Media Buyer

Media Buyer
Company: Hollywoodbets
Location: Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Position: Permanent
Posted on: 13 January 2025
Closing Date: 16 January 2025

Join the Hollywoodbets Purple Team!

Hollywoodbets, one of South Africa’s most successful brands, is expanding its reach across Africa and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Media Buyer to help manage and optimize our media buying strategy, covering Broadcast Media and Out of Home (OOH) advertising. If you’re a driven individual with experience in media buying, this is your chance to shine!

What You’ll Do for the Brand:

• Media Buying & Implementation: Assist the Marketing Intelligence and Insight Manager and Senior Media Planner with media buying and administration tasks. This includes TV, radio, press, print, OOH, and cinema media.
• Campaign Management: Supervise projects from start to finish, including marketing campaigns, commercial, recruitment, and other ad-hoc projects. Ensure adherence to project timelines, budgets, and requirements.
• Media Liaison: Coordinate with media owners and production teams to fulfill chase lists and material requirements. Ensure billing accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Optimizing Projects: Provide detailed reporting and continuous monitoring of projects to ensure optimization and improvement. Collaborate with creative teams to ensure campaigns meet objectives and align with the brand.
• Internal Communication: Keep internal stakeholders and management informed on campaign plans, project progress, and budgets.
• Process Improvement: Streamline processes to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and engagement across teams and departments.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience: Heavy-weight experience in all aspects of traditional media buying, including TV, radio, OOH, print, and cinema.
• Project Management: Exceptional project management skills with the ability to drive multiple initiatives, meet deadlines, and provide solutions.
• Technical Skills: High proficiency in Excel; a solid understanding of integrated marketing principles.
• People Skills: Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship management abilities.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills to measure the effectiveness of campaigns and ensure campaign optimization.

Bonus Skills:

• Education: Degree/Diploma in a related field (preferred).
• Industry Relationships: Established relationships with media owners will be advantageous.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Ability to manage projects efficiently and drive results.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• A deep understanding of the media landscape and marketing trends.
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high-quality standards.

Ready to join Hollywoodbets and make an impact? Apply now to be part of a dynamic, innovative team that thrives in a fast-paced, exciting industry!

Note: Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be considered.

 

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