Current Roles at Media24 (Pty) Ltd

Main Purpose of the Job            

Online advertising (web, mobile, e-mail) sales

• Responsible and accountable for managing the relationship, advertising activities and revenue inflow from advertising clients (Netwerk24 of web & mobile sites)

Job Outputs     

• Present, promote and sell products/services using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers
• Perform cost-benefit and needs analysis of existing/potential customers to meet their needs
• Establish, develop, and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Reach out to customer leads through cold calling
• Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes
• Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments
• Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
• Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends

• Identify and generate new business opportunities ongoing to achieve predetermined sales targets.
• Prepare and present sales proposals and presentations to new and existing clients to negotiate and close deals.
• Create tailored solutions that meet the client’s short and long-term needs.
• Build strategic working relationships with clients and maintain a high level of client contact (telephonic, email communication and face to face) to ensure that their specific requirements are addressed, to monitor and grow existing business.
• Analyse potential sales opportunities by using data analyses, segmented research, and information available to identify the needs most required and valued by these clients.
• Provide professional and exceptional client service in all interactions with clients.
• Keep all administrative work updated including service level agreements and contracts.
• Report on sales and achievements as required (weekly and monthly); and
• Maintain a high level of relevant industry knowledge.

Skill and Competencies

• The ability to create and maintain good relationships with client accounts
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to work under pressure
• Must be confident with the ability to self-manage activities, yet able to work very closely with a team
• Able to identify and realize revenue opportunities related to online advertising
• Attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to take initiative
• Must be able to balance a creative and business approach
• Must be passionate about online advertising and marketing

Qualifications and Experience  

• At least 2 year’s online advertising sales experience
• Senior Certificate (tertiary qualification in marketing will be advantageous)
• An established base of advertising clients and accounts will be advantageous
• Fully computer literate (Microsoft end-user)
• Knowledge of Web Analytic tools advantageous
• Experience dealing with advertising agencies.

Closing Date: 28 September 2023

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Main purpose of the role:

• To provide an efficient administration service to the relevant department in order to facilitate the effective operation of the department.

Key responsibilities:

(The primary tasks, functions and deliverables of the role)

• Provide general administrative support to the relevant departments;
• Provide support in connection with the preparation, collation and distribution of documents;
• Perform data capturing as required on SAP correctly and accurately,
• Capturing of New Vendor Information into SAP,
• Take receipt of and send emails on behalf of the department;
• Assist with Customer queries and resolve queries
• Compiling of reports on Spend Reports,
• Collation and capturing of BBBEE and Tax Affidavit Data of Vendors,
• Responsible for the filing of all documentation, as well as the maintenance of the filing system
• ensure that the department meets all operational targets, both creating value for the business and meeting internal and external customer service level agreements;
• Build effective, value adding, transparent relationships with all stakeholders (customers, suppliers and employees) through regular communication, reporting and personal interaction,
• Contribute to the effective management of company assets and minimize loss through adherence to all relevant company standard operating procedures;
• Seek to continuously develop knowledge and information about the competitor actively and communicate this to relevant departments and the company;
• Quality control of teams, in terms of service levels, delivery frequency and standard operating procedures

Skills and competencies: (The abilities that the individual needs in order to perform this role effectively)

• Attention to detail
• Methodical
• Customer focus
• Good written communication skills
• Good verbal communication skills
• Analytical

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 1-year administrative experience
• Preferably SAP Experience MS Office
• Proficiency in relevant software packages and applications

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Main purpose of the role:

• To manage all in and outbound operations functions of our Book Distribution effort from initial stock engagement to dispatch from Book Operations Hub to Retail, with focus on Reverse Logistics receiving from Retail which includes Inventory management and accurate stock control to identify misplaced stock or stock in shortage and damaged stock.

Key responsibilities:

BOOK INVENTORY MANAGEMENT.

• Manage all Book Inventory from receipt from CT Bulk to dispatch and return to CT Bulk

• Handle any query with regard to stock movements from the client service department/account manager, checking for discrepancies/shortages/queries, and providing feedback to the client services department/account manager.
• Conduct regular counts as per pre-defined count schedule.
• If the stock cannot be found, make the necessary adjustments on the relevant Warehouse Management system.
• Provide input for weekly and monthly scheduled and Adhoc reporting.
• Participate in stock take, including coordinating the paper flow during stock take, stock capturing, and running of reports.
• Ensure a clean and dust free Book storage environment of all Book Inventory

PICK AND PACK

• Pick and pack all RO and Rpl stock and place on designated outbound pallets per route
• Successful outbound pallet management and collection of full Book on sale schedule per route

MANAGE REFUSAL STOCK

• Provide a weekly retailer refusal report by Route with reason for refusal
• Load refusal stock in Warehouse Management system; Plant Counted Stock 

REVERSE LOGISTICS BOOK RECEIVING

• Record all Depot & ISP Receiving on an Excel Master
• Successfully collate all Book receiving and allocate to appropriate storage i.e. Depot VS Bulk
• Books received cleaned and placed in appropriate storage within 12 hours with counts to Book team every Friday in am
• Proactively keeping an awareness of possible stock misplacement to be rectified and reported; and re-allocated to correct storage location in Book Operations Hub

Skills and competencies:

• Problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Good verbal communication skills
• Good written communication skills

Requirements

• Grade 12/NQF 4 equivalent.
• 1-2 years’ administration experience, preferably in a distribution/warehousing environment.
• Must be proficient in WMS; Highly proficient in relevant software packages and applications.

