Responsibilities

• External
• Update status documents for client meetings, prepare email recommendations, and buy presentations/narratives.
• Write POVs for targeted opportunities to drive client business.
• Serve as a backup to the Associate Director for client relationships.
• Internal
• Collaborate with internal teams to align with and deliver against client KPIs.
• Stay knowledgeable about the client's business and competitors to determine advertising and media needs.
• Direct and provide guidance to the team, ensuring superior negotiations for maximum value and efficiency.
• Oversee media negotiations for various channels (TV & POLV) and collaborate with partners for promotional opportunities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of programming trends, marketplace conditions, and train negotiators.

Requirements

• Experience buying network, cable and syndication with Media company or experience within the Media Industry.
• Experience in negotiating upfront, scatter and opportunistic buys.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven superior customer service skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Desktop software, specifically Excel and Word, PowerPoint preferred.
• Proficient with MBox or equivalent Inventory Management system.
• Experience across a variety of media channels.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of third-party Internet marketing research: comScore Media Metrix, Nielsen NetView etc
• Strong working knowledge of Mediabank and Prisma.
• Demonstrated ability to think and execute “out of the box” ideas.
• Strong developed relationships with the Networks.
• 4+ years of local senior buying/supervising or related industry experience.
• Proven leadership ability and/or prior experience in supervising a team.
• Ability to work successfully within a team, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
• Prior B2B experience