The Media i Awards – run by Mi3's publisher, ask media agencies to vote each year for the people and teams they think are the best in the business. 

Media I polls 2,000-plus agency professionals, with each agency respondent voting for the best media sales teams and representative they engaged with during 2021.

This year’s Media i Awards finalists will compete in the following categories:

• National Sales Team of the Year
• Sales Team of the Year by Market (NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia & South Australia); and
• Sales Person of the Year – by Market, by Category (Television, Digital, Outdoor, Print Media, Radio) 

Due to ongoing travel restrictions and limits on large indoor gatherings resulting from COVID-19 winners will again be announced during a virtual ceremony. To join the event simply log onto https://www.stream2.ipshub.live/ just prior to 5pm [AEDT] on the 10^th of November. For further information on the awards night, go to www.mediaiawards.com.au

“The Media i Awards not only recognise the professionalism and excellence of sales teams and individuals, but this year the results they achieved for clients in collaboration with media agencies against what has been an incredibly difficult backdrop," said Media i CEO, Charles Parry-Okeden.

Media i Managing Director, Chris Winterburn added: “The importance of the Media i Awards has been proven once again with this year’s voting representing near on 80 per cent of the media owner facing agency fraternity. Finalists should feel immensely proud of their nomination.” 

As always, the Media i Awards have been well supported by the media industry, including the principle sponsor the Media Federation of Australia, returning category sponsors Carat, Initiative Kaimera, Mediabrands, OMD, PHD, Starcom, UM, & Zenith along with new sponsor Hatched Media.

Finalists are listed below in alphabetical order:

NATIONAL SALES TEAM AWARD NOMINATIONS
 

JCDecaux

Network Ten

Nine Digital

Nine TV

Spotify

Yahoo
 

STATE SALES TEAM AWARDS NOMINATIONS
 

NSW Sales Team of the Year

Nine Digital

Nine TV

Nova Entertainment

Spotify

The Trade Desk

Yahoo
 

VIC Sales Team of the Year

Network Ten

Nine TV

oOh! Media

Realestate.com.au

Spotify

Yahoo

 

QLD Sales Team of the Year

ARN

Network Ten

News Corp Australia

Nine Digital

QMS

Yahoo

 

SA Sales Team of the Year

ARN

JCDecaux

Network Ten

Nine Digital

Nine TV

oOh! Media

 

WA Sales Team of the Year

JCDecaux

Nine TV

Nova Entertainment

oOh! Media

The West Australian Newspaper

Yahoo

 

NSW SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Annie Hugo – Spotify

Gemma Allen – Quantcast

Giorgia Tavella –Yahoo

Kim Dao – Yahoo

Matthew Hawkins – Spotify

Monika Bujcevski – Nine

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Ally Chai – News Corp Australia

Lloyd Whittaker – Nine

Matthew Windle – News Corp Australia

Pearl Phuangketkeow – Nine

Sarah Bowman – Nine

Simon Cleary – Australian Community Media

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Charlie Newton – JCDecaux

Felicity Wainwright – JCDecaux

Jack Novak – Val Morgan Cinema

Jacqueline Ingram – oOh! Media

Lydia Chitnis – JCDecaux

Samantha Barron – Shopper

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Josh Horne – Nova Entertainment

Kieran Grant – Southern Cross Austereo

Lucy Smith – ARN

Sally Cartmell – Southern Cross Austereo

Susan Dickens – ARN

Talya Levine – Nova Entertainment

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Christina Caradus - Foxtel Media

Dean Bishop - Nine

Georgina Witt - Seven

Molly Pont - Nine

Nicole Daley - Nine

Nicole Wilson - Network Ten
 

VIC SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Hamish Ward – realestate.com.au

