
• Active consumer of social media content (reels shorts stories etc.).
• Well-informed about current affairs and news developments.
• Detail-oriented organized self-motivated and accountable.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced high-pressure environments with tight and evolving broadcast timelines.

Qualification & Experience:

• 5 -7 years of relevant work experience.
• Candidates with experience in S&P/Content Compliance Entertainment Content or Programming are strongly preferred. (Priority will be given to profiles from existing GEC or OTT S&P teams)
• Profiles from content writing editing Journalism translators development or marketing may be considered provided they have a strong media and compliance orientation.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Media History Sociology Literature or a related discipline (Preferred but not mandatory)