Job Title: Traffic Controller
Monitor Publications Limited, a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating The Daily Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.
Job Summary: The Traffic Controller will be responsible for booking all client orders in accordance with specifications and capture revenue for aired advertisements for invoicing within agreed terms and maximise on revenue generation to meet KFM and Dembe FM business objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receives space orders from Sates Executives and certifies that the charging rates applied are correct
- Ensures that the booked adverts are approved by the Commercial Manager- Radio and the Credit Controller
- Captures the revenue in the database and books the approved advertisements for running
- Previews the advertisements, ensures that they meet all the specifications and signs them off for transmission
- Previews the previous day’s transmission report to confirm that all booked adverts are actually aired
- Books all radio advertisements directly into the Traffic and billing software, ensures that all the booked advertisements have audios, signs them off for airing and checks the next day to ensure they were aired as required
- Checks all the radio adverts aired and takes the space orders to the credit control for invoicing
- Perform any other duties as assigned by management, especially those related to presenting, producing and music
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Traffic Controller vacancy should hold a Bachelor’s degree in any business-related course
- Professional CPA Level 1 qualification
- A minimum of three years’ experience
- Computer literacy skills especially in PowerPoint, Word and Spread sheets.
- Excellent analytical skills
- High standards of personal integrity
- Excellent report writing skills
- High business acumen and financial literacy
- Results oriented attitude
- Excellent communication skills
- Good planning and organizing skills
- Strong follow through to completion
How to apply for the job:
All potential job suitors with a desire to work in one of Uganda’s leading Media Houses, Monitor Publications should express their interest by sending their applications, detailed CVs and academic documents with a working daytime telephone contact to: The Resourcing & Talent Management Specialist, Monitor Publications Limited, P.O. Box 12141, Kampala. Uganda or via E-mail to: resourcing@ug.nationmedia.com.
Deadline: 10th April, 2014