Jacinta Dwyer – Spotify

Jay Smith – MiQ

Laura Rolfe – Yahoo

Maddie McMahon – Quantcast

Tiffany Leahy – Nine

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Gareth Wakefield – Nine

Josh Parsons – News Corp Australia

Kelsey Duncan – Australian Community Media

Luke Doolan – News Corp Australia

Nicholas Nanos - Nine

Tiffany Leahy – Nine

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Amy Hoskin – Shopper

Camilla Broxom – Val Morgan Cinema

Eliza Meyer – VMO

Jack Rudich – QMS

Lindsay Blay – JCDecaux

Warwick Kiel – oOh! Media

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Bridgette Dunn - Southern Cross Austereo

Fanny Donaldson - ARN

Jessica Baum - Nova Entertainment

Monique Gerada - Nova Entertainment

Stephanie Booth – ARN

Tess McLeod - ARN

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Eamon Stringer – Southern Cross Austereo

Jin Subasinghe – Network Ten

Joshua Hale – Network Ten

Mitch Robertson – Network Ten

Neil Turner – Seven

Stephanie Kirkman – Seven

 

QLD SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Dan Kelly – Spotify

Jess Rutherford-Bonner – Yahoo

Madison Wappett – MiQ

Sarah Stone – 10 Digital

Terrence Michael – Nine

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Georgia Dein – Nine

Guiliana Stead – Are Media

Hayley Dicks – News Corp Australia

Nonie Patten – News Corp Australia

Tara Duncan – News Corp Australia

Tenielle Jordan – News Corp Australia

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Aidan Price – QMS

Alex Hobbs – oOh! Media

Courtney Johnson –QMS

Gillian Black – Val Morgan Cinema

Renee Cronan – JCDecaux

Tayla Applebee – QMS

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Damian Rosengarten – Nova Entertainment

Lauren Everist – ARN

Liam Armstrong – ARN

Prue Hempel – Southern Cross Austereo

Scott Mathison – Southern Cross Austereo

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Bridget Sloan – Nine

Holly Cleary – Seven

Jayne Balke – Network Ten

Julia Quinn – Seven

Kat Karlhuber – SBS

Mitch Barclay – Nine

 

SA SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Andie Killeen – 7 Digital

Annie Hugo – Spotify

Imran Khalil – Nine

Mark Bachetti – Nine

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Brad Barber – News Corp Australia

Candice Arthur – News Corp Australia

John Boonen – Australian Community Media

Mark Bachetti – Nine

Matthew Bagnara – Australian Community Media

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Georgia Farmer – oOh! Media

Jane Baker – oOh! Media

Kath Haines – Val Morgan Cinema

Lucy Carey – JCDecaux

Natasha Jarrett – oOh! Media

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Dan Muscat – Nova Entertainment

Josh Day – ARN

Leaza Stevens – ARN

Matt Russell – Nova Entertainment

Sean Cameron – Southern Cross Austereo

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Alexa Borak – Nine

Bianca Kost – Network Ten

Katelyn James – Network Ten

Stephanie Rose – Nine

Suzanne Leong-Scott – Seven

 

WA SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Ashley Woodrow – 10 Digital

Harriet Cohen – The West Australian Newspaper

Sebastian Tatur – Yahoo

Trent Mckeown – MiQ

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Carla Antoniolli – The West Australian Newspaper

Gemma White – Nine

Kimberly Salomons – Nine

Marissa McNish – News Corp Australia

Meave Daniels – The West Australian Newspaper

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Anna Wyatt-Spratt – oOh! Media

Damien Bodestyne – JCDecaux

Des Mcnamara – oOh! Media

Georgia Yaksich – oOh! Media

Michelle Hawkins – Val Morgan Cinema

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Emma Fry – Southern Cross Austereo

Isabella Wells – Nine Radio

James van Grootel – Southern Cross Austereo

Luke Kevin – Nova Entertainment

Megan Beard – Nova Entertainment

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Annette Herbert – Seven

Chris Eyres – SBS

Megan Tuckey – Nine

Mitch Dehnel – Network Ten

Natasha Twentyman – Nine