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JOB PURPOSE  

•  The Ad Operations Executive is responsible for the flawless execution, monitoring, and optimisation of all digital advertising campaigns across SABC-owned and operated platforms — including SABC+, News, Sport, Radio, and Video Entertainment — as well as campaigns delivered through external sales partners (MediaMark, MediaNorth, and Arise/365 Digital) and programmatic supply partners (Castoola, Magnite, Adform, etc.). 
• The role ensures campaign delivery accuracy, platform compliance, and revenue assurance across both direct and programmatic channels. It combines trafficking, quality assurance, yield monitoring, and troubleshooting to safeguard revenue integrity and optimise performance across all sales streams. 

 MAIN OBJECTIVES (KEY PERFORMANCE AREA)  

JOB OUTPUTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION  

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 

CAMPAIGN TRAFFICKING & DELIVERY  

• Execute and QA all digital campaigns in Castoola and other ad servers (including partner servers). 
• Validate creatives, tags, click-through URLs, and placements before launch. 
• Monitor pacing, impressions, and delivery to ensure campaigns deliver booked revenue. 
• Troubleshoot trafficking, tag, or serving issues in collaboration with internal teams and external partners. 
• Support trafficking for campaigns sold through MediaMark, MediaNorth, and Arise/365. 

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT & OPTIMISATION  

• Support programmatic deal setups (e.g., PMP, open exchange) in collaboration with agencies and trading desks. 
• Monitor programmatic campaigns sold via SSPs such as Magnite, Adform, and Castoola, ensuring correct setup and pacing. 
• Assist with inventory forecasting and yield optimisation across SABC digital properties. 
• Apply data insights to improve campaign efficiency across CPM, CTR, and ROI metrics. 
• Stay up to date with industry ad tech trends, new formats, and partner capabilities. 
• Optimise floor prices, fill rates, and viewability metrics to maximise yield across SABC inventory. 
• Analyse revenue performance across direct, partner, and programmatic channels to identify optimisation opportunities. 

GOVERNANCE, REPORTING & COMPLIANCE  

• Ensure all campaigns comply with SABC policies, PFMA, and brand-safety standards. 
• Reconcile campaign delivery data with SAP bookings and partner reports. 
• Consolidate reporting across Castoola, Magnite, Adform, and partner systems for unified dashboards. 
• Identify and flag under-delivery or discrepancies early and coordinate recovery actions. 

PARTNER & STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION   

• Serve as operational liaison for external partners — MediaMark, MediaNorth, Arise/365 Digital — ensuring alignment on trafficking, QA, and reporting standards. 
• Coordinate daily with SSP account managers (Magnite, Adform, Castoola) for issue resolution and performance tracking. 
• Share performance insights with partners and sales teams to improve delivery consistency. 
• Support onboarding and training of partner teams on SABC’s trafficking and reporting workflows. 

KNOWLEDGE SHARING & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT   

• Stay updated on ad tech trends, emerging programmatic formats, and yield optimisation strategies. 
• Document best practices and assist in developing internal Ad Ops SOPs. 
• Participate in training sessions and cross-departmental learning to build capability within Sales and Ad Ops teams. 

INHERENT REQUIREMENT  

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• NQF 6-7 degree/diploma in Marketing, Media, Digital Business, or equivalent. 
• Short courses in Digital Advertising, Programmatic, OTT/CTV, or AdTech preferred 

EXPERIENCE: 

• 1-3 years in digital ad operations or campaign management, preferably in a broadcaster, publisher or ad tech environment 
• Hands-on experience with ad servers (Castoola, Google Ad Manager, Freewheel, Xandr) and SSPs (Magnite, Adform, etc.). 
• Familiarity with DSPs (DV360, The Trade Desk) and PMP/programmatic guaranteed workflows. 
• Proven experience in troubleshooting, trafficking, and reporting across multiple systems. 
• Exposure to working with external media sales partners or third-party vendors. 

KNOWLEDGE: 

• Solid understanding of ad trafficking, tagging, creative QA, and reporting processes. 
• Knowledge of programmatic ecosystems (SSP/DSP, PMP, and Open Exchange). 
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in campaign performance metrics (CPM, CTR, VTR, Fill Rate). 
• Ability to consolidate data from multiple ad tech platforms for actionable insights. 
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and adherence to compliance standards. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across internal teams and partner organisations. 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-platform broadcast environment. 