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Main purpose of the role

• To generate sales, service a portfolio of accounts and maximize revenue and account handling in order to sell the Company's products/services within the geographic or product boundaries and thereby meet predetermined targets, revenue and circulation. Expertise in Cape Town geographic areas is essential.

Key outputs

• Assist the wider team to grow smaller accounts to become Key Accounts for the business and implement procedures to ensure that they receive premium customer service
• Develop and implement account plans and approaches in line with the overall strategy formulated by the Supply Manager
• Identify and generate new business opportunities for customers on an ongoing basis in order to achieve predetermined sales targets, revenue and circulation
• Prepare and present sales proposals and presentations to existing clients in order to negotiate and close deals
• Create tailored solutions which meet the client’s short and long-term needs
• Build strategic working relationships with clients and maintain a high level of client contact (telephonic / face to face) to ensure that their specific requirements are addressed, in order to monitor and grow existing business
• Provide professional and exceptional client service in all interactions with clients
• Closely monitor competitors and maintain client database
• Keep all administrative work updated
• Report on sales opportunities and achievements as required (daily/weekly / monthly)
• Maintain a high level of relevant industry knowledge
• Detail Forecasting by publication down to the lowest level
• Highly proficient in relevant software packages and applications, especially Excel and Power-point
• Effective time-management skills (good at planning, organizing, and meeting deadlines)
• Strong focus on and attention to detail
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• Manage the publication from the point of scheduling to the point of consumption, liaising with all relevant parties including the Distribution Division, Retail and Demand Planners to give best possible service and to minimize costs
• Utilize software tools to finalize publication requirements and to validate specifications during development/ testing and launch of new publications
• Handle all logistical aspects regarding the publication
• Interact with the Category manager regarding the sales performance of the publication by analyzing the different sales channels
• Manage all administrative tasks involved in the day to day operations of the publication
• Analyze and report on promotions and sales initiatives
• Responsible for declaring ABC and geographical sales figures within set timelines
• Manage back copies and special requests from Key Account Managers/publishers
• Demand Planner interaction, whereby you work together to formulate the best possible opportunities for each Publication within each Retail group

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary education in sales, marketing and/or logistics
• 3-5 years’ experience within a sales / target driven environment including experience managing accounts
• Proficiency in relevant software packages and applications
• Knowledge of sales strategies and concepts
• Good understanding of developing sales reports

Priority Skills and Competencies

• Forecasting Knowledge and or affiliation for numbers
• Sales trend Analysis
• Deadline driven
• Able to work under extreme pressure, and flexible working hours
• Apply logical thinking to incorporate operational needs
• Able to work in structured fashion in an ever-changing environment
• Building customer relationships

Additional Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Negotiation skills
• Goal orientated and motivated to succeed
• Organizational and administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• Presentation skills
• Team player

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Main purpose of the role:

The multimedia editor oversees the strategic and creative execution of video and audio content on News24. The editor heads up and manages the multimedia department of journalists, editors and content producers who are based in Cape Town and Johannesburg

Key responsibilities:

• Identify and conceptualise strong, unique, multimedia stories;
• Grow the video audience on digital platforms, through breaking news video and well-produced documentaries;
• Conceptualise and execute our audio strategy with a focus on podcasts;
• Ensure the video and audio content produced is of a high standard, in a fast turnaround time that is related to current news and lifestyle events as per our business requirements;
• Manage the multimedia team’s output and quality of work;
• Manage the budgetary requirements of the multimedia team;
• Monthly reporting analysing site traffic - provide weekly and monthly reports analysing video trends, audience engagement and content reach;
• Stay abreast of online video industry standards and techniques, changing digital technology, journalism trends and multimedia competitors;
• Liaise closely with the heads of fast and in-depth news to determine the daily news diary and long-term projects.

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent manager of people with the ability to delegate and manage complex projects;
• Thorough understanding of the video and audio production process;
• Thorough understanding of the South African current affairs and political landscape;
• Understanding of relevant analytics platforms, including Oovvuu, YouTube and Google Analytics;
• The ability to perform work of high-quality under pressure;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Goal-driven with the proven ability to achieve targets.

Qualifications and experience:

• Minimum of ten years’ experience in a national newsroom;
• Background in broadcast, audio or online video publishing;
• At least three years’ in a multimedia role supervising a team;
• Video and camera editing skills;
• A relevant tertiary qualification.

