Account Manager - Media Planning & Buying

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

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

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own client programs end to end by blending day to day account management with cross team coordination to turn client goals into measurable media outcomes.

  • Own weekly status updates and tracking for smooth account management.
  • Translate client goals into campaigns through cross‑functional coordination of creative, data, search and social teams.
  • Support strategy documents, post campaign analyses, and quarterly reviews to drive optimization.

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

Preferred

  • 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 UK

Creators and curators of Cultural Power

Founded in 1995
London, England, GBR
918 employees (228 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.2%
Direct
31.1%
Referral
8.3%
Social
2.5%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~918

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
117 (13% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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