Deadline:10th February,2026

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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To produce, present and deliver Afrikaans Audio News and Current Affairs programmes and content and be part of a team that broadcasts, publishes and posts stories that are newsworthy, compelling, accurate and fair for the target audience.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Initiate and produce Afrikaans Audio News and Current Affairs content as assigned.
• Produce and present Current Affairs programmes, Special Programmes / Broadcasts and Outside Broadcasts.
• Identify, initiate, brainstorm, research, plan, record, produce, broadcast, publish and post Current Affairs content and stories that are newsworthy, compelling, accurate and fair for the target audience.
• Plan and deliver the content of identified Current Affairs stories and programmes.
• Adhere to the specific language requirements.
• Interpret and analyse the undercurrents in and subtexts of stories.
• Conduct field, archival and other research.
• Conduct interviews and Q&As.
• Write / script, translate, voice and package stories in Afrikaans.
• Deliver Current Affairs content / programmes on time.
• Establish and maintain solid news networks and contacts.
• Engage professionally with the target audience to promote and enhance News and Current Affairs, including on social media.
• Adhere to South Africa’s Constitution, all laws, ICASA licence conditions and regulations, BCCSA and Press Council codes and rulings, SABC Editorial Policies, style guide and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) etc.

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma (NQF 6) / Degree in Journalism, Media Studies or relevant equivalent qualifications.
• 4 years’ experience in an Afrikaans audio / radio news and journalism environment.
• Afrikaans fluency and proficiency, including exceptional reading, writing, translating and speaking skills.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Good news sense and attention to detail.
• Good news and general knowledge.
• Good and clear broadcast voice.
• Good understanding and use of social media as a journalistic tool.
• Staying abreast of News and Current Affairs, and related developments.
• Sound understanding of current social, economic and political trends.
• Good ability to plan, organise and work in a team.
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure, including long and irregular hours.
• Good understanding of the news, media and broadcasting environments.
• Well-developed computer literacy relevant to the news, journalism, media and broadcasting environments.

Deadline:10th February,2026

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Main Purpose of the Position:

• To produce and present Afrikaans Audio News and Current Affairs content and programmes as part of a team that broadcasts, publishes and posts newsworthy, compelling, accurate and fair stories for its target audience.

Key Accountabilities:

• Initiate, produce, broadcast, publish and post Afrikaans News and Current Affairs content as assigned.
• Produce and present Audio Current Affairs programmes, Special Programmes / Broadcasts and Outside Broadcasts.
• Identify, initiate, brainstorm, research, plan, record, produce, broadcast, podcast, publish and post Current Affairs stories and material that are newsworthy, compelling, accurate and fair for the target audience.
• Plan and deliver the content of identified Current Affairs stories and programmes.
• Adhere to specific language requirements.
• Interpret and analyse the undercurrents in and subtexts of stories.
• Conduct field, archival and other research.
• Conduct interviews and Q&As.
• Write / script, translate, voice, edit and package stories.
• Deliver Current Affairs content / programmes on time.
• Establish and maintain news networks and contacts.
• Engage professionally with the target audience to promote and enhance News and Current Affairs, including on social media.
• Adhere to South Africa’s Constitution, all laws, ICASA licence conditions and regulations, the BCCSA and Press Council codes and rulings, the SABC Editorial Policies, style guide and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) etc.

Requirements:

• National Diploma / Degree in Journalism or Media Studies or any related equivalent qualifications (NQF 6 / 7)
• 4 years’ experience in the audio / radio news and journalism environment
• Must be fluent in reading, speaking and writing Afrikaans with a good command of English
• Have a good understanding of social media and its usefulness as a journalistic tool
• Keep abreast of news, current affairs, trends and developments
• Excellent general and news knowledge
• Good and clear broadcast voice
• Sound understanding of current social, economic and political trends
• Good ability to plan, organize and work in a team
• Good ability to work under pressure, including long and irregular hours
• Good understanding of the news, media and broadcasting environment
• Well-developed computer literacy relevant to the news, journalism, media and broadcasting environments

