Senior Associate, Video Investment

Interpublic; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media in New York, NY seeks a Senior Associate, Video Investment to manage day-to-day video buys, liaise with networks and vendors, and ensure campaigns align with media strategies. You will oversee negotiations, post-analysis, and client communications in a hybrid in-office/remote setup.

The role requires a four-year degree and 1+ years of media buying experience, with strong analytical and communication skills. Proficiency in MediaOcean and Prisma is a plus.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree required.
• 1+ years of media buying experience.
• Analytical and communication skills required.
• Analytical and communication skills.
• Prioritizing skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience with Donovan (DDS)/MediaOcean and Prisma.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships.
• Present buys and post-analysis.
• Update planning team on status of client projects.
• Negotiate, present, and implement national TV, cable, and digital video buys.
• Alert clients to marketplace shifts affecting future buys.
• Follow buying guidelines to set goals.
• Monitor schedules and request upgrades or make-goods.
• Allocate market funds across stations/groups.
• Advise clients on marketplace fluctuations.
• Evaluate media opportunities and make recommendations.
• Foster collaboration with sales management.
• Ensure buys deliver media strategy and investment specs.
• Maintain records of buys, budgets, revisions, credits.
• Monitor clearance of discrepancies and accounting tasks.
• Track ratings and cost trends in assigned markets.

Skills

Buying systems

Marketplace intelligence

Media buying

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Prioritization

Pressure handling

MediaOcean

Prisma

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

MediaOcean

Prisma

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

## Senior Associate, Video InvestmentApply: Hybrid: New York, New York, United States of America: Full time: Posted 3 Days Ago: R15927**Agency:**Omnicom Media **Job Function:**Media **Job Subfunction:**Media Planning and Buying**Job Description:****Overview:**The Senior Associate, Video manages day-to-day activities of all buying needs – negotiate, implement and monitor buys for clients. The Senior Associate, Video acts as the liaison between broadcast stations (network and cable)/digital video partners, vendors, and clients. He/She/They manages the preparation, development, execution and stewardship of media buys as well as oversees client integrations and added value opportunities. Also accountable for supporting the team and ensuring buys are executed in a timely and efficient manner.**Qualifications:*** Strong knowledge of buying systems and marketplace intelligence* Four-year college degree* 1+ years previous media buying experience* Proven analytical and communication skills* Proven prioritizing skills* Able to work under pressure while meeting deadlines* Donovan (DDS)/MediaOcean and Prisma Experience* Advance level of proficiency with Microsoft Word for Windows and Excel **Responsibilities:*** Manage client relationships* Present buys and post-analysis* Update planning team on status of client projects* Manage the negotiation, presentation, and implementation of national television and cable schedules and digital video buys.* Alert clients of market place shifts that affect future buys.* Follow buying guidelines to establish goals.* Monitors schedules requesting upgrades and bonus for make-goods and discrepancies.* Allocate market funds across stations/groups.* Advise client(s) of fluctuations in the marketplace.* Evaluate media opportunities and make proper recommendations.* Facilitate good relations and flow of ideas with the sales management contacts.* Assure that all buys for their accounts deliver the media strategy and investment specification.* Maintain accurate records of buys, budgets, revisions, credits, etc.* Manage and monitor clearance of discrepancies and accounting functions for their particular accounts on a timely basis.* Monitor ratings and cost trends in assigned markets. Comp Range: $40,000 - $75,000*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.* 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. Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice **For US Job Seekers:** *It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.*