Wanted: Innovators, Visionaries,
Front-Runners and Team Players

JOB PURPOSE

Organizes, analyzes and verifies invoice/affidavits. Analyzes, investigates and corrects discrepancies. Reconciles pre-payments with final invoices. Posts refunds to ledgers and other records.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organizes, verifies and inputs invoices/affidavits
• Produces weekly and monthly payments for media
• Reconciles prepayments to final invoices
• Investigates discrepancies
• Interacts and follows up with buyers concerning discrepancies and other matters
• Contacts networks regarding invoices
• Responds to network inquiries
• Requests and processes refund checks
• Files and archives documents
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned
• Processes office AP with co-worker, alternating on a weekly basis

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) required

EXPERIENCE
1 – 3 years related experience required

JOB PURPOSE
On a day-to-day basis, the Account Coordinator assists and supports the operations of the Account Management Team, specifically, the Account Director/Account Executive.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Supports all aspects of day-to-day account management
• Maintains necessary performance tracking and media databases
• Learns and is able to maintain MAP software data upload & maintenance process
• Fosters a positive relationship with key team members at all levels of the client organization
• Works cross functionally with other areas of agency
• Stays abreast of industry trends, business opportunities and best practices.
• Maintains positive relationships with third party client relationships as may be required (e.g. – creative relationships, etc.)
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

CONTACTS
• Media Buyers
• Media Operations
• Marketing Analysts
• Research Analysts
• Traffic Manager

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) preferred; but not required

EXPERIENCE
Some marketing or media agency experience required

JOB PURPOSE

The Account Director will be responsible for the overall management of his/her account(s) or line of business. The Account Director represents the Agency’s senior management on a day-to-day basis at the Client and within the Agency. The Account Director plays a key role in developing subordinates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads team in developing media strategies, tracking and analyzing media and creative performance and provides strategic insights and direction to client
• Delivers overall revenue and profit production of their dedicated account
• Owns all aspects of day-to-day account management
• Peer management of cross functional teams to assure that client requirements are delivered
• Fosters a strong strategic relationship with key team members at all levels of the client organization
• Works cross functionally with other areas of agency to increase company-wide revenue production within the account
• Stays abreast of industry trends, business opportunities and best practices
• Provides insight and ideas for agency development to Senior Management
• Manages third party client relationships as may be required (e.g. – creative relationships, etc.)
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Account Executive or Account Coordinator assigned to his/her account(s)
• Can recommend hiring, terminating, corrective actions and performance reviews for account executive level employees
• May execute performance reviews for account executive level employees

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) preferred 

EXPERIENCE

7-9 years of related experience required

JOB PURPOSE
The Account Manager will be responsible for supporting the overall management of his/her account(s) or line of business. The Account Manager represents the Agency’s management on a day-to-day basis at the Client level. The Account Manager plays a key role in developing subordinates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leads and supports efforts to engage with clients to identify key strategic goals and formulate innovative, actionable media plans that meet or exceed goals and drive client business
• Builds strong relationships with clients and manage day to day relationships
• Fosters a strong strategic relationship with key team members at all levels of the client organization
• Provides support in day-to-day communications with the client, handling requests including plan revisions, budget changes, media POVs, marketplace updates
• Owns all internal aspects of day-to-day account management
• Develops client knowledge to begin architecting strategic plans and tests for the account
• Partners with all cross-functional teams to assess performance, recommend optimizations and develop media plans to best maximize ROI
• Stays abreast of industry trends, business opportunities and best practices
• Provides insight and ideas for agency development to Senior Management
• Supports third party client relationships as may be required (e.g. – creative relationships, etc.)
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Account Coordinators, Account Executives
• Can recommend hiring, terminating, corrective actions and performance reviews for account executive level employees
• May execute performance reviews for account coordinator/account executive level employees

CONTACTS
• Media Buyer – needs to communicate goals/objectives of client campaign and ensure that these are being attained, review of work being sent to client
• Research Analysts – needs to communicate goals/objectives of client campaign and ensure that these are being attained, review of work being sent to client
• Traffic Manager – manage costs and ensure proper creative is running

