Senior Buyer

3OM ORION TRADING CANADA INC.; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 77,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media in Canada is seeking a Senior Buyer, Media Activation to execute television, radio and OOH campaigns. The successful candidate will negotiate, execute and maintain media campaigns for a portfolio of clients, and assist the Supervisor/Senior Manager with pre-buy and post-buy documentation.

This role sits within an integrated media investment team to ground campaigns in insights, ensuring flawless execution.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education – University graduate and/or advertising/marketing College degree preferred.
• Minimum (3-4) years’ experience in media investment with 1-2 years’ in a buyer role.
• Previous OOH experience is an asset.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to develop positive on-going business relationships with a focus on client service.
• Strong learning agility, with a passion for continuous development.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Highly developed organizational skills with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent ability to manage and prioritize time.
• Proactive approach to problem solving, supporting the team, self-development, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently.
• Proficient with Mediaocean, Prisma, Radius and media research tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, execute and maintain television, radio and OOH campaigns for a portfolio of clients.
• Deliver media campaigns that meet campaign objectives and client expectations daily.
• Understand and recommend stations and programming that align with target audience.
• Oversee the preparation and presentation of campaign reports and tracking expenditures.
• Proactively advise the team of any variations to execution of media plans.
• Assist in ensuring all billings are cleared and issued in a timely manner.
• Execute revisions to the media buy as needed.
• Prepare reports for third party audits as required.
• Identify and communicate potential buying market conditions to peers.
• Ensure clear communication with the planning teams.
• Assist with training and mentoring of junior team members.
• Develop and maintain rapport with media partners and agency peers.
• Attend media seminars and presentations as required.
• Perform other duties/ad hoc projects as assigned.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Client service orientation

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

University degree or advertising/marketing college degree

Tools

Mediaocean

Prisma

Radius

Media research tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Agency: Omnicom Media Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Trading and Investment Job Description: Job Summary: The role of a Senior Buyer, Media Activation is to execute television, radio and OOH campaigns. The successful candidate will be responsible for negotiation, execution and maintenance of media campaigns for various clients, as well as assisting the Supervisor/Senior Manager in preparing all written documents (e.g. pre-buy, post buy, etc.). This role requires you to work as part of an integrated media investment team to ensure the product is grounded in insights and experience, resulting in flawless media executions.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate, execute and maintain television, radio and OOH campaigns for a portfolio of clients
• Deliver media campaigns that meet campaign objectives and client expectations daily
• Understand and recommend stations and programming that align with target audience
• Oversee the preparation and presentation of campaign reports, campaign summaries, tracking of expenditures by supplier as required.
• Proactively advise the team of any variations to execution of media plans.
• Assist in ensuring all billings are cleared and issued in a timely manner as needed.
• Execute all relevant revisions to the media buy as needed.
• Prepare reports for third party audits as required
• Identify and communicate potential buying market conditions to peers.
• Ensure clear communication with the planning teams.
• Assist with training and mentoring of junior team members
• Develop and maintain positive rapport with media partners.
• Foster relationships across agency partners, with a focus on client service.
• Attend media seminars and presentations as required.
• Perform other duties/ad hoc projects as assigned which are within the scope of this role

Qualifications and Key Attributes

• Post-secondary education – University graduate and/or advertising/marketing College degree preferred.
• Minimum (3-4) years’ experience in media investment with 1-2 years’ in a buyer role.
• Previous OOH experience is an asset.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to develop positive on-going business relationships (both internal & external) with a focus on client service.
• Strong learning agility, with a passion for continuous development.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Highly developed organizational skills with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent ability to manage and prioritize time.
• Proactive approach to problem solving, supporting the team, self-development, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently.
• Proficient with Mediaocean, Prisma, Radius and media research tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Salary Range: $55,000 - $65,000

To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.

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