Responsibilities

• Able to take on a more client-facing role with moderate oversight from senior team
• Attend regular client and vendor meetings, statuses and maintain on-going rapport
• Mentor and assist in the training of Associates and Negotiators
• Work closely with Strategy and Comms Design teams to ensure that overall strategy is woven into all media choices
• Provide partner selection recommendation and justification designed to deliver on client
• Develop the RFPs and oversee the submission process with media partners
• Evaluate partner proposals, negotiate plan details, develop plan and ultimately present plan recommendations to internal stakeholders and clients
• Oversee campaign implementation, optimization, and performance of campaign activities including authorizations, IO’s, budgets, creative, reporting and the billing and reconciliation process
• Manage all partner specific budget allocation, optimization, media partnership programs and added value details
• Secure best in class marketplace pricing
• Foster strong relationships with media partners