Media Manager

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive TV and streaming media planning and optimization for client campaigns.

  • Own end-to-end TV and streaming inventory planning, buying, and negotiation.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years of TV buying and planning with platform/programmatic trading.
  • Standout: Collaboration with Product/Engineering/Data Science to advance a convergent TV ad platform.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan and purchase all types of TV and Streaming inventory: national, broadcast, cable, local, CTV, streaming (Direct IO and Targeted), video, sports, premium opportunities (i.e. Upfront, Sponsorships), etc.
  • Use data to optimize campaigns and monitor networks/publishers for inventory clearance, viewership, competitive, audience changes, etc.
  • Assess campaign performance in real-time while providing feedback on optimizations to clients to ensure all media plans are delivering on KPIs, and external parties with media schedules
  • Evaluate every single media purchase through a data and analytics lens and negotiate pricing and plans where applicable
  • Work closely with client strategy team to help clients scale and grow their business effectively, and equip clients to understand full funnel media implications
  • Seek out unique opportunities e.g. discounted inventory, client specific packages, upfront inventory, etc.
  • Participate, actively engage, and be able to answer complex media questions in client meetings
  • Work alongside Product, Engineering, Data Science to assist in helping develop and upgrade our convergent TV ad platform

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of experience with TV buying and planning; bonus for platform/programmatic trading
  • Understand TV and Streaming inventory (you should be very familiar with networks, publishers, programs, shows, personalities, and media calendar), pricing, and availability to build insightful and strategic media plans
  • Experience in optimizing media buys based on performance outcomes and KPIs
  • Understanding of marketing strategy, sales funnel KPIs, and how media, programmatic, data, measurement, and technology fit into the full picture
  • Advanced presentation and communication skills. You are a strong communicator, both verbally and written, with the ability to blend quantitative analysis and creative thinking to present recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders
  • You appreciate tech, product, engineering, data and analytics, and comfortable and quick at learning software and systems (i.e. Tatari’s proprietary buying platform).
  • Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills, including intermediate to advanced skills in Excel and/or Google Sheets
  • Detail-oriented, organized and able to manage processes and simultaneous workflows— ability to multi-task

Preferred

Benefits

  • Total compensation ($70,000-90,000/Annually)
  • Equity compensation
  • Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
  • 401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
  • $150 monthly spending account
  • $1,000 annual continued education benefit
  • $500 Newbie Productivity Perk
  • Unlimited PTO and sick days
  • Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
  • Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office
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Tatari is building the infrastructure to modernize TV advertising for Brands, Agencies, and Publishers. Clients include Made In, Daily Harvest, Wpromote, and Fubo. Recognized by Business Insider as one of the Hottest Ad Tech Companies of 2023 and by Digiday as the Best CTV Platform of 2024, Tatari is headquartered in San Francisco with further offices in Los Angeles and New York. For additional information, please visit tatari.tv

Founded in 2016
San Francisco, California, USA
368 employees (55 in marketing)
79% recommend to a friend
87% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
43.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$113.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.8%
Direct
51.8%
Referral
9.4%
Social
4.5%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~368

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
43 (12% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2019
    Series Unknown
  • Nov 2016
    Convertible Note

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