The Purpose of the Role:
- The individual in the role is required to manage the logs and schedules of the advertising inventory on assigned channels in the Broadcast Traffic System.
Key Deliverables:
Log scheduling and Coordination
- Pre-scheduling and scheduling all commercial elements accurately, timeously according to industry rules on assigned channels.
- Ensuring that resolving of breaks are made timeously and accurately.
- Reconciling daily logs timeously.
- Emailing as-runs timeously to research houses and assist with queries.
- Communicating exceptions to internal sales to update contracts.
- Following up with Internal Sales on outstanding codes and material.
- Ensuring that the correct media is selected before download.
- Adhering to all log deadlines.
- Ensuring that all late changes/bookings are actioned timeously.
- Collating and completing ad-hoc Reports when and if required.
- Ensuring that all aspects of Broadcast Traffic System and other systems in relation to the job is known.
Stakeholder Liaison and Support
- Liaising with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Providing necessary support to the Sales Team.
- Providing necessary support to the Log Scheduling Supervisor.
- Overseeing all Broadcast Traffic System functionality, testing and reporting in conjunction with IT.
Stakeholder Relationships
- Building, supporting and maintaining interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Key Performance Indicator 1 - Correct placement/positioning of commercial and sponsorship elements on daily logs.
- Key Performance Indicator 2 - Follow up on outstanding codes or material timeously.
- Key Performance Indicator 3 - Accurate communication with regards to late bookings, code changes, cancellations, etc.
- Key Performance Indicator 4 - Timeous reconciliation of daily logs.
- Key Performance Indicator 5 - Timeous distribution of reconciled logs to research houses.
- Budget Compliance - Meeting Complying with work rules, standards and methods and taking care to minimise waste.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements of the Role:
Qualifications - National Senior certificate
Experience - 1 year in Advertising / Sales
Technology Proficiency - Basic Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Language Proficiency - Advanced English
Technical / Job Specific Competencies:
- Accuracy / Attention to Detail - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
- Monitoring / Follow Up - Monitoring the results of delegations, assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individual and the characteristics of the assignment or project.
- Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
- Planning and Organising - Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
- Contributing to Team Success - Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.