Assistant Negotiator, National Investment

OMG23; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

OMG23, the Omnicom Media agency, is seeking an Assistant Negotiator to learn how media decisions are made, how campaigns are bought and tracked, and how planning connects to billing. You will support day-to-day account work, collaborate with strategy teams, and build relationships with media vendors to ensure smooth buys.

This hybrid role in Burbank, CA offers an entry point into media planning and buying with guidance from experienced teams and opportunities to grow within Disney entertainment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience.
• Comfortable with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Interest in media especially national TV or media buying.
• Strong communicator (written and verbal).
• Flexible and adaptable in fast-moving environments.
• Proactive problem-solver with sharp critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Help turn media plans and buy specs into live schedules
• Build and maintain schedules by release or title
• Track inventory and monitor allocated vs. unallocated placements
• Learn and apply media math, ratings, impressions, CPMs, and key buying concepts
• Support cost estimates and planning inputs for strategy teams
• Ensure schedules match contracts, proposals, and system loads
• Prepare and analyze quarterly and annual post-buy reports
• Communicate with vendors to manage schedule changes, make-goods, and credits
• Issue RFPs and track pricing and availability
• Pull research on ratings, programming, and market trends
• Collect and organize daily spot times from networks

Skills

Strong communicator

Proactive problem-solver

Flexible and adaptable

Interest in media

Education

Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

The Agency:

OMG23 is the Omnicom Media agency dedicated to Walt Disney Studios, Disney+ and Disney’s multiple television networks. At OMG23, we have the privilege of partnering with Disney on the planning, buying and implementation of its integrated ad campaigns for some of the entertainment industry’s most iconic brands. Our Walt Disney Studios team works on titles that include a wide variety of blockbuster films distributed under the Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century, and Searchlight banners. We are also proud to be Disney’s Agency of Record for their premier television networks including ABC, ABC News, Disney Channels, Freeform, National Geographic and FX. We live movies and TV. If you do too, see below for an opportunity to join our team.

Agency

Omd

Job Function

Media

Job Subfunction

Media Planning and Buying

Job Description

OMG23 is the Omnicom Media agency dedicated to Walt Disney Studios, Disney+ and Disney’s multiple television networks. At OMG23, we have the privilege of partnering with Disney on the planning, buying and implementation of its integrated ad campaigns for some of the entertainment industry’s most iconic brands. Our Walt Disney Studios team works on titles that include a wide variety of blockbuster films distributed under the Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century, and Searchlight banners. We are also proud to be Disney’s Agency of Record for their premier television networks including ABC, ABC News, Disney Channels, Freeform, National Geographic and FX. We live movies and TV. If you’re curious about media, like solving puzzles, and want a career that grows with you, this is a great place to start.

The Job

OMG23 | Disney Entertainment | Media Buying

This role is your entry point into the world of media buying. As an Assistant Negotiator, you’ll learn how media decisions are made, how campaigns are bought and tracked, and how everything connects from planning to billing. You’ll support day-to-day account work, collaborate with strategy teams, and build relationships with media vendors to make sure buys run smoothly.

What You’ll Do

• Help turn media plans and buy specs into live schedules
• Build and maintain schedules by release or title
• Track inventory and monitor allocated vs. unallocated placements
• Learn and apply media math, ratings, impressions, CPMs, and key buying concepts
• Support cost estimates and planning inputs for strategy teams
• Ensure schedules match contracts, proposals, and system loads
• Prepare and analyze quarterly and annual post-buy reports
• Communicate with vendors to manage schedule changes, make-goods, and credits
• Issue RFPs and track pricing and availability
• Pull research on ratings, programming, and market trends
• Collect and organize daily spot times from networks

You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
• Comfortable with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Interest in media especially national TV or media buying
• Strong communicator (written and verbal)
• Flexible and adaptable in fast-moving environments
• Proactive problem-solver with sharp critical thinking

You’ll learn real skills, work with people who want to teach, and see the impact of your work every day. If you’re curious about media, like solving puzzles, and want a career that grows with you, this is a great place to start.

This is a hybrid role based in Burbank, CA.

California: $40,000.00 - $40,000.00

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. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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California: $40,000.00 - $40,000.00