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Job Description

The successful candidate will set News24’s national news agenda while managing a team of news editors and news reporters. He/she will be responsible for executing news coverage across the country. The job entails creating and maintaining a professional newsroom environment, and instilling a culture where work ethic, self-starting initiative, and high journalistic standard is paramount. The Head of News is the lynchpin in the newsroom and determines the national conversation.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification;
• 7-10 years of editorial experience with at least two years of editorial management;
• Experience in running a newsroom in a national news environment;
• Experience in an online news environment;
• Thorough working knowledge of newsroom management and the media environment;
• A well-established contact base.

Skills & Competencies

• A clear understanding of news, society and politics
• Excellent people management skills
• A thorough understanding and appreciation of digital media
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Exceptional time management skills and the ability to multitask effectively and finish projects on time
• Planning and organizing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Resilience and courage

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a national team of reporters and news editors;
• Responsible for News24’s daily news offering, ensuring that it meets quality requirements and deadlines;
• Ensuring that News24 is first in breaking trusted news through quality reporting;
• The ability to identify and evaluate news articles under tight deadlines;
• Produce a comprehensive news diary daily;
• Co-ordinate news gathering daily to achieve deadlines;
• Identify and develop news stories, news themes and strong follow-up angles;
• Remain on top of the national news agenda and keep abreast of breaking news on other platforms;
• Liaise with and co-ordinate news coverage from other sections, the bureaus and regional offices;
• Liaise with the audience engagement editor and production team to optimise the distribution of news content;
• Closely liaise with the multimedia editor to identify and assign visual stories;
• Brief and debrief reporters on stories, and
• Monitor the progress of articles and reports throughout the news cycle.

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Main Purpose of the Job

Netwerk24 is looking for an excellent general reporter to report from Pretoria. The reporter must be able to source, investigate and report. The journalist should have an existing and extensive contact network. The suitable candidate will have the ability to get the story behind the story and gather unique information that is not available elsewhere. The journalist should have a good understanding of digital journalism, be able to record video and take photos. The suitable candidate will be able to work quickly and under pressure.  The successful candidate must also be willing to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and public holidays from time to time.

Job Outputs 

• Identify stories.
• Report breaking news and write follow-up articles.
• Maintain a contact network.

Skills and Competencies

• The ability to work comfortably in a digital, multi-platform environment, with skills in social media, photography and videography.
• Excellent Afrikaans language and writing skills.
• Strong news sense.

Qualifications and Experience

• A relevant tertiary qualification.
• A valid driver's licence.
• At least 3 years’ experience as a reporter.

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Main Purpose of the Job/Hoof Verantwoordelikhede

• Work closely with journalists, photographers and other content creators to gather multimedia content.
• Edit and publish content on platforms such as Oovvuu, Iona and YouTube.
• Create own content in consultation with the line manager for multimedia.
• Handle live streaming of news conferences and other events.
• Record and edit podcasts.
• Keep studio and equipment in order.

Skills and competencies

• Operating video camera, lighting and audio epquiment
• Video editing with Premier Pro or comparable programme
• Podcast recording in studio, via phone line or on location
• Audio editing with Audition or comparable programme
• Livestreaming
• The ability to work under pressure in a digital, multiplatform environment which includes long hours and work on weekends. Must be able to work in a team and maintain good interpersonal relations.
• Excellent organisational skills in project planning and excecution.

Qualifications and experience/ Vereistes:

• Bewese ervaring as oudiovisiuele joernalis met toepaslike tersiêre kwalifikasie en minimum twee jaar werksondervinding.
• Geldige rybewys. Moet in vlot Afrikaans kan skryf en verslag kan doen.
• Proven experience as an audiovisual journalist. Relevant tertiary education and at least two years' working experience. Valid driver’s license. Must be able to write and report in fluent Afrikaans.

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Main Purpose of the Job/Hoof Verantwoordelikhede

• Work closely with journalists, photographers and other content creators to gather multimedia content.
• Edit and publish content on platforms such as Oovvuu, Iona and YouTube.
• Create own content in consultation with the line manager for multimedia.
• Handle live streaming of news conferences and other events.
• Record and edit podcasts.
• Keep studio and equipment in order.

Skills and competencies

• Operating video camera, lighting and audio epquiment
• Video editing with Premier Pro or comparable programme
• Podcast recording in studio, via phone line or on location
• Audio editing with Audition or comparable programme
• Livestreaming
• The ability to work under pressure in a digital, multiplatform environment which includes long hours and work on weekends. Must be able to work in a team and maintain good interpersonal relations.
• Excellent organisational skills in project planning and excecution.

Qualifications and experience/ Vereistes:

• Bewese ervaring as oudiovisiuele joernalis met toepaslike tersiêre kwalifikasie en minimum twee jaar werksondervinding.
• Geldige rybewys. Moet in vlot Afrikaans kan skryf en verslag kan doen.
• Proven experience as an audiovisual journalist. Relevant tertiary education and at least two years' working experience. Valid driver’s license. Must be able to write and report in fluent Afrikaans.