Responsibilities

• Media Knowledge & Execution: Demonstrate understanding of media fundamentals, including terminology and calculations for both offline and digital channels
• Exhibit proficiency with a client’s media planning and billing processes
• Maximize the use of agency resources and tools to gather and analyze research to support recommendations
• Client & Vendor Relations: Be recognized as a source of information for clients particularly related to the daily stewardship of their media budgets
• Ensure that client relationships continue to be strengthened by the quality of deliverables and client satisfaction with the work
• Serve as a primary point of contact for client’s (Associate Brand Manager level) day-to-day requests
• Maintain positive relationships with vendors and co-workers who support the media billing function (e.g. internal accounting and vendor sales departments)
• Project & Team Coordination: Maintain and manage assigned projects and manage internal team communication on a timely/consistent basis
• Support local teams by responding to their inquiries, sharing best practices, and providing case studies from other markets
• Team & Culture: Consistently able to articulate company and group mission

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university
• 1+ year of media or communications planning experience (preferred but not required)
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate initiative and desire for learning, with ongoing interest in understanding emerging trends in media, marketing and communications
• Collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to teamwork
• Demonstrate leadership skills and growth potential for future supervisory roles
• Ability to prioritize and organize projects for self to meet internal and external deadlines
• Learn and complete required agency training courses offered by managers, vendors and online modules related to media, research, media billing and personal skills development
• Explore the agency’s scope-of-work required by the client and understand how the Media Associate role contributes to the expected deliverables

Preferred

• 1+ year of media or communications planning experience (preferred but not required)
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
• Ability to participate in and eventually lead virtual meetings

Benefits

• medical coverage
• dental
• vision
• disability
• 401K
• parental and family care leave
• family forming assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off