Current Vacancies at Media24 (Pty) Ltd

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

Sales performance

• Meeting targets by building strong relationships with clients by understanding their logistics requirements and providing timely and relevant solutions.
• Engage in consultative selling, actively listening to clients' needs and presenting appropriate logistics services that align with their business goals.
• Reporting on sales activity with clear pipeline movements to reach individual targets.

Product knowledge

• Address customer inquiries and concerns promptly and professionally, ensuring excellent customer service throughout the sales process.
• Acquire a deep understanding of our eCommerce logistics offerings, pricing, and service capabilities, that includes eCommerce fulfilment, warehousing and Last Mile Solutions.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to effectively communicate the value of our services to clients.

Client relationships

• Forming new relationships with relevant clientele and building your own pipeline.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with the logistics team to ensure smooth service delivery and exceed customer expectations.
• Work closely with the marketing team to support promotional activities, campaigns, and lead generation efforts specific to eCommerce logistics.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• A relevant sales or marketing qualification.
• 5 years’ proven management sales experience; Experience in relevant field (Media).
• Advertising or media experience
• Supervisory or management experience advantageous. 
• Proficiency in relevant software applications and packages

Skills & Competencies 

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Relationship building
• Analytical thinking
• Adaptability
• Innovative
• Leadership skills
• Pressure resilience
• Attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create new accounts and capture data on the debtors’ system.
• Verify and control credit applications for new clients as outlined in the credit rules and policies.
• Prepare credit applications for approval by the Supervisor or Credit Manager.
• Conduct Credit Bureau inquiries.
• Follow up and report daily on outstanding documentation required from relevant departments (e.g. customer application forms.)
• Prepare and capture journals and transactions.
• Reconcile payments and deposits with bank statements daily, capture bank deposits and receipts.
• Handle queries with the various banking institutions.
• Notify superior of any suspicious or potentially fraudulent payments.
• Prepare reconciliations of customer accounts.
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements and payments and ensure the timeous collection of outstanding and arrear accounts in accordance with collection procedures.
• Report on bad debt and the recovery thereof and escalate when required.
• Maintain an efficient filing system in respect of accounting data, records, contracts, and invoices.
• Prepare files for handover to external debt collectors.

 Requirements and experience: 

• Grade 12
• Must have administration experience.
• Efficient and deadline driven.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of book master.

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Main purpose of the role

Analyse technology, revenue, economic, digital, advertising and media landscape trends to identify revenue growth opportunities for the Media24 News portfolio.  The Digital Sales Strategist is responsible for using these trends to build and optimize innovative and strategic campaigns for clients using Media24’s digital products and other opportunities within the Media24 portfolio.

This position will be based in Capetown and is an in office position.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for Adspace24’s digital revenue objectives and advertising implementation team;
• Lead innovation for the rest of the team, enabling constant improvement in performance and hence enabling continuous achievement of sales targets as well as the business’s overall targets.
• Analyse data sets from existent campaigns to influence strategies for upcoming campaigns in addition to considering performance metrics and behavioral targeting, which guarantees continual improvement in the advertising operations department, in turn leading to the achievement of sales objectives and the achievement of the business’s overall targets
• Continuous analysis of M24 News portfolio and developing of strategic interventions where required;
• Research and analyse trends and market/business/industry intelligence in order to identify opportunities for revenue growth;
• Analyse major-client financial results to inform client-centric sales strategies;
• Work closely with media strategists and sales managers to identify solutions for clients;
• Management of post-sale implementation function in order to ensure campaign / client KPI’s are met;
• Utilise the information gained from business units to identify potential opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell to existing and new clients;
• Build effective relationships and networks internally and externally;
• Work directly and collaboratively with development, commercial, editorial, operations, marketing, creative teams (internal and external) and customers in an effort to inform and implement product and advertising operational improvements that create commercial value for Media24 News portfolio;
• If appropriate, attend client presentations to present innovative and strategic solutions or post-campaign feedback.

Skills and competencies

• A team-player that is comfortable in dealing with high levels of complexity
• Excellent understanding of technology and digital media industry
• Significant knowledge of digital advertising (paid, search, social) trends and its application to digital strategy on a client-specific basis
• Excellent knowledge of ad-serving technology and analytics / tracking products (DMP’s, DFP etc.)
• Current knowledge of business and financial news
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate analysis into strategy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate and interact effectively at all levels
• Conceptual thinking that is grounded in client needs, trends and innovation in the digital landscape
• Creativity
• Innovation
• Results driven
• Highly collaborative and able to work with multi-functional teams
• Business and commercial acumen

Qualification

• University degree or postgraduate qualification in the relevant field. Eg. Marketing, Communications Business or equivalent years in related field
• B.Com Marketing

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years experience in digital media advertising at a Media Owner or client service at digital agency (at mid-senior level)
• Experience in digital advertising sales at senior level

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of Digital Media Landscape.
• Knowledge of Digital Measurement, Ad-Serving, Tracking tools and interpretation of results.
• Existing client relationships.
• Existing relationships with internal stakeholders

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Main purpose of the role

Analyse the regional media landscape trends to identify revenue growth opportunities for the Media24 local titles portfolio.  The  strategist is responsible for using trends to build and optimize innovative advertising campaigns for clients across all Media24’s local title brands.

