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Company Description

Who we are:
We are the human experience company

We create experiences people love and actions brands need.

When we combine our deep understanding of people with our unmatched expertise in media, magic happens : experiences get invited in, not filtered out.

Data guides us to opportunity, uncovering what people want and how to reach them. Technology makes personalisation and relevance possible. Creativity makes it magic.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA - OTHER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED:
L&D Criteria for graduates

• Are recent graduate, having a degree or diploma
• Not older than 35
• Less than 2 years work experience in the relevant field
• South African citizens only

The Job Description:

The Hybrid Media Planner is expected to be data driven, insights lead and a creative thinker, who strives to make meaningful impact on the business.

This role demands confidence, presence and the skills to make a meaningful impact.

Never just taking and executing orders - Starcom Planners are expected to direct, inspire and add value at every turn.

A high level of collaboration, a willingness to teach others and a real desire to push the boundaries is what will be expected.

In addition, this role requires a high degree of accountability and responsibility over the digital media investments we are entrusted to manage.

Some working outside the standard working hours may be necessary.

Daily Activities:

• Produce TV, radio, print, and digital media plans
• Chat to the outdoor planner for OOH plans
• Produce reach curves and optimization analyses for strategic input
• Provide guidance and analysis on the best performing titles, channels, programmes, stations, and websites for optimal delivery.
• Obtaining Media Schedule approvals from clients
• Chase outstanding creative
• Compile and deliver Proof of Life / Site Bible documents.
• Attend internal and external client status meetings
• Managing the CE's and PO process and ensuring this accurately tracked and monitored with the buyers.
• Produce and deliver Post Campaign Reports
• Respond to Global Report Requirements
• Maintain a good relationship and understanding of media owner platforms

Qualifications
Undergraduate Degree in Media Studies

Additional Information

Hard Skills:

• Able to effectively project manage
• Numerically strong and analytically able
• Strong communicator with effective interpersonal relationships across team and clients
• The ability to synthesize and reduce different inputs to create a wellconsidered and accurate representative view.
• English fluency and language skills for effective business writing
• Strong presentation skills
• Solid data interpretation and analytics skills
• Be able to exercise strategic principles and structured thinking to tackle business development projects assigned by client
• Be able to select appropriate frameworks, tools and approaches to use in solving client problems
• Develop strategies that interpret cultural and social trends as well as data relevant to client business

Soft Skills

• Is open to constructive feedback and challenges accordingly.
• Is effective at building relationships and working as a team
• Shows leadership and decisionmaking ability
• Manages change well adapts and remains flexible to business priorities
• Ability to collaborate without ego as well as work effectively independently
• Is willing to transfer skills and share knowledge openly
• Ability to selfstart and selfmanage

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