Media Buyer at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

Introduction    

• Implement and execute media plans across all generic advertising channels in order to meet deadlines, reduce cost and enhance future business growth.

Specification    
Buying

• Negotiate with vendors on product assortment and price. Involves working either on a small to medium category of products, merchandise or services or on specified products and services within a large category. Responsible for updating the planning department on rate changes and buying implementation status. Achieve effective generic media buying through building long and short term media partner relationships.

Document Management

• Create and ensure compliance with a global company wide document management system. Ensure that accurate rates balance on all media software platforms and reflect on planning documents.

Document Preparation

• Prepare documents using a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Office. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports.

Budgeting and Costing

• Track budgets and report variances to more senior colleagues.

Contract Management

• Deliver required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Support stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, and events.

Marketing Planning

• Contribute information to marketing and campaign plans. Collaborate with planning department on a continuous basis to ensure that all media plans are effectively implemented to achieve the Group Marketing Target.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. Keep up to date with developments in the market in order to identify, explore and possibly implement media innovation and improvement.

Marketing

• Use the marketing system and protocols to deliver mostly routine support services. Ensure that all radio, TV, print and outdoor bookings are made in line with media buying timelines to ensure that all media plans are implemented.

Brand

• Use the brand management system and protocols to deliver mostly routine support services. Assist in the effective creation and maintenance of media brand strategy launches to achieve optimal return on investment.

Requirements    

• General Education
• Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential);
• Relevant 3 year Business related degree / diploma in Marketing, Media, Agency, Advertising or related (Essential)

General Experience

• 2 – 3 years experience in Media buying environment (Essential);
• Experience within the financial services industry (Advantageous)

Closing Date:12th, April 2022