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent

EXPERIENCE
5-7 years related experience required

JOB PURPOSE

The ASP.Net Web Developer will assist the team in developing and supporting important applications. The ASP.Net Web Developer will be responsible for migration of VBA applications into ASP.NET Web Applications. The ASP.Net Web Developer will work integrally with the Project Manager to execute on the existing design framework.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop (enhancements and maintenance) new software solutions using the ASP.NET technology and study information and the existing VBA code
• Confer with relevant team members where necessary
• Study systems flow, data usage, and work processes
• Deliver functional work product that has been thoroughly tested
• Follow development team’s SDLC process
• Accurately estimate time required to complete projects and tasks
• Meet mutually agreed upon deadlines for completion of modules throughout the program development
• Communicate effectively with managers on progress and any complications that may arise
• Research new software development practices and use advanced technologies in creating better tools for the company
• Ability to develop accurate estimates on work packages and ensure the accuracy of estimates
• Works well independently; capable of self-motivating and managing
• Develop accurate estimates on work packages and ensure the accuracy of estimates
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) required

EXPERIENCE

5-7 years related experience required

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

The ASP.Net Web Developer will demonstrate:

• • Proficiency with .NET/C#/ASP.NET MVC, WEB API, CSS/HTML/JavaScript, Entity Framework, Bootstrap, etc
  • ASP.NET Core knowledge is required
  • Project experience is preferred
  • Proficiency with strong technical experience in SQL (stored procedures, views, triggers, etc.)
  • Familiarity with VB or VBA is preferred
  • Logical thinker with strong problem solving capabilities
  • The ability to effectively work across programming languages
  • Strong logical, and analytical skills, with close attention to detail
  • Understanding of software development using current industry technologies
  • Ability to work independently and be able to collaborate with other team members
  • Strong written and oral communication

JOB PURPOSE
Working closely with the analytics and account teams, the Business Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing data visualization and ingestion for the organization. This individual will be expected to deliver unique business insights by packaging data in ways that will assist clients in understanding complex analyses and data trends. The Business Intelligence Analyst will also spearhead the data democratization movement for the agency identifying insights for specific audiences that will enable all levels of employees to leverage data for decision-making.

A successful candidate will work collaboratively across departments to understand the business needs for data visualization and proactively make recommendations as to the best way to present data in an easily digestible format. The role will require a strong knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) tools, but also must be able to see connections and make meaning out of the data available. He/she will be solution oriented, self-start, work effectively independently and as part of a larger team, and be a strong communicator.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintains and advances the capabilities of existing dashboards ensuring functionality and customization where necessary
• Spearheads data visualization projects focusing on analytics and media reporting
• Extracts data from databases and manages all necessary transformation processes for data presentation, including data joins across multiple sources
• Proactively seeks opportunities to improve data quality and operational efficiency
• Collaborates with the database administrator to create daily reports through SQL to track the efficiency and accuracy of automated systems
• Provides thought leadership on BI tools and stays abreast on developing trends for data and analytics visualization
• Translates complex data and analysis into easily understood metrics
• Develops visualizations and alerts that will identify emerging performance trends and issues
• Analyzes, develops, and creates reports
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned

CONTACTS
The BI Analyst will participate in internal team meetings to understand business needs, present work, cross-train, and communicate progress. The BI Analyst may also communicate directly with clients to address key questions and deliver important insights.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) required, Information Systems, Data Science, or Business Intelligence degree preferred. Advanced degree a plus.

EXPERIENCE
3-5 years related experience required

JOB PURPOSE

The Digital Data Operations Specialist maintains the buying, tracking, and reporting platforms and provides technical support to the organization on those platforms. These platforms are: Google Campaign Manager, Google Ads and DV360, Facebook Ad Manager, Google Big Query, and Domo.

They work to improve reporting workflow, automate billing processes, maintain database integrity, data availability, and campaign tracking. The specialist will be expected to troubleshoot issues as they arise, pursue new ad-technologies, help maintain tech support relationships with outside partners, and assist with creating new dashboards and reports in BI tools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Helps maintain media data on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to track performance and facilitate buying and billing
• Provides technical support on our buying, tracking, and measuring platforms for the digital team and other departments
• Helps maintain external relationships with technical support representatives
• Assists in training internal departments on implementation, use, or updates of the various ad tech platforms
• Stays up to date on digital media best practices and uses his/her analysis to improve best practices for the Digital Media department
• Helps facilitate client’s direct access to any of our BI tools
• Collaborates with the analysts and buyers in order to improve tracking and measurement
• Assists in the technical onboarding of new clients and understanding the technical requirements of new publishers
• Troubleshoots and resolve database and BI issues for all Digital Media accounts as they come up
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree

EXPERIENCE

3-5 years related experience required

Experience using Google Campaign Manager, Google Ads and DV360, Facebook Ad Manager, Google Big Query, and Domo.

