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THANDEKA SIBISI

THANDEKA SIBISI

MEDIA BUYER
Johannesburg,GP

Summary

I am a hands-on Media Buyer with good relationship building and organizational skills. A professional with passion for Media Buying & Planning. Have a clear understanding of Television, Radio; Print and Digital/ online Media buying processes.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education

Work History

MEDIA BUYER - KFC & STANDARD BANK

GROUPM - MINDSHARE
02.2013 - Current
  • - Handle all ATL buying
  • - Work closely with the Media Planner; Creative agencies & Clients to the set media objectives
  • - Book advertising space at the best possible rate/discount
  • - Issue the Chase List to Creative agencies
  • - Issue CI's/IO's/Media Booking to the Media Owners
  • - Receive Booking Contracts
  • - Check and capture contracts on the billing system
  • - Provide Proof of delivery to Client
  • - Ensure billing & Invoicing to client is in order
  • - Send campaigns for billing
  • - Accountable for all financial/billing queries
  • - Pull Pivot reports for Planner/s

MEDIA BUYER - SAB

INITIATIVE MEDIA
04.2010 - 01.2013

Handled all ATL buying (print and loose inserts heavy)
• Working closely with clients and media planner to complete the set media objectives
• Maintaining good media owner relationships
• Book advertising space in the media at best possible rates
• Issuing out loose inserts media instructions to media owners
• Issue out written instructions for TV, Radio and magazines to media owners
• Issue out chase list to media agencies and client
• Receive campaign contracts for capturing
• Providing proof of delivery to client
• Capture each campaign details on the system (Chase) for billing
• Ensuring campaign billings and client invoicing is in order
• Send through billing instructions to the finance department
• Accountable for all financial queries

MEDIA BUYER -MTN

MINDSHARE
11.2008 - 03.2010

Handled all ATL buying (print and loose inserts heavy)
• Working closely with clients and media planner to fulfil the set media objectives
• Maintaining good media owner relationships
• Book advertising space in the media at best possible rates
• Issuing out loose inserts media instructions to media owners
• Issue out written instructions for TV, Radio and magazines to media owners
• Issue out chase list to media agencies and client
• Receive campaign contracts for capturing
• Providing proof of delivery to client
• Capture each campaign details on the system (Chase) for billing
• Ensuring campaign billings and client invoicing is in order
• Send through billing instructions to the finance department
• Accountable for all financial queries

JUNIOR MEDIA BUYER -USHAKA MARINE/FCB/NWJ

MEDIASHOP
11.2005 - 10.2008

Handled Buying (print and loose inserts heavy)
• Working closely with clients and media planner to complete the set media objectives
• Maintaining good media owner relationships
• Book advertising space in the media at best possible rates
• Issuing out loose inserts media instructions to media owners
• Issue out written instructions for TV, Radio and magazines to media owners
• Issue out chase list to media agencies and client
• Receive campaign contracts for capturing
• Providing proof of delivery to client/ Tear sheets
• Capture each campaign details on the system (Chase) for billing
• Ensuring campaign billings and client invoicing is in order
• Send through billing instructions to the finance department
• Accountable for all financial queries

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Media & Communication

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban
04.2006 - 04.2024

MATRIC

RIDGE PARK COLLEGE
DURBAN
04.2001 -

Skills

Negotiations

Campaign Management

Computer Literate

Media Buying

Social Media Knowledge

Interpersonal and written communication

Software

Chase; Navision, MESuite, Symphony; MEPlan

Timeline

MEDIA BUYER - KFC & STANDARD BANK

GROUPM - MINDSHARE
02.2013 - Current

MEDIA BUYER - SAB

INITIATIVE MEDIA
04.2010 - 01.2013

MEDIA BUYER -MTN

MINDSHARE
11.2008 - 03.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Media & Communication

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
04.2006 - 04.2024

JUNIOR MEDIA BUYER -USHAKA MARINE/FCB/NWJ

MEDIASHOP
11.2005 - 10.2008

MATRIC

RIDGE PARK COLLEGE
04.2001 -
THANDEKA SIBISIMEDIA BUYER