Senior Associate, Video - Financial Services
About The Position
The Senior Associate, Video manages day-to-day buying needs for a leading U.S. financial services company, 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. The Senior Associate also oversees client integrations and added-value opportunities, supports the team, and ensures buys are executed efficiently and on time. The role is part of Omd’s Media function, within Media Planning and Buying. Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office at least three days per week, to the extent permissible by local law, unless the agency or manager directs additional in-office days. The listed salary is $66,500.
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.
- Donovan (DDS)/MediaOcean and Prisma experience.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word for Windows and Excel.
Responsibilities
- Manage client relationships.
- Present buys and post-analysis.
- Update the planning team on the status of client projects.
- Manage the negotiation, presentation, and implementation of national television, cable, and digital video buys.
- Alert clients to marketplace shifts that may affect future buys and advise them of marketplace fluctuations.
- 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.
- Evaluate media opportunities and make recommendations.
- Facilitate positive relations and the flow of ideas with sales management contacts.
- Ensure buys deliver the media strategy and investment specifications.
- Maintain accurate records of buys, budgets, revisions, and credits.
- Manage and monitor clearance of discrepancies and accounting functions for assigned accounts in a timely manner.
- Monitor ratings and cost trends in assigned markets.
- Support the team and ensure buys are executed in a timely and efficient manner.
- Oversee client integrations and added-value opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
