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What are we looking for?
We are currently looking for an Assistant Media Buyer to join the agency’s Account team.
The Assistant Media Buyer is reÂÂsponsible for managing campaign setup and ongoing maintenance with media suppliers and specialized teams. They are tasked with implementing and delivering client campaigns as efficiently and effectively as possible through an in-depth understanding of the digital media market.
This is an entry level position and an excellent opportunity for those looking to get into the digital media industry. This candidate will be reporting to the Account Supervisor and working across a variety of the agency’s clients to deliver best-in-class media strategy and campaign management.
The ideal candidate will be curious and enthusiastic, with a passion for digital innovation, data analytics, advertising, and technology.
What will you be responsible for?
- Working collaboratively with all internal teams to successfully deliver digital media campaigns – teams include Search and Social, Programmatic, and Data
- Supporting the Account team with the reporting of campaigns through Microsoft Excel and other data visualization tools
- Helping with the optimization and efficient spending and pacing of clients’ media budgets
- Helping to maintain and manage campaign performance, tracking and trafficking
- Supporting on day-to-day management of tech partners such as 3rd party measurement providers
- Maintaining accurate, accessible and organized documentation
- Assisting with the following day-to-day buying tasks on the account(s):
- The day-to-day communication and relationship building with media partners
- Following and improving, processes to ensure smooth campaign delivery
- Analyzing campaign data to make recommendations to external and internal partners
- Working with Ad Ops or measurement partners to deliver trafficking links
- The updating of budget pacing documentation
- Ensuring campaigns are tracked and measured based on client KPIs
- Troubleshooting data discrepancies, tracking issues, etc.
- Reconciling monthly campaign spends
- Ensure proper entries into financial system, including reconciliations
What are the requirements of the role?
- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university; Business Administration, Marketing, Advertising/Media, or Statistics preferred
- Excellent knowledge of Excel, especially with VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables
- Highly numerate, very comfortable with data analysis
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to meet frequent deadlines
- Good communication (both written and verbal) and people skills
- Ability to build strong relationships with clients, media partners and internal teams
- Excellent organizational skills
- A team player with a positive attitude
- A desire to work in fast-paced, quickly changing, technology-focused industry
- An appetite to learn about digital media channels, particularly mobile
- Exudes entrepreneurial spirit
What’s in it for you:
- A competitive compensation package comprised of base + discretionary annual bonus
- Employees enrolled in our baseline plan receive 100% company-paid health care (medical, dental, vision) with affordable cost-sharing options for their dependents
- Our high deductible plan covers your deductible through contributions to your Health Savings Account, which you keep
- We offer flexible work environments with sixteen paid time off days, those increase with tenure, plus ten paid company holidays. This also includes a hybrid work model that allows you to design your work in ways that support you and your family
- Parental leave for maternity (12 paid weeks) and parental leave for the supporting parent (6 paid weeks) and genuine encouragement to take that time to bond as a family
- 401(k) match up to 3%
- And a lot more: Summer Fridays, DashPass, Gym contribution, No Meeting Fridays 2x a month
- M&C Saatchi Performance is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to meeting you!
What do you need to know about us?
- M&C Saatchi Performance is a global digital media agency, connecting brands to people. We deliver business growth for our clients through effective, measurable, and evolving digital media strategies.
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