Vacancy for Head, Advert/Traffic!

HEAD, ADVERT AND TRAFFIC
FOR IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT
We are a group of companies involved in Media Services and in a process of transformation of its structure and corporate profile to become a major player in the broadcasting sector. To this end, recruitment of professionals into some of its key functional areas especially those critical to the effective transformation of the group is underway. One of such areas is the ADVERT AND TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.

JOB PROFILE
The successful candidate shall be responsible for the following functions:
• The Head of Advert/Traffic is responsible for getting daily logs typed or put into a computer. He or she usually has an assistant perform this task.
• All commercials, public service announcements, and programming must be listed on the log. The individual will go over all commercial orders and make sure that the information needed for the log is complete.
• If your assistant is doing this, then the manager will be responsible for reviewing the completed daily log. Every advertisement must be listed with the exact time and date it is to be aired.
• He/She is required to check daily logs after the broadcast day. He or she must make sure that all commercials that were to be aired were done and will see to it that on-air personalities and announcers either check off or initial each entry.
• He/She may authorize changes in the log sheet. This might occur if an announcer inadvertently forgets to air an advertisement and it must be placed on at a different time or if an advertiser calls up to change the date or time of the airing of a commercial.
• He or she must make sure when this is done that the daily log is changed and corrected. There is a no room for error in this position. The log sheets will eventually go for review.
• He/She is frequently expected to review commercials for content. The individual must check each commercial and all ad copy for material that either the station would find objectionable, sexist, or racist.
• If there is a problem, he/she is responsible for giving the commercial to the advertising head of sales to handle.
• The Head of Advert/Traffic may be called upon to change the daily log in order to fit in an advertiser who wants to buy a lot of time. He/She will try to do this in an easy way as possible without changing the entire day’s scheduling.
• The individual must understand the station, its programming, and its advertisers to be successful in this job. He or she may work overtime finishing logs and juggling schedules. He/She would be responsible to the general manager, or the station owner, based on the structure of the station.




• REQUIRMENTS:


1. Proof of excellent writing skill
2. Creative communication skill
3. Excellent inter-personal relationship skill
4. Demonstrable public relations skill
5. Good knowledge of Nigerian and International media environment

6. First degree, second class upper division in MASS COMMUNICATION with preference for BROADCASTING. In addition, a minimum of 5 (Five) years experience in business journalism in a reputable media organisation is necessary;
7. A first degree, second class upper division in MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION with added advantage of a post graduate degree preferably an MBA. In addition, a minimum of 5 (Five) years experience in business journalism in a reputable media organisation is necessary;

Interested applicants should send RESUME to [email protected] on or before JANUARY 28, 2011.