Account Manager - Media Buying & Planning

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end‑to‑end account management for digital media programs, coordinating cross‑functional teams to develop and execute strategy, planning, and performance analyses for assigned clients while ensuring high client satisfaction and account growth.

  • Lead cross‑functional collaboration with creative, data, search & social, and programmatic teams to execute campaigns
  • Develop strategy documents, media plans, post‑campaign analyses, and quarterly business reviews

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the day-to-day management of assigned accounts, ensuring seamless execution of media plans, with support from your manager
  • Develop a deep understanding of your clients’ marketing goals, target audience, and challenges
  • Ensure ongoing client satisfaction and actively contribute to the team’s goal of growing the account(s)
  • Assist in the development of strategy documents, media plans, post-campaign analyses, quarterly business reviews, and other client deliverables
  • Act as a central point of coordination with internal and external teams (e.g. creative, data, search & social, programmatic, etc.) to help form overall strategy, planning, and execution of campaigns for our clients
  • Own weekly statuses and tracking documents, both internally and externally, to ensure smooth account management

Requirements

  • A minimum of 1 year media planning and buying experience across digital channels with an emphasis on performance media – agency experience preferred
  • A foundational understanding of digital strategy, how it’s devised and executed across display, search, social, mobile, CTV, etc.
  • Highly numerate – very comfortable with data analysis and how this feeds into performance planning
  • Good communication, both written and verbal, with strong client-facing and presentation skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills. Adept at juggling multiple projects, meeting deadlines and operating in a fast-paced environment
  • A collaborative mindset with a positive, solutions-oriented approach
  • Self-starter, committed to achieving results
  • Proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Familiarity with ad platforms (Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, or similar) is a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package, including 20 vacation days and 401k match
  • Summer Fridays: we aim to stop working at 3:00pm on Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day
  • Holiday Break: 11 annual bank holidays, plus Christmas to New Year’s Eve
  • Flexible work arrangements available, combining on-site and remote work as needed. Two days per week in the NY office required
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M+C Saatchi Performance

We are a Global digital media agency specializing in taking a human approach to connecting brands with people across all channels. We work at the frontiers of media, marketing, and technology to maximize marketing ROI for our clients. Our approach involves meticulous media planning and buying across digital channels leveraging the reach of retail & commerce media, paid search & social, programmatic, influencer marketing, streaming platforms, creative, App Store Optimization & more. Our goal is to deliver profitable, cost-effective, measurable results for our clients by taking the time to understand their business, their objectives, and their audiences. Our innovative media strategies are underpinned by cutting-edge data, analytics, and tech, combined with compelling creative and informed media buying to deliver business growth for our clients. We have a Global team of specialists who carefully manage campaign effectiveness thanks to a relentless focus on optimizing channels, content, format, and placements. We were founded in 2006 as a mobile agency. Now, we specialize in offering digital growth to brands operating in the modern landscape, where everything is measurable and accountable across digital touchpoints at all times.

Founded in 2006
London, England, GBR
442 employees (221 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
26.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.9%
Direct
41.3%
Referral
11.4%
Social
4.5%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~449

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
206 (47% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2