JOB PURPOSE
The Digital Media Assistant is an integral part of the digital media team assisting in all aspects of digital media campaign planning, reporting, optimization and creative trafficking.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Set up and traffic digital creative as instructed by digital media buyers
• Test and Q/A all creative trafficked within DCM (Double Click Campaign Manager) Pull and format weekly campaign performance reports to support internal analysis and weekly client reporting
• Assist the Media Planners and Media Buyers as needed
• Follow all company health and safety procedures
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned
• Effectively manage timelines to meet traffic deadlines

CONTACTS
Internal Online Media Team, Traffic Manager and Salesperson at the advertising website, Production Manager at the Creative Agency and Online Marketer at the Client

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.)

EXPERIENCE

Less than 1 year related experience required

Prefer experience using DV360 ( formerly DBM), Campaign Manager ( formerly DCM), Facebook Business Manager, and Google Ads ( formerly AdWords)

JOB PURPOSE
The Media Assistant position concentrates on entering spot times and ensures pre and post logs are correct and sees to any needed corrections for various clients. The position maintains constant and effective communication with the Assistant Media Negotiators, Negotiators, and all members of the Media Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Requests pre and post logs from cable, broadcast, and local networks
• Sends spot times from networks to Simix for processing
• Trouble shoots and resolves any Simix problems that arise on a timely basis
• Notifies the negotiator of any issues that arise daily with the account
• Accurately tracks and resolves discrepancies and make goods along with Assistant Media Negotiator and Media Negotiator
• Addresses any traffic rotation issues directly with the networks
• Accurately submits finalized pre and post logs to negotiator for final approval
• Submits approved pre and post log to account service team by due date and communicates any important information to the team
• Monitors media dollars and impressions weekly and alerts the team of any discrepancies
• Insures a fair and equitable distribution of spots according to daypart, day of week, and program.
• Communicates with networks and stations on a regular basis
• Assists with general data entry and additional projects within the media department
• Acts as back-up receptionist when needed and in the absence of the receptionist. General receptionist duties include: answering phones, greeting visitors and other reception-related tasks.
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned

CONTACTS
All Departments

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) preferred; but not required

EXPERIENCE
No related experience required

JOB PURPOSE
The position of Media Negotiator is responsible for negotiating, planning, buying and maintaining media buys in close liaison with their supervisor. This position is continuously developing and creating media strategies based on client objectives. Media Negotiators require attention to detail, organization, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Media Negotiators must have the ability to manage multiple projects, communicate effectively, be deadline-driven and have strong negotiation skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Plans, negotiates, buys and maintains media schedules for small to mid-sized initiatives for all things audio/local/print/OOO in conjunction with Media Supervisor
• Shadows senior team members on negotiations
• Oversee discrepancy resolutions and ensures timely and fair compensation for all assigned accounts
• Maintains and completes makegoods and ADUs for all assigned accounts
• Manages and completes post analysis for all assigned accounts
• Secures and manages added value for clients
• Evaluates new media opportunities and develops POV on key opportunities
• Provides accurate network information for proposal templates and guides Assistant Media Negotiators on completion of data entry
• Supports Assistant Media Negotiator(s) with log duties when necessary
• Works with the account services department to continuously, develop, monitor and adjust media schedules based on performance feedback from the client(s) and the analytics department
• Along with client objectives, utilizes media research tools and resources to aid in campaign development and optimization when making recommendations for media buys
• Develops and maintains media partner relationships
• Trains and mentors Assistant Media Negotiator in conjunction with Media Supervisor
• Tracks the market for trends, opportunities, etc. and uses this information to make recommendations on what is best for the client
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Not applicable

CONTACTS
All departments

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) required.

