https://crayon.jobs/jobs/south-africa/johannesburg/senior-media-strategist-r8-000-bounty/1167
Salary
R75, 000 - R100, 000 per month (negotiable based on experience)
Where you'll work
A full-service creative media agency that offers a wide range of solutions to meet client's needs. Their systems and processes are specifically designed and orchestrated to deliver effective and innovative solutions that drive business results. They ensure that their solutions are grounded in logic by leveraging insights and data that translate into campaigns that connect and deliver magic. The company aims to revolutionise approaches and break down silos by integrating traditional and digital solutions that translate into real business value. The company operates in South Africa and across the African continent, giving them the benefit of a global affiliation while maintaining our local independence.
How you'll role
As the Senior Media Strategist, your job is to be the conduit between the client and the agency, identifying client needs and clearly articulating them back to the agency. To do so, you'll need to research and analyse the intended audience, develop media strategies, and use various technologies to determine what type of communication will have the best performance. At the same time, you will need to work hard at getting the best out of your team, while learning as much about the client's business as possible to ensure you are seen as a valuable partner.
What you'll do
- Develop and lead sound strategic media plans based on client marketing direction and the use of media research
- Clearly and persuasively present media plans in written and face-to-face to peers and clients
- Synthesise information accurately and efficiently to guide campaign development and execution
- Manage client relationships
- Activate on clients needs for digital, print, OOH, TV and mobile media
- Manage the flow of client media-related issues based on changes in direction, goals and budgets
- Intuitively solve problems
- Foster a good working relationship across the agency and with client points of contact to facilitate flawless execution of plans
- Review work completed by junior resources and provide recommendations for improvement
- Manage and train all team members
- Conduct work and performance reviews, inductions, and staff training
- Digest details about clients products and services and present key points to outside parties
- Maintain good rapport with sales representatives and vendors; ensure vendors work collaboratively to deliver original solutions to satisfy client needs
- Explore media alternatives and be naturally innovative in recommending media solutions
- Be revenue conscious and set accurate revenue targets and projections
- Determine the solution, deliver the recommendation and stand behind it
- 5-8 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience in both traditional and digital media
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills and the ability to seamlessly adapt in order to communicate effectively with those around you
- The ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships internally with your team and colleagues, and externally with the clients, media owners, partner agencies, and the industry at large
- The ability to persuasively articulate strategy, rationale, and ideas
- The ability to negotiate and filter relevant information
- The ability to manage people and work in a team environment and deal with a diverse range of personalities
- Be digitally connected with an insatiable curiosity
https://crayon.jobs/jobs/south-africa/johannesburg/senior-media-strategist-r8-000-bounty/1167
