Trainee: Internal Sales at eMedia Investments

• The Trainee would be required to assist the Internal Sales Team with placement of advertising time/slots to existing and potential clients within assigned company processes. Furthermore the intern would be required to ensure deliverables are available for play out across all channels.

Interpersonal and team relationships

• Build, support and maintain interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives.

Personal development

• Complete Individual Development Plan. Attend learning and development courses. Participate in peer and team learning initiatives.

Budget Compliance

• Comply with work rules, standards and methods. Take care to minimise waste.

Application Management and Administration

• Providing effective and efficient service to internal team members and existing and potential clients.
• Assisting with the maintaining and administering of daily incoming client orders and flighted applications across platforms.
• Recommending alternative spots/programming to clients (upselling applications) to secure revenue.
• Processing client order applications.
• Assist within the log scheduling team of Internal Sales to timeously schedule commercials according to the process.
• Issuing order confirmation to clients for billing purposes and obtain client confirmation.
• Issuing client contracts and ensure accuracy.
• Ensuring application changes are documented. and re-issuing order confirmation when needed.
• Loading flighting codes and ensure the material is delivered to the Transfers department to ensure timeous playout.
• Checking schedules continuously to ensure correct material is flighted.
• Issuing availability reports and certificates for flighted promotions when requested.
• Adhering to set internal and external policies to limit overbooking.
• Maintaining good relationships with external sales executives and other relevant stakeholders.

Capture Quality Data

• Obtaining information, checking for accuracy and capturing data.
• Filing documents per departmental procedure.

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate - Essential
• Bachelor's Degree in Media Studies - Essential

Experience

• Advertising and/or Sales - Recommended

Computer Literacy

• MS Office Suite - Advanced

Functional/Technical Competencies

• Planning skills
• Organising skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Coping under pressure