The finalists in the Media i awards have been announced, naming the top media sales people in the country – as voted by more than 3,000 media agency peers.

Released by Media i, the publisher of Mi3, the awards asked agencies to list the best individuals and teams in different media channels in 2022.

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)

Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney at 5pm on November 16 – the Media i Awards night. Tickets - and more information - can be found at the Media i Awards website. 

“The Media i Awards not only recognise the professionalism and excellence of sales teams and individuals, but the success they achieved for clients in collaboration with media agencies,” Charles Parry-Okeden, Media i CEO, said.

Chris Winterburn, Media i’s Managing Director, added: “The popularity and importance of the Media i Awards has been proven once again with this year’s voting the largest on record. Finalists should take immense pride in their nomination. We can’t wait to gather together again, in person, to celebrate their achievements.

The Media i Awards have been well supported by the media industry, including the Media Federation of Australia, the principle sponsor, and returning category sponsors; Carat, Hatched, Initiative, Kaimera, OMD, PHD, Starcom, UM, Wavemaker and Zenith along with new sponsors EssenceMediacom and Mindshare

Finalists are listed below [in alphabetical order]

NATIONAL SALES TEAM AWARD NOMINATIONS

ARN

JCDecaux

Nine [TV]

Nova Entertainment

oOh!media

Val Morgan Cinema

 

STATE SALES TEAM AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

NSW Sales Team of the Year

ARN

JCDecaux

Nine [TV]

Nine Publishing [Print]

The Trade Desk

Val Morgan Cinema

 

VIC Sales Team of the Year

ARN

JCDecaux

Nine [TV]

oOh!media

Paramount

The Trade Desk

 

QLD Sales Team of the Year

ARN

JCDecaux

Nova Entertainment

Paramount

Southern Cross Austereo [Radio]

Val Morgan Cinema

 

SA Sales Team of the Year

ARN

JCDecaux

Nine [Digital]

Nine [TV]

Nova Entertainment

oOh!media

 

WA Sales Team of the Year

7Digital

JCDecaux

Nova Entertainment

oOh!media

The West Australian Newspaper

Yahoo 

 

 

NSW SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Brittany McBride - Paramount Digital 

Emma Wilde - Nine Publishing

Kim Dao - Yahoo

Kristine Celona - Yahoo

Natalie O'Shea - Spotify

Ryan Linahan - Quantcast

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Adriana Gates - Nine Publishing

Kate Turnbull - Nine Publishing

Lloyd Whittaker - Nine Publishing

Matthew Windle - News Corp Australia

Pearl Phuangketkeow - Nine Publishing

Simon Cleary - Australian Community Media

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Abby Stjernqvist - JCDecaux

Monica Stopins - Val Morgan Cinema

Patrick Beck - JCDecaux

Pip Bulmer - oOh!media

Samara Franklin - Shopper

Stephanie Davis - Shopper

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Ashley Lush - ARN

James Fisk - Southern Cross Austereo

Kieran Grant - Southern Cross Austereo

Lucy Smith - ARN

Susan Dickens - ARN

Tom Bonnell - ARN

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Dean Bishop - Nine Network

Ellen Atkinson - Foxtel Media

Georgia Gemell - Nine Regional

Lisa Ngo - Nine Network

Matt Chapman - Seven Network

Theodore Lewis - Nine Network

 

VIC SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Ben Walton - Yahoo

Caren Kaharudin - The Trade Desk

Hamish Ward - realestate.com.au

Jordan Grimston - The Trade Desk

Justin Kelly - carsales mediahouse

Lillian Liu - realestate.com.au

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Bogdan Vlasyuk - News Corp Australia

Jasmine O'Dell - Australian Community Media

Lizzy Ford - Nine Publishing

Luke Attard - News Corp Australia

Tiffany Leahy - Nine Publishing

Whitney Portwine - News Corp Australia

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Brady Arlt - JCDecaux

Camilla Broxom - Val Morgan Cinema

Esha Nandhra - QMS

Luke Doolan - JCDecaux

Marcos Hasiotis - oOh!media

Michaela Colahan - oOh!media

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Alex Braybon - Southern Cross Austereo