Deadline:11th February,2026

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MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION

• To identify, initiate, investigate, research, plan and record relevant material from stories that are complex in nature and to produce news reports in at least two languages that are fair, accurate and compelling to target audiences.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Initiate and cover stories as assigned or commissioned in at least two languages.
• Provide quality script and clear voice-overs, including on-air broadcast.
• Investigate and break stories, and follow them through to final product before broadcast.
• Maintain special focus area (crime etc).
• Give informative and well-researched input to live Current Affairs programmes and debates; package stories for Current Affairs programmes, and do live crossings to News Bulletins.
• Check facts, accuracy and quality of stories.
• Set up interviews and lead discussions for broadcast, including cross-overs.
• Meet story deadlines.
• Keep abreast of news events / developments.
• Obtain broadcast quality sound using relevant recording equipment.
• Adhere to South Africa’s Constitution, all broadcasting and other legislation, ICASA’s licence conditions and regulations, the BCCSA Code of Conduct, the Press Code, including rulings, the SABC editorial policies, News and Current Affairs style-guide, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) etc.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

• National Diploma / Degree in Journalism or Media Studies or equivalent qualification (NQF6 / 7)
• 5 years’ experience in general reporting of News
• Understanding of regulations and legislation impacting broadcasting
• Sound understanding of current trends in social, economic and political environment
• Computer literacy
• Ability to interact and manage different stakeholders at different levels
• Understanding of multi-media platforms
• Excellent command of both written and spoken language of TV and Radio News to optimise the impact of editorial content
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of Radio News and Current Affairs production processes and systems
• Editorial and journalistic acumen
• Good, “sound” knowledge of and interest in TV and Radio broadcast developments, trends and technologies, including the media industry
• A valid Driver's licence

Deadline:11th February,2026

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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To lead, guide and provide editorial direction to a production team to provide depth of coverage to current issues on-air by investigating and exploring angles of news stories, developments and trends for Television News.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead effective, efficient, and creative brainstorming sessions for news programming and content selection in accordance with SABC News editorial objectives and the public mandate.
• Compile a list and running order of stories, interviews, and determine questions and answers for designated news programmes.
• Attend daily national diary line-talk meetings with or at the request of the line manager.
• Determine and assign stories, and continuously give direction to the production team.
• Ensure that all stories adhere to the highest quality editorial and language standards.
• Continuously follow up on the progress of stories until delivered for on-air production and broadcast.
• Research, analyse and understand the undercurrents, subtexts and nuances in news stories, developments, and trends to determine their importance, relevance, and impact on the target audience.
• Determine different news angles for each story to pursue for broadcast.
• Write, translate, voice, package and edit quality stories and features in accordance with platform requirements.
• Brief presenter/s on different story angles to pursue.
• Verify audiovisual material and scripts to ensure factual accuracy, balance, and fairness.
• Brief technical producers/directors on the programme running order and collaborate in preparing for broadcasts.
• Write and produce strong teasers and programme trails with defining, meaningful and memorable soundbites.
• Print scripts and line-up according to the programme structure.
• Engage in, coordinate and check social media activity and content for the enhancement of the programme.
• Perform and assign on-air tasks to producers (social media, follow-ups, and breaking stories).
• Continuously review programmes for improvements.
• Alert relevant editor about live interviews and breaking news for consideration.
• Follow-up and respond to stories, leads and tip-offs before, during and after broadcasts.
• Consult and engage on stories daily and in advance of known news events, including briefing and debriefing sessions.
• Promote good professional and interpersonal relations and maintain a productive environment.
• Contribute to compliance reports and listener complaints within required deadlines.
• Write daily production reports for submission to the editor.
• Ensure that all content and programmes adhere to the SABC Editorial Policies, BCCSA and Press Codes, as well as all other broadcast regulations and policies.
• Compliance with all related policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma / Degree in Journalism or Media Studies ( NQF 6 )or equivalent qualification.
• 6 years’ proven experience in writing and production of news and current affairs programmes.
• Advanced understanding of regulations and legislation impacting broadcasting, as well as the SABC Editorial Policies, BCCSA and Press Codes and SABC News style guides and applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Mother-tongue proficiency and exceptional writing skills in the designated language (Sepedi).
• Understanding of regulations and legislation impacting broadcasting
• Good understanding of current trends in the social, economic and political environment
• Computer literacy
• Understanding of multi-media platform productions.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of news and current affairs production processes and systems.
• Strong news sense and editorial judgement.
• Knowledge of and interest in Television broadcast developments and trends

