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Work History
Education
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Languages
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Millicent Cynthia Tennant Officer

Scarborough,Canada

Summary

Administrative Assistant/Marketing/Media Planning professional with 20+ years of experience in public relations, advertising, media planning, customer service advertising executive and supervising. Currently pursuing a one-year certificate course in Supply Chain Management at Seneca Polytechnic to align with Canadian standards. I am Eager to bring a strategic mindset and hands-on skills to a dynamic organization.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Media Assistant

JN Group Marketing
Kingston, Jamaica
08.2023 - 10.2024
  • Coordinated all media-related activities: radio, press television and outdoor (OOH) activities
  • Performed Advertising Executive duties through assisting and providing guidance to clients on the most suitable media given the target audience suitable placements, the medium, (radio/television/press/online/ooh) ad duration, suitable ad sizes, budget
  • Provided media schedules for related products
  • Liaise/Supervise our Advertising Agency partner representatives on all media placements for television, radio and press
  • Handling all out-of-home ad placements, bookings, and contracts, reviewing for accuracy and submitting invoices for payment
  • Submit artwork for press/magazines, out-of-home suppliers, online media, radio/television advertisements
  • Handled subscriptions of the Jamaican press papers, namely The Gleaner, Observer and the Star Newspapers for the company
  • Review the daily publications of the Gleaner/Observer and Star for the company's any advertisements (s) placed, along with the competitors' advertisements to inform our marketing offerings
  • Cut tear sheets (pages with press advertisements) and place them in scrapbooks, namely company and competitor, for further review purposes
  • Review and sign off on invoices for monthly ad placements in the Press, radio, and television from our advertising Agency partner and direct media companies, including those for OOH activities
  • Liaise with auditors during the Auditing season to provide their requirements for all media-related activities
  • Conducted and attended meetings, conduct continuous conversations with the various brand representatives of the company and external clients based on their needs to make recommendations to ensure their message reached the right target for buy-in
  • Ongoing conversation with our various media representatives to seek key advertising slots, segments in the press, radio and television and out-of-home (billboards, superboards, mobile units such as buses) suppliers

Media Assistant

The Creative Unit Ltd.
Kingston, Jamaica
03.2004 - 08.2023
  • Coordinated all media-related activities: radio, press, television, and outdoor (OOH) activities
  • Advertising executive, assisted and guided clients on the most suitable way advertising timing
  • Performed Advertising Executive duties through assisting and providing guidance to clients on the most suitable media given the target audience suitable placements, the medium, (radio/television/press/online/ooh) ad duration, suitable ad sizes, budget
  • Provided media schedules for related products
  • Petty Cash custodian
  • Handled direct ad placements of press, radio, television, online platform and out of home activities
  • Submit artwork for press/magazines, out-of-home suppliers, online media, radio/television advertisements
  • Liaise/supervise our Advertising Agency partner representatives on all media placements for television, radio and press
  • Handling all out-of-home (outdoor) ad placements, bookings, and contracts, reviewing for accuracy and submitting invoices for payment
  • Liaise with suppliers re purchase of scrapbooks for our tear sheets placement
  • Handled subscriptions of the Jamaican press papers, namely The Gleaner, Observer and the Star Newspapers for the company
  • Review the daily publications of the Gleaner/Observer and Star for the company's any advertisements (s) placed, along with the competitors' advertisements to inform our marketing offerings
  • Cut tear sheets (pages with press advertisements) and place them in scrapbooks, namely company and competitor, for further review purposes
  • Review and sign off on invoices for our monthly ad placements in the Press, radio and television from our advertising Agency partner
  • Liaise with auditors during the Auditing season to provide their requirements for all media-related activities
  • Had meetings and conversations with the various brand representatives of the company and external clients based on their needs and our recommendations to get their message to a wide and suitable target audience
  • Ongoing conversation with our various media houses representatives to seek key advertising slots, segments in press, radio and television and out-of-home (billboards, superboards, mobile units such as buses, bus shelters) suppliers

Data Entry Clerk

MC Systems
Kingston, Jamaica
07.2017 - 03.2020
  • Keyed data entry details

Secretary/Administrative Assistant

Jamaica National Group/The Creative Unit Ltd./Jamaica National Building Society
Kingston, Jamaica
03.1998 - 10.2004
  • Assisted the Advertising and Marketing Manager, Marketing and Advertising Manager in the capacity of Administrative Assistant
  • Arranged client, supplier, and department meetings
  • Liaise with advertising agency reps in media bookings press, radio, television and outdoor media placements
  • Did direct media bookings press, radio, television, books, magazines and online and outdoor media placements
  • Handled out-of-home (outdoor) Media placements
  • Reviewed and signed off on invoices for all media activities
  • Attended and conducted meetings on the department's behalf, prepared minutes for meetings
  • Handled bookings of rooms/locations for all meetings onsite or external handled refreshment ordering
  • Planned and assisted in marketing promotions
  • Assisted in planning events for the group of Companies and our department e.g
  • Staff awards, The Company Fun and Sport days
  • Petty Cash custodian
  • Secretary of the company's Charity The Golden Age Home
  • Supervised the driver/building custodian and office assistant and ground staff

Secretary

National Library of Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
03.1990 - 07.1998
  • Secretary to the Audio-Visual Department Manager and the Department, handling administration tasks
  • Relief Assistant Secretary to the Director
  • Updated, input, and installed data from the Gleaner into the Gleaner Index Report database maintenance
  • Relieved and acted in the Secretarial role to the Director
  • Prepared cards (birthday), programs (events), posters, etc
  • For the Library programs/activities/events
  • Secretary of the Libraries charity committee for the Strathmore Children’s Home
  • Data entry of the Gleaner and Observer headline in the Library's Gleaner Index Report for Library users’ access

Education

Certificate course - Logistics Supply Chain Management

Seneca Polytechnic
Ontario, Canada
04.2025

Bachelor of Science & Associate of Science Degrees - Business administration

University College of The Caribbean
Jamaica
06.2016

DIPLOMA - Diploma in Marketing

Jamaican Institute of Management
Jamaica
11.2004

Skills

  • Media planning/buying
  • Customer Service
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Pivot, Access)
  • Advertising Executive
  • Team collaboration
  • Client relationship management
  • Telephone etiquette
  • Attention to detail
  • Decision-making
  • Community outreach
  • Adaptability
  • Media relations
  • Campaign planning
  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Supplies ordering
  • Verbal communication
  • Paid advertising
  • Market research
  • Advertising strategy
  • Media planning

Affiliations

  • Gardening
  • Playing netball
  • Volunteering

Languages

EnglishMost Depaendable
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Media Assistant

JN Group Marketing
08.2023 - 10.2024

Data Entry Clerk

MC Systems
07.2017 - 03.2020

Media Assistant

The Creative Unit Ltd.
03.2004 - 08.2023

Secretary/Administrative Assistant

Jamaica National Group/The Creative Unit Ltd./Jamaica National Building Society
03.1998 - 10.2004

Secretary

National Library of Jamaica
03.1990 - 07.1998

Certificate course - Logistics Supply Chain Management

Seneca Polytechnic

Bachelor of Science & Associate of Science Degrees - Business administration

University College of The Caribbean

DIPLOMA - Diploma in Marketing

Jamaican Institute of Management

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