Alex Wilson - ARN

Brittany Nowak - ARN

Claire Reynolds - Nova Entertainment

Jo Bennett - Southern Cross Austereo

Tess McLeod - ARN

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Eamon Stringer - Seven Network

Grace Scorgie - Paramount

Jin Subasinghe - Paramount

Katrina Salvador - Nine Network

Mack Rivett - Nine Network

Mitch Robertson - Paramount

 

QLD SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Jess Rutherford-Bonner - Yahoo

Jocelyn Kowald - The Trade Desk

Lucinda Pfitzner - Yahoo

Sidney Hunwick - MiQ

Terrence Michael - Nine Publishing

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Alexander Mundy - News Corp Australia

Brad Roberts - The West Australian Newspaper

Hayley Dicks - News Corp Australia

Tara Duncan - News Corp Australia

Terrence Michael - Nine Publishing

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Annika Schultz - oOh!media

Courtney Johnson - QMS

Jessica Ruff - JCDecaux Matt Dilger - JCDecaux

Octavia Bellekens - Val Morgan Outdoor

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Chris Reid - Southern Cross Austereo

Julian Dias - Nova Entertainment

Liam Armstrong - ARN

Matthew Leadbeater - ARN

Prue Hempel - Southern Cross Austereo

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Bridget Sloan - Nine Network

Clare Poole - Southern Cross Austereo

Jayne Balke - Paramount

Jess Healy - Paramount

Lily Ovenden - Paramount

 

SA SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Angus Clarke - Paramount Digital

Imran Khalil - Nine Publishing

Mark Bachetti - Nine Publishing

Olivia Orr - SBS on Demand

Sonya Llewellyn - Yahoo

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Brad Barber - News Corp Australia

Cliff Wong - News Corp Australia

Imran Khalil - Nine Publishing

Sebastian Stone - Russell Media

Travis Strange - News Corp Australia

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Brodie Turner - oOh!media

Dominique Basile - JCDecaux Georgia Farmer - oOh!media

Joseph Turci - oOh!media

Natasha Jarrett - oOh!media

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Daniel Muscat - Nova Entertainment

Jenna Hawkins - ARN

Matt Russell - Nova Entertainment

Sean Cameron - Southern Cross Austereo

Thea Petros - Southern Cross Austereo

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Alexa Borak - Nine Network

Andrew Caulfield - Seven Network

Margherita McAuliffe - Seven Network

Sarah Yarwood - Nine Network

Stephanie Rose - Nine Network

 

WA SALES PERSON AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Digital Sales Person of the Year

Ashley Woodrow - Paramount Digital

Jemma McFarland - 7 Digital

Karen Papalia - Foxtel Media

Sebastian Tatur - Yahoo

Tomas Bajrovic - MiQ

 

Print Sales Person of the Year

Carla Antoniolli - The West Australian Newspaper

Gemma White - Nine Publishing

Lucy Treasure - Nine Publishing

Meave Daniels - The West Australian Newspaper

Siahn Nardi - The West Australian Newspaper

 

Outdoor/Cinema Sales Person of the Year

Alycia Diggle - JCDecaux

Anna Wyatt-Spratt - oOh!media

Damien Bodestyne - JCDecaux

Lauren de Rozario - JCDecaux

Michelle Hawkins - Val Morgan Cinema

 

Radio Sales Person of the Year

Aaron Bryant -  ARN

James Van Grootel - Southern Cross Austereo

Luke Driscoll - Nova Entertainment

Luke Kevin - Nova Entertainment

Megan Beard - Nova Entertainment

 

Television Sales Person of the Year

Annette Herbert - Seven Network

Chris Eyres - SBS

Lauren Bradley - Seven Network

Megan Tuckey - Nine Network

Mitch Dehnel - Paramount