Deadline:12th February,2026

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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To lead, guide and provide editorial direction to a production team to provide depth of coverage to current issues on-air by investigating and exploring angles of news stories, developments and trends for Television News.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead effective, efficient, and creative brainstorming sessions for news programming and content selection in accordance with SABC News editorial objectives and the public mandate.
• Compile a list and running order of stories, interviews, and determine questions and answers for designated news programmes.
• Attend daily national diary line-talk meetings with or at the request of the line manager.
• Determine and assign stories, and continuously give direction to the production team.
• Ensure that all stories adhere to the highest quality editorial and language standards.
• Continuously follow up on the progress of stories until delivered for on-air production and broadcast.
• Research, analyse and understand the undercurrents, subtexts and nuances in news stories, developments, and trends to determine their importance, relevance, and impact on the target audience.
• Determine different news angles for each story to pursue for broadcast.
• Write, translate, voice, package and edit quality stories and features in accordance with platform requirements.
• Brief presenter/s on different story angles to pursue.
• Verify audiovisual material and scripts to ensure factual accuracy, balance, and fairness.
• Brief technical producers/directors on the programme running order and collaborate in preparing for broadcasts.
• Write and produce strong teasers and programme trails with defining, meaningful and memorable soundbites.
• Print scripts and line-up according to the programme structure.
• Engage in, coordinate and check social media activity and content for the enhancement of the programme.
• Perform and assign on-air tasks to producers (social media, follow-ups, and breaking stories).
• Continuously review programmes for improvements.
• Alert relevant editor about live interviews and breaking news for consideration.
• Follow-up and respond to stories, leads and tip-offs before, during and after broadcasts.
• Consult and engage on stories daily and in advance of known news events, including briefing and debriefing sessions.
• Promote good professional and interpersonal relations and maintain a productive environment.
• Contribute to compliance reports and listener complaints within required deadlines.
• Write daily production reports for submission to the editor.
• Ensure that all content and programmes adhere to the SABC Editorial Policies, BCCSA and Press Codes, as well as all other broadcast regulations and policies.
• Compliance with all related policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma / Degree ( NQF 6/7) in Journalism or Media Studies or equivalent qualification.
• 6 years’ proven experience in writing and production of news and current affairs programmes.
• Advanced understanding of regulations and legislation impacting broadcasting, as well as the SABC Editorial Policies, BCCSA and Press Codes and SABC News style guides and applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Mother-tongue proficiency and exceptional writing skills in the designated language (Tshivenda).
• Understanding of regulations and legislation impacting broadcasting
• Good understanding of current trends in the social, economic and political environment
• Computer literacy
• Understanding of multi-media platform productions.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of news and current affairs production processes and systems.
• Strong news sense and editorial judgement.
• Knowledge of and interest in Television broadcast developments and trends

Deadline:12th February,2026

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JOB PURPOSE

• The purpose of this role is to deliver data-driven, integrated media strategies across SABC’s TV, Radio/Audio, and Digital platforms that enable the Sales Division to maximise advertising revenue. The Media Strategist is responsible for designing and implementing media strategy packs, monitoring campaign performance, developing media plans and ensuring proposals are aligned to both client objectives and SABC’s commercial priorities.
• Working under the direction of the Integrated Media Strategy Lead, this role is execution-focused, converting research, competitor intelligence, and audience data into practical client solutions. The Media Strategist also plays a key role in developing and optimising SABC’s “media classic packages” by identifying gaps, monitoring package performance, and refining offerings to remain competitive.
• By ensuring the consistent delivery of strategic, high-quality, insight-led proposals, the Media Strategist enables the Sales team to position SABC as a trusted advertising partner and strengthen its share of market revenue.

