Senior Associate, Investment

OMNUS OMnet, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

OMnet, within the Omnicom Media Group family, is seeking a Senior Investment Associate to manage stewardship, execution, and support for a portfolio of clients. You will lead media plan development and negotiations across linear and digital channels while mentoring 1–2 junior staff.

You’ll work with internal teams and external partners, guiding performance reporting, billing reconciliation, and strategic decision‑making to maximize client value. New York‑based, on‑site role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field.
• 1–2+ years in a media agency or media sales role.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience with Prisma, National Buy Toolkit or Print Buy Toolkit.
• Strong knowledge of media math formulas and concepts.
• Understanding of revenue and profit concepts.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Team-oriented with strong listening and written skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee media campaign stewardship across a client roster.
• Lead media plan development, research, and strategy for assigned clients.
• Track revenue generation and negotiate media buys.
• Train and coach team members to deliver high‑quality outputs.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Media planning

Client management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in business

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Prisma

National Buy Toolkit

Print Buy Toolkit

Job description

Agency: Omnicom Media Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying Job Description: About OMnet: OMnet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Media Group and was founded in late 2013. Working at the intersection of media and finance, OMnet operates as a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) within Omnicom Media Group, specializing in principal-based media buying and investments. Through its investments and strategic commercial partnerships with media, technology, and data providers, OMnet creates a private ecosystem of cost-effective, data‑driven media solutions available exclusively to Omnicom clients. OMnet investments are guaranteed and made upfront utilizing Omnicom capital and therefore, OMnet assumes all financial risk associated with its partnerships. Omnicom uses the OMnet platform as a mechanism to provide its 125+ clients a cost‑savings benefit on their media spend, which has resulted in client savings totaling $250MM+ from inception‑to‑date.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a business concentration in advertising, marketing, finance, communications, or related field.
• 1-2+ years in a media agency or media sales role, with particular emphasis on experience within account and/or client management roles.
• Fluent user of Microsoft office – specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Must have advanced knowledge of using industry platforms such as Prisma, National Buy Toolkit, Print Buy Toolkit, or similar products.
• Strong knowledge of media math formulas and concepts.
• Possesses knowledge of basic financial principles, such as revenue and profit.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Enjoys working in a team‑based environment.
• Conveys thoughts, ideas, feelings, and decisions in a clear, concise, and appropriate manner. Demonstrates both good verbal and written skills. Also shows strong listening skills.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Investment Senior Associate will be assigned to one of four team pods within the OMnet Investment Division and will be primarily responsible for stewardship, execution, and support across an assigned client roster. Each team pod is comprised of 10‑12x individuals and each assigned client roster ranges from 15‑30x accounts across various category verticals. This is an omni‑channel role, meaning you will work on campaign execution across various media disciplines. There is a particular emphasis placed on Linear Television and Digital media, but you will also receive exposure to Audio, OOH, Print, Social, and Local media buying and execution. Lastly, the Senior Associate will help train 1‑2x direct reports comprised of Associates (entry‑level) and will report into an Investment Manager. As a Senior Associate within the OMnet Investment Division, you will also -

• Support and help oversee the media campaign stewardship process, including performance reporting, system‑entry, and billing reconciliation, across your portfolio of clients.
• Support the Investment Manager as the primary buying lead for a given client roster, which includes but is not limited to, media plan development, research, strategy development, tracking revenue generation, and negotiating media.
• Train, develop, and coach team members to ensure we are delivering best‑in‑class media outputs.
• Create and maintain strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Be a trusted advisor for the investment process for internal client teams and the wider OMnet division.

New York: $40,000.00-$75,000.00

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.

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