Advertising Bookings Coordinator Job in Johannesburg April 2024
Caxton Magazines – Advertising Bookings Coordinator Job in Johannesburg, Craighall Park, Randburg April 2024
| Remuneration: | Cost to company |
| Benefits: | Pension/Provident fund |
| Location: | Johannesburg, Craighall Park, Randburg |
| Education level: | Matric |
| Job level: | Junior/Mid |
| Job policy: | Employment Equity position |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #ABC |
Job description
A great opportunity has arisen for an advertising bookings coordinator to join an incredible, dynamic media team at Caxton Magazines. You will be responsible for the accurate and efficient booking of advertisements and digital campaigns.
The successful candidate will be passionate about magazines, and the world of digital. This position is guaranteed to provide you with great on the job training and invaluable experience in the magazine world.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Responsible for receiving advertising booking schedules/orders for selected titles from agencies as well as below the line (direct advertising) orders from internal stakeholders, i.e. sales reps.
- Examine the information contained in the schedule/CI against the Caxton rate file so as to ensure accuracy thereof.
- Capture all bookings/adverts for print media as well as digital campaigns by using online bookings system.
- Extract and submit reports/bookings schedules reflective of all adverts booked to editors for pagination by using online computer systems.
- Examine flat plans against the bookings schedule so as to ensure that all adverts are placed as specified in the schedule.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to determine the status of the creative element for the advertisement and/digital campaigns.
- Refer discrepancies identified to editors for reviewing pagination and instituting necessary corrections.
- Responsible for post printing pagination checks to ensure correct advertisements on the schedule appears on the printed copy.
- Identify errors and refer same to line manager for resolution.
- Respond to and address queries received from internal and external stakeholders with regard to rate discounts, incorrect costings, the position of advertisements and/digital campaigns in the magazines and on social platforms.
- Submit final schedule with all CIs and orders for the relevant issue to accounts for invoicing.
Essential requirements:
- Matric
- Demonstrable knowledge of social technology
- Computer literacy
Personal Skills/Attributes
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Must possess the capacity to deal with stress and work well under pressure
- Must be detail and deadline oriented
- Creative approach to problem resolution
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Good organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Have a can-do approach to all work
Should you be interested in this great opportunity and think you would be able to cope in an exciting but challenging and high tempo work environment, then we would love to hear from you.
Please note that due to the high volumes of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Contact details
Zainab Mohamed
Caxton Magazines
zainab@caxton.co.za