MAIN OBJECTIVES (KEY PERFORMANCE AREA)

JOB OUTPUTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

INTEGRATED MEDIA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

• Develop comprehensive, data-driven omni-channel media packs that synthesise insights from various data sources on audience research, competitor intelligence, and sales priorities.
• Conduct client-specific gap analyses and opportunity assessments to tailor media solutions that maximise value and revenue.
• Tailor media strategies to client-specific needs, ensuring clear alignment with SABC’s commercial goals.
• Partner with Sales teams on pitches, presentations, and negotiations, translating complex insights into client-friendly recommendations.
• Build integrated, high quality, multi-platform media strategy packs tailored to client briefs.
• Analyse audience data (TV, Radio, Digital) to create compelling storylines for sales proposals.
• Support Sales teams with insight-driven strategies for pitches, proposals, and workshops.
• Translate competitor intelligence and market research into strategic, actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to proposal templates and maintain up-to-date collateral aligned to SABC priorities.
• Ensure proposals highlight cross-platform synergies (TV + Radio + Digital) and showcase SABC’s unique reach and impact.
• Conduct opportunity assessments to identify additional value-adds or cross-platform upsell opportunities.
• Ensure strategies highlight cross-platform synergies and position SABC’s inventory as unique in reach and impact.
• Collaborate with Sales to embed strategies into revenue planning cycles.
• Ensure proposals are accurate, data-backed, and delivered within required deadlines.
• Support the Integrated Media Strategy Lead and Senior Media Strategist in thought leadership projects by contributing specialist insights into future media trends.
• Deliver post-campaign analyses across TV, Radio, and digital channels validating SABC’s media plan effectiveness, measuring ROI, and informing continuous improvement.
• Continuously evaluate, innovate, and enhance media analysis and planning tools across TV, Radio, and digital channels, templates, and workflows to improve sales efficiency and effectiveness, accuracy, and client engagement outcomes ensuring seamless integration across platforms.
• Support the Integrated Media Strategy Lead to develop and implement media strategy solutions across TV, Radio, and digital channels, for use by Sales Teams in revenue generation, ensuring these media strategy solutions address identified gaps and client-specific needs.
• Keep abreast of sales product offerings and emerging opportunities to ensure the sales team is equipped with up-to-date, compelling integrated media solutions.
• Provide the necessary intelligence and insights to inform sales optimisation, commercial, revenue, pricing and other related strategies.
• Support all commercial and public service media focused teams, including Sales, Marketing, Innovation and Operations with the provision of relevant market related information and intelligence.
• Provide support, input and analysis that will inform the development and implementation of Sales Division strategy.
• Contribute to the development of thought leadership and innovative commercial models to support sustained success.

MARKET, COMPETITIVE & MACRO ENVIRONMENT INTELLIGENCE

• Monitor competitor advertising activity, pricing, media spend, and positioning.
• Conduct benchmarking of SABC’s media offering against market competitors.
• Track and analyse macro-environmental trends affecting media consumption.
• Maintain up-to-date competitor databases and dashboards for Sales reference.
• Assist in delivering market intelligence reports that highlight risks and opportunities.
• Conduct pre- and post-campaign evaluations to measure campaign effectiveness and ROI.
• Analyse campaign performance data, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
• Incorporate client feedback into post-campaign reports for continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic insights into audience behaviour changes across TV, Radio, and Digital.
• Share findings with Sales, Marketing, Platforms and Innovation teams to align strategies.
• Conduct regular competitor analyses, monitoring share of voice, pricing models, media spend, and campaign positioning.
• Conduct regular comprehensive competitor analysis across media spend, campaign activity, and strategic positioning to uncover exploitable advantages and increase market share.
• Monitor and report on competitive media and spending activity, distilling key insights that shape responsive media strategies.
• Analyse local and international media trends, audience behaviours, and advertising technologies to identify risks and opportunities.
• Analyse and interpret local and international macroeconomic, market, and media data and trends including political, economic, social, business, and technological factors to identify emerging market opportunities and risks for sales growth.
• Deliver actionable market reports to Sales leadership highlighting threats, gaps, and opportunities.
• Compile post-campaign evaluations for accounts, measuring ROI, effectiveness, and lessons learned and future recommendations.
• Utilise post-campaign analytics and client feedback to continuously refine media strategies and sales enablement efforts.
• Provide recommendations for campaign optimisation based on analytics, client feedback, and audience data.
• Deliver forward-looking, actionable reports to Sales leadership and Sales teams that anticipate market shifts, identify revenue opportunities, and flag competitive risks.
• Gather market data and intelligence to inform benchmarking of the SABC against leading practice and competitors.
• Serve as the media strategy consultant and trusted advisor to frontline sales and leadership, empowering teams through tailored training, workshops, and one-on-one coaching to elevate media literacy and strategic selling capabilities.

