Senior Associate, Video Investment

Adelphi Group•New York, NY

5d•$40,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Associate, Video manages the day-to-day buying needs for clients, including negotiating, implementing, and monitoring media buys. The role serves as a liaison among broadcast stations, digital video partners, vendors, and clients, and manages the preparation, development, execution, and stewardship of media buys. It also oversees client integrations and added-value opportunities, supports the team, and helps ensure buys are executed efficiently and on time.

Requirements

Four-year college degree.
At least 1 year of previous media buying experience.
Strong knowledge of buying systems and marketplace intelligence.
Proven analytical and communication skills.
Proven prioritizing skills.
Ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word for Windows and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Donovan (DDS)/MediaOcean and Prisma.

Responsibilities

Manage client relationships.
Present buys and post-analysis.
Update the planning team on the status of client projects.
Manage negotiation, presentation, and implementation of national television and cable schedules and digital video buys.
Alert clients to marketplace shifts that may affect future buys.
Follow buying guidelines to establish goals.
Monitor schedules and request upgrades and bonus for make-goods and discrepancies.
Allocate market funds across stations and groups.
Advise clients of marketplace fluctuations.
Evaluate media opportunities and make recommendations.
Facilitate good relations and the flow of ideas with sales management contacts.
Ensure that buys for assigned accounts deliver the media strategy and investment specifications.
Maintain accurate records of buys, budgets, revisions, credits, and related items.
Manage and monitor the timely clearance of discrepancies and accounting functions for assigned accounts.
Monitor ratings and cost trends in assigned markets.