Responsibilities

• Maintain lowest rate structure available for all clients and track this cost data to ensure an accurate cost guide
• Work with Director to establish rate card in each individual market
• Deliver the most efficient costs while estimating the anticipated target audience delivery accurately
• Negotiate, adjust and monitor schedules to ensure delivery to client goals and estimates
• Work with Supervisor(s) on account and various agency assignments to meet budget requirements, trp and budget goals
• Provide tracking reports and post-buy delivery analyses on quarterly and annual bases
• Fulfill client requests, collect data and information regarding television ratings/programming and industry/ marketplace/ technology trends
• Execute all buys within client media specifications by the assigned deadlines to ensure client air dates are met
• Update all current, on-air schedules to ensure station delivery within negotiated agreement and/or to respond to any new problems or opportunities that may develop
• Manage and monitor clearance of discrepancies and accounting functions for accounts and markets on a timely basis

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience in a Local Investment role
• Complete knowledge of Radio and TV stations’ programming, facilities, rates and personnel in the market or markets assigned
• Knowledge of estimating techniques and basic research
• Knowledge of negotiating techniques
• Utilize resource materials
• Effectively utilize Donovan Data System or DataTech
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to work with numbers
• Ability to utilize resource materials