SALES ENABLEMENT & CLIENT ENGAGEMENT

• Act as a strategic partner to Sales in contributing to compelling, insight-led client proposals, Sales packs, workshop decks or any other critical pieces of work.
• Provide quick-turnaround media strategy support for pitches, management and client requests.
• Participate in client meetings or workshops, representing the Media Strategy function when needed.
• Ensure that sales collateral (packages, decks, case studies) are aligned with strategic insights.
• Provide timeous responses to requests for integrated media strategy related information from other functions and business units.
• Communicate with external and internal stakeholders, in order to ensure optimal delivery of commercial / Sales objectives.
• Collaborate and engage in effective cross functional communication and co-operation with other Divisions.
• Advance SABC’s interest in all negotiations with external stakeholders to maximise value creation and revenue optimisation.

DEVELOPMENT, MONITORING & OPTIMISATION OF MEDIA PACKAGES

• Assist Senior Media Strategist in designing, testing, and implementing standardised “media classic packages” across TV, Radio, and Digital that Sales teams can take to market.
• Identify package gaps by benchmarking against competitor offerings, market needs, and client feedback.
• Recommend new packages that reflect market demand and maximise SABC’s inventory utilisation.
• Monitor the sales and revenue performance of packages on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Analyse package uptake and profitability, recommending adjustments or discontinuation of underperforming packages.
• Collaborate with Pricing, Sales, and Marketing to ensure packages are competitively positioned.
• Produce regular performance dashboards on package uptake, value contribution, and client adoption.

GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE

• Ensure compliance with SABC policies, PFMA, and relevant Treasury regulations.
• Maintain confidentiality of commercially sensitive and client information.
• Adhere to internal SOPs and ensure outputs are audit-ready.
• Flag risks and compliance gaps to the Senior Strategist or Integrated Media Strategy Lead.
• Participate in internal audits by providing requested data and documentation.

INHERENT REQUIREMENT

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant Marketing, Media, or related field qualification (Diploma or Degree / Marketing / Digital Marketing / Media)

EXPERIENCE:

• 4-5 years experience in experience in integrated media strategy, planning, and advertising sales.
• Proven experience in omni-channel advertising, media sales, media strategy and planning
• Strong knowledge of media planning systems, audience measurement systems (e.g., Telmar, AdIntel, Mediahost, BRC, IAB etc), digital analytics, and emerging media technologies
• Advanced technical knowledge of media metrics pertaining to TAMS, RAMS, Digital
• Advanced PowerPoint user with proven ability to build high-impact client presentations.
• Proficiency in Canva (or similar design tools) to develop visually compelling sales decks, proposals, and collateral.
• Experience working with BI and data visualization tools, and a clear understanding of AI applications in media intelligence is a plus.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, adhering to briefs and deadlines.
• Understanding of media sales processes and disciplines

KNOWLEDGE:

• Proven experience in integrated media strategy.
• Deep understanding of brand and performance media and the synergy required for effective cross-channel campaigns.
• Strong understanding of digital, social, and traditional media platforms.
• Expertise in data analysis, performance metrics, and reporting tools.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• A data-driven mindset with a bias toward action.
• The ability to build trust, inspire collaboration, and navigate complex internal and client dynamics.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data, translate findings into actionable strategies, and creatively solve problems.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling abilities to articulate complex concepts and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strategic media planning and omni-channel advertising ecosystems
• Market, competitor, and audience research methodologies, including competitive benchmarking and macro environment analysis.
• Sales process understanding and sales enablement best practices.
• Business intelligence platforms and reporting frameworks (Power BI, Tableau)
• Innovation in media analytics, including AI and machine learning applications.
• Leadership, coaching, and talent development
• Industry regulations, governance, and compliance relevant to broadcasting and advertising.
• PFMA and relevant national treasury regulations
• Strategy and scenario planning