Responsibilities

• Build media plans that meet budget, flighting, and KPI targets, with direction from the Manager or Director on the account.
• Place and steward national linear television buys across broadcast, cable, and syndication.
• Support negotiations with network partners. You prepare the rate and inventory analysis, track what has been agreed to, and handle the follow-up.
• Manage make-goods, preemptions, and schedule changes as they come up.
• Own invoice reconciliation and creative traffic coordination from start to finish.
• Keep buy documentation, budget trackers, and delivery reporting accurate and current.
• Build the recurring delivery and performance reporting that internal teams and clients rely on.
• Pull performance data together and recommend buy adjustments that get more from the same budget.
• Use SQAD and other market sources to pressure-test pricing and build market context.
• Contribute analysis that connects video investment back to the client’s broader business results.

Requirements

• Two or more years planning or buying national linear television across broadcast, cable, or syndication.
• Hands-on experience in STRATA or Freewheel (preferred), including trafficking and invoice reconciliation.
• Strong spreadsheet skills. You can build a tracker, spot a variance, and explain what caused it.
• Clear writing and speaking. You can walk someone through a number without hiding behind jargon.
• Attention to detail and follow-through on deadlines across several accounts at once.

Preferred

• Familiarity with SQAD or other pricing and market intelligence sources.
• Exposure to programmatic video or CTV buying.
• Local television, radio, or regional buying experience.
• Background in performance marketing, retail, or ecommerce.

Benefits

• Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
• Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams
• Generous paid vacation policy
• 401k match program
• Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners
• Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs
• Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
• Sabbatical program
• Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
• Shenanigan’s Day