Assistant Associate, Investment - Orion

Responsibilities

• - Support the Video Investment team in managing, tracking, and maintaining media investments and strategic partnerships across linear TV, CTV, streaming, and digital video.
• - Maintain accurate and up-to-date investment records, partnership trackers, and internal databases, ensuring consistency and data integrity.
• - Input, update, and reconcile media investment information across Excel spreadsheets, Salesforce, and other internal systems as applicable.
• - Assist with tracking client media buys, investment commitments, partnership utilization, and available media inventory.
• - Coordinate with internal buying teams and media partners to obtain investment details, delivery reports, billing information, and other required documentation.
• - Support monthly billing reconciliation, identifying discrepancies and working with internal teams and media partners to resolve outstanding issues.
• - Assist in tracking media investment performance, financial commitments, and partnership balances to support accurate reporting and forecasting.
• - Help maintain accurate records of insertion orders, media authorizations, and supporting investment documentation.
• - Communicate with media partners to obtain reporting, validate investment information, and address routine operational inquiries.
• - Support the preparation of recurring reports, investment summaries, and financial analyses for management.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to organize, analyze, and reconcile large data sets using formulas, pivot tables, and lookup functions.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and external media partners.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and eager to learn in a fast-paced media investment environment.

Preferred

• Familiarity with the media advertising industry, particularly linear television, connected TV, streaming, or digital video.
• Experience with Salesforce, or other media buying and financial tracking platforms is a plus.
• Basic understanding of media investment terminology, buying processes, billing reconciliation, and inventory management.
• Exposure to financial reporting, data management, or investment tracking.
• Strong work ethic, integrity, and positive interpersonal skills.
• Interest in developing media investment, vendor relationship management, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to recommend process improvements and contribute to the team's operational effectiveness.

Benefits

• We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, an employee discount program, an employee stock purchase program, and paid family benefits.