Media Buyer

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Ad Talent Africa Full time

Who are we:

An established media agency.

Who are we looking for:


A seasoned media buyer with at least 7 years' experience in media buying across all through the line channels including digital.


What will you do:


Working alongside the planner, identify in a timely and effective manner any budget movement and, where agreed with the planner activate a change in buying activity.

Working in collaboration with the planning team, seek to continually improve process and communication flow so that the best service is offered to clients and client teams.


  • Issue chase lists to creative agency or client upon approval of the media plan.
  • Book and secure media space across TV, radio, print, OOH, digital upon receipt of the signed schedule, PO, CE.
  • Negotiate discounts, positioning, category exclusivity.
  • Reconcile buying activity against media owner contracts and ensure all necessary amendments to contracts and media flow plans are made correctly and in a timely manner
  • Load bookings onto the media buying tool (Chase, Navision).
  • Issue media booking and flighting instructions
  • Ensure that all billing is accurately completed before 25th of every month with the Buying Lead. Check all documents, for compliancy, are in the billing files at month end.
  • Efficiently handle amendment and account queries whether they are client or internal team queries.
  • Provide assistance to the implementation planner where required including discount demonstration, post campaign checking, maintenance of clashing schedules.
  • Compile monthly proof of flighting, tear sheets, site bibles.
  • Check draft invoices
  • Identify and develop opportunities to showcase new products to clients and achieve incremental revenues
  • Help to identify new opportunities and business growth on new and existing clients, as required.
  • Source rates and data and generate adhoc media flow plan when required

What do you need:

  • Diploma, degree or equivalent industry certification
  • Must have a minimum of 7 years' agency experience in a media buying role
  • Must be proficient in media buying processes
  • Experience in buying on large scale budgets across multiplatform and longterm campaigns
  • Fundamental understanding of agency finance procedures
  • Ability to solve problems and be solution driven
  • Strong use of MS Suite
  • PowerPoint, Excel and Word
  • Understanding of community media.
  • Experience in Government client is advantageous.

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