This position will be based in Cape Town and office based.

Key responsibilities:

• To be a conduit between the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Central regions, Adspace24 KAM’s and clients
• Co-create sales opportunities with brands and sales teams
• Initiate weekly operational meetings with regional advertising/sales managers
• Collaborate with editors for commercial opportunities
• Plan and implement workshops and agency activations for brands/regions
• Conceptualise new concepts for the local titles
• Build sales packages for peak trading periods
• Manage workflow on e-inserts for the local title brands
• Continuous analysis of the local titles portfolio and developing of strategic interventions where required
• Research and analyse trends and market/business/industry intelligence in order to identify opportunities for revenue growth
• Analyse clients strategies and align with opportunities for Media24 local titles
• Work closely with media strategists and sales managers to identify solutions for clients
• Build effective relationships and networks internally and externally
• Work directly and collaboratively with development, commercial, editorial, operations, marketing, distribution, printers and customers in an effort to inform and implement product and advertising operational improvements that create commercial value for the portfolio of brands

Skills and competencies

• A team-player that is comfortable in dealing with high levels of complexity
• Excellent understanding of the local media industry
• Significant knowledge of print advertising
• Excellent knowledge of market trends and analytics
• Current knowledge of community, business and financial news
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate analysis into strategy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate and interact effectively at all levels
• Conceptual thinking that is grounded in client needs, trends and innovation in the print landscape
• Creativity
• Innovation
• Results driven
• Highly collaborative and able to work with multi-functional teams
• Business and commercial acumen

Required

Qualification

• University degree or postgraduate qualification in the relevant field. Eg. Marketing, Communications Business or equivalent years in related field
• Marketing, Administration

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years experience in media advertising at a Media Owner or client service at agency
• (at mid-senior level)
• Experience in community newspaper environment and advertising sales

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of Local Media Landscape.
• Existing client relationships.
• Existing relationships with internal stakeholders

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Main purpose of the role:
Perform routine clerical and financial administrative tasks to ensure sound and accurate
financial procedures.

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification.
• General finance and administrative work experience.
• Proficiency in relevant software packages and applications.

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out select financial administration tasks (depending on division requirements) relating to debtor’s and/or creditor’s accounts that may include all or some of the following tasks:
• Capture accounting transactions;
• Prepare reconciliations of accounts in the ledger;
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements and payments;
• Maintain a filing system in respect of accounting data, records, contracts and invoices;
• Maintain tracking systems;
• Attend to queries.
• Contribute towards financial reporting requirements as directed by Accountant
• Extract information and data for the analysis of accounts, consolidate information and prepare spreadsheets;
• Provide periodic reports and reconciliation supporting schedules as directed from time to time; and Assist in preparing monthly accounting schedules and reports in line with audit requirements.

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Main Purpose of the Job

Netwerk24 is looking for an excellent general reporter to report from Johannesburg. 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.

Closing Date: 26 September 2023

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What the job entails:

• Manage the planning, coordination, and execution of multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring all projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Manage and maintain post-production and administrative processes to completion including, but not limited to the trafficking of campaign reports, updating campaign inventory document, competition administration, A-Z indexing, TASTE mailbox management as well as assisting multimedia designer with the archiving of content.
• Manage and maintain excellent relationships with freelancers, suppliers, and outsourced service providers, ensuring all external service providers supporting the team are suitably qualified, competent, working closely alongside suppliers and internal teams from initial concept, briefing and pre-production through to final execution to ensure alignment to project goals and deliverables.
• Receive briefs, co-ordinate meetings and manage activities of internal resources accordingly, and support the team aligned to project goals and deliverables;
• Direct and monitor workflow & communication between teams on a daily basis, implementing timely corrective actions to keep projects on track and assisting teams where necessary to ensure project completion.
• Escalate resource needs and timeline issues with GOM promptly.
• Keep track of commercial campaigns daily to ensure paid content goes up timeously and client expectations are met.
• Assist team members where required on all platforms eg basketing of recipes, image research, making of PDFs for freelance contributors. 
• Evaluate outcomes and identify areas for process improvement, streamlining workflows, and implementing best practices.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, as well as any industry regulations and standards throughout project execution.
• Maintain clear and concise communication throughout each project, including project briefs and progress reports, and ensure all relevant files are correctly saved and archived for audit purposes.

What you should have:

• Bachelor's degree in project management or a related qualification
• At least 2 years proven experience as a production and or project manager, preferably in an agency environment
• A thorough understanding of media content production across multiple platforms (print, digital and video)
• A proven track record of planning and managing integrated, content-driven campaigns and/or projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• A high proficiency in relevant software and applications, including but not limited to MS Office and Asana with basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop & Indesign and CHASE an advantage
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work with teams across multiple levels of seniority to achieve project goals.
• Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to adapt to changing project requirements.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a part of a team.