Assistant Media Buyer

WPP Media • Toronto, ON

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

WPP is a trusted growth partner for leading brands, leveraging exceptional talent, data, intelligence, and world-class partnerships through its pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media, WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, integrates media, data, and partnerships for creative personalization at scale, providing clients with clear insights into their media investment's effectiveness. WPP is also a creative transformation company committed to building better futures for its people, planet, clients, and communities. WPP Media, as WPP’s global media collective, aims to create limitless growth opportunities by bringing together the best platforms, people, and partners. The company emphasizes its culture and people, with core values including leading collectively for transformational creativity, fostering an open environment by balancing people and client experiences, cultivating trust, and championing growth and development. The Assistant Media Buyer will be a part of the Investment team, responsible for effectively delivering buy recommendations and negotiations in broadcast and potentially digital media for assigned clients.

Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly and multi-task
• Must work collaboratively
• Positive disposition with the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Detail, accuracy and mathematical competency a must
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Solid organizational skills
• Driven desire to develop and excel in media career
• Ability to balance assignments while maintaining a flexible approach

Nice To Haves

• Internship in an agency is an asset
• College or University education will be an asset

Responsibilities

• Enter buys into proprietary system (MediaOcean and Prisma) and maintain broadcast buys
• Ongoing management and stewardship of campaigns
• Assist with client financials such as budget reconciliation and budget management –resolve discrepancies with billing coordinators
• Keep up to date on all communications with the Client Service Team including buy authorizations, tracking reports, buy changes, creative specifications etc.
• Post campaigns and monitor campaign delivery
• Generate campaign reports – including pre and post documents, Masterfiles
• Use Mediacom Proprietary tool and other measurement software (Numeris)

Benefits

• Competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Opportunities to tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue passions, grow networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising
• Variety of employee resource groups
• Frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed