Job Title: Assistant Manager, Media
Employer: Airtel Nigeria
Job Description:
Job Purpose;
• The role will provide a resource which will focus 100% on media monitoring and compliance management.
• Assist in providing inputs for post campaigns evaluation, e.g. total spots planned vs spots carried, freebies received and documentation of value added services from media owners.
• Track competition activities and generate weekly reports to form inputs into competition mitigation strategies.
• Follow-up on media monitoring service agencies for timely receipt of monthly reports for compliance, SOV/SOE analysis.
• Cushion work load in the Media Unit and provide support for routine media management tasks.
Key Responsibilities;
• To ensure accurate payment of media invoices through thorough reconciliation of third party invoices by matching independent media monitoring reports, stations' certificate of broadcast and agency compliance reports.
• To revalidate all media planning schedules by subjecting them to scrutiny and ensure that agreed discounts and media owners' published rates are strictly followed.
• Track all outdoor posting from finished artworks release to date of receipt of posted billboards photographs.
• Track competition and ensure safe-keep of their communication materials.
• Raise and follow-up on Opex Approval Forms (OAF) and Purchase Orders and ensure timely approval of these documents.
• Sourcing and updating of media rates and programs storage for easy referencing.
• Media compliance report revalidation for rates and agreed discounts accuracy
• Finance and Supply Chain Management information management, e.g. OAFs and POs
• Any other media task that may be delegated by the Media Manager.
Dimensions;
• The job requires a good understanding of research (market, media and audience habit), interpretation and analysis of such studies for media planning and buying decisions.
• A good knowledge of Nigeria media planning and buying industry and negotiation skill is an advantage.
• The candidate should be ready to work under pressure and beyond the normal working hours with minimal supervision.
Financial Dimensions;
• The candidate should be comfortable with numbers and must have managed annual advertising campaigns worth over N2 billion with minimal supervisor.
• Understanding of media and third party invoices reconciliations, media monitoring report analysis and reporting for payment accuracy is mandatory.
Desired Skills & Experience:
• B.Sc., MBA
• APCON registered
• 4-6 years media planning and buying experience from a Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) agency and involved in managing a multinational account
• Must demonstrate sense of urgency in jobs execution, and willing to treat media owners and other stakeholders with integrity and respect
Company Description: Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.
Additional Information
Type: Full-time
Experience: Associate
Functions: Marketing
Industries: Telecommunications
Job ID: 5771899
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