Sr. Strategist, Out-of-Home Buying

Newtown, CT (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate and execute OOH placements across roadside bulletins, transit, street-level, airport, place-based/venue, aerial, and high-impact digital formats (urban panels, liveboards, spectaculars), including rate, added value, and contract terms
  • Manage a mix of annual permanent programs, flighted buys, and rotary programs across multiple markets, states, and international placements
  • Conduct tactical research and vendor/market evaluation using audience measurement tools and location data to build data-driven recommendations
  • Own proof-of-performance (POP) tracking throughout campaigns, including rotary location changes and creative swaps, and deliver post-campaign analysis
  • Plan, negotiate, and implement programmatic OOH buys, conducting in-flight optimization
  • Evaluate sponsorship packages and new partnership opportunities, including pre- and post-campaign/event performance reviews as well as renewal recommendations
  • Respond to ad hoc RFPs and incremental budget requests with quick-turn plans and recommendations
  • Serve as primary vendor contact for OOH partners; cultivate rep relationships and surface rate and value-add opportunities
  • Craft and present OOH media recommendations to internal planning/strategy teams and clients
  • Manage creative specs, production timelines, and trafficking deadlines with vendors and creative partners

Requirements

  • 5+ years of media buying experience with hands-on OOH and dOOH buying required
  • Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to internal teams and clients
  • Demonstrated end-to-end ownership: tactical research, RFP'ing vendor reps, building the recommendation, negotiating, activating, and reporting out performance
  • Experience negotiating vendor contracts and managing buys from authorization through reconciliation
  • Strong organizational skills; able to manage many concurrent campaigns, vendors, and deadlines across a multi-client portfolio
  • Proficiency with OOH audience measurement and location data tools (Geopath or equivalent)
  • Programmatic OOH buying experience across DSP or vendor-side platforms
  • International OOH buying experience a plus
  • Familiarity with MTA and/or MMM measurement approaches a plus

Preferred

  • International OOH buying experience a plus
  • Familiarity with MTA and/or MMM measurement approaches a plus
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Mediassociates

Mediassociates is a leading independent media planning, buying and analytics agency. Our unique Precision Branding approach goes beyond traditional media planning by using data and analytics to help marketers better predict, measure, and optimize business outcomes. We work with clients such as NJM Insurance, University of Phoenix, Mount Sinai Health System, Fannie Mae, DXL Men's Big and Talll shops, and are proud to be recognized as an AdAge "Best Places to Work" and one of Adweek's "Fastest Growing Agencies". Mediassociates is a member of Worldwide Partners, the leading global network of the top independent marketing services agencies in the world with over 80 agencies in 40 countries.

Founded in 1996
New York Metropolitan Area, Pennsylvania, US
128 employees (46 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
932
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26%
Direct
19.6%
Referral
41.8%
Social
11.5%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~116

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
42 (36% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5