EXPERIENCE
1 – 3 years related experience required

Experience in Network Radio, Streaming Audio, and Podcast DR radio & TV buying experience a plus

JOB PURPOSE
The Media Planner is the strategic communication hub between Account Services and Media Negotiators, working with both to build strategies that deliver on client objectives within evolving media landscape. The Media Planner will be responsible for developing thoughtful strategy through research interpretation and creative story telling. Must be a resourceful, solution-oriented multi-tasker and be able to not only leverage research tools, but also apply a critical thinking lens to the data. The planning team as a whole is charged with creating a consistency across accounts, so attention to detail is key.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• The Media Planner will have a hands on role in development of the Upfront strategy and Quarterly maintenance including developing target insights, pulling and analyzing research, performance analysis, scatter, and incremental recommendations
• Work with Account Services team to understand client objectives, target, business goals, parameters, brand priorities
• Pull research utilizing OM research tools including: Nielsen NPower, MRI, Nielsen Media Impact, Comscore, and SQAD/NetCost
• Analyze data to develop advanced targets and identify their media consumption behaviors, identify priority media channels/ partners including TV networks/ programs
• Learn and apply media planning fundamentals (math, terminology, etc.) to strategy
• Develop PowerPoint slides to creatively tell media strategy story
• Use knowledge of Excel to build cost out tools
• Work with Media Negotiators to understand marketplace trends including planning rates, inventory constraints, new programs/initiatives, etc., and develop top level cost outs
• Develop Reach and Frequency scenarios through Nielsen Media Impact to determine optimal media mix scenarios that blend performance audience profiles to drive optimal reach
• Apply research and data insights to inform the story telling of the media strategy – develop and sometimes present PowerPoint slides, as necessary
• Maintain key events calendar and identify potential programming alignment
• Be proactive in suggesting opportunistic prospects to bring forward to the clients, working with Strategy & Innovations team to consider Emerging Media, Advanced TV, and Integrations/Branded content opportunities
• Evaluate delivery and performance of previous quarters and shifts in parameters (budgets, KPIs, etc.) to revise strategy as needed
• Manage process timelines with Account Services and Media Buying teams
• Attend and participate in Internal Meetings / Briefs, as necessary (including weekly status meetings)
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned

CONTACTS
Account Services, Research, Media Buyers

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.)

EXPERIENCE
1-3 years related experience required

JOB PURPOSE

This position assists the Director, Traffic in various traffic-related duties. The position maintains constant and effective communication with the Director, Traffic, Account Executives, Media Buyers, Networks, Distribution Facilities, clients and creative partners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Director, Traffic with any and all duties
• High volume of data entry and will utilize Nielsen and BVS for commercial monitoring, tracking, and verification
• Updates various databases, such as: Master Traffic List, Cable Clearance Contact List, Network & Cable Distribution List among others on an ongoing basis
• Keeps both client and AEs informed of upcoming deadlines and when new traffic materials/instructions are needed
• Works closely with Media and Client Services in distributing materials (copy/ instructions, billboards, scripts, etc.) to national and local cable TV and radio networks
• Assists with obtaining cable clearance/ approval for all new ads
• Keeps up to-date records of traffic contacts at cable, broadcast and radio networks
• Learns and implements ad distribution and traffic systems/ procedures for cable TV and radio
• Reviews Nielsen and BVS reports daily to monitor/ track commercials that have aired and informs buyers of any traffic discrepancies
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Associates degree or higher, preferred

EXPERIENCE

A minimum of two years professional work experience

Ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and well organized

**Must have agency experience**

JOB PURPOSE

This position assists the Traffic Director in various traffic-related duties. The position maintains constant and effective communication with the Traffic Director, Account Executives, Media Buyers, Networks, Distribution Facilities, clients and creative partners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists the Traffic Director with any and all duties, including the occasional training and mentoring of Traffic Associates
• Adheres to ad distribution and traffic systems/ procedures for transmitting materials to national and local cable, broadcast/ syndication TV, VOD, and radio networks
• Keeps both client and AEs informed of upcoming deadlines and when new traffic materials/instructions are needed
• Assigns ISCI codes as-needed
• Provides post-production direction to help resolve creative issues of spots
• Obtains and negotiates commercial clearance/ approval for cable and broadcast television (U.S