Media Manager

FNB South Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial institution in Johannesburg is seeking a Media Manager to develop media strategies and lead integrated campaigns. The ideal candidate should have agency experience with over 6 years in media and proficiency in ATL planning. This role encompasses project management, budget oversight, and mentoring junior team members. If you are curious, courageous, and obsessed with mastery, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Opportunities to network and collaborate

Challenging working environment

Opportunities to innovate

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification – relevant Degree / Post Graduate qualification will be advantageous.
• Experience: Agency experience in a similar role.
• At least +6 years’ experience in media.
• ATL planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Development of media strategy based on TTL brief from Strategic solutions consultant.
• Develop and maintain best practice media playbooks for all ATL channels.
• Brief Media planner to develop media plan based on strategy.
• Coordinate brief responses across Capability groupings.
• Project and team management.
• Budget management.
• Mentor junior team members.

Job description

Overview

Job title: Media Manager

Job Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg

End Date: September 19, 2025

Deadline: September 26, 2025

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Responsibilities

• Development of media strategy off the back of the overarching TTL brief from Strategic solutions consultant. Coordinate integrated PCA.
• Develop and maintain best practice media playbooks for all ATL channels.
• Brief Insights / Data team for audience research required.
• Brief Media planner to develop media plan based on strategy or for insights required to feed into the media strategy / recommendation.
• Brief Media planner on PCA and campaign insights.
• Coordinate brief responses across Capability groupings.
• Input Capability grouping response into Consolidated Capability brief revert.
• Project and Team management.
• Budget management.
• Input into risk and governance process with leads.
• Input into CEO reports for segment monthly reports (executive summary).
• Attendance and presentations at approval forums.
• Receive briefs and coordinate campaigns.
• Strategic consulting with marketing leads and programme leads to connect dots for the segment across a segment calendar and maintain adherence to process.
• Run combined reporting sessions per month for segment performance.
• Report back to media and content leads on performance of campaigns to take into exco.
• Maintain media owner relationships in collaboration with leads.
• Lead briefing of Partner functions (Reporting, Insights, LRC).
• Analyze content placement and performance metrics to ensure content (tactical) plans meet audiences where they are in the formats they consume.
• Keep up to date with market trends and recommend technology trends, automation to the business.
• Manage and escalate crises.
• Mentor Junior team members.

Ideal Candidate

• Minimum Qualification – relevant Degree / Post Graduate qualification will be advantageous.
• Experience: Agency experience in a similar role.
• At least +6 years’ experience in media.
• ATL planning experience.

Access to

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging Working environment.
• Opportunities to innovate.

We can be a match if you are

• Curious & courageous - you are driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you are brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.

Additional

Media / Advertising / Branding jobs