The finalists for the 2024 Media i Awards have been announced off the back of more than 2600 votes for the individuals and teams that multinational and independent media agencies believe achieved excellence in media sales.

The awards are scheduled to take place on November 13 at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. The categories for the awards include National Sales Team of the Year, Sales Team of the Year by Market (NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia & Western Australia), and Sales Person of the Year – by Market, by Category (Television/Streaming, Publishing Media, Outdoor/Cinema, Radio/Audio Streaming, Adtech, Social Media).

The Media i Awards are supported by the media agency industry including principle sponsor the Media Federation of Australia, plus returning category sponsors; Carat, Essence Mediacom, Initiative, Kaimera, Mindshare, OMD, PHD, UM, Wavemaker & Zenith. New sponsors for 2024 are iProspect & Spark Foundry.

"The Media i Awards are our industry’s most significant in acknowledging, recognising and celebrating the crucial contribution media sales professionals and teams make to our industry and the success they help deliver for clients in collaboration with media agencies," said Chris Winterburn, Managing Director of Media i.

"The popularity and importance of the Media i Awards has been proven once again with this years’ voting the amongst the largest on record. Finalists should take immense pride in their nomination. We can’t wait to gather together to celebrate their achievements."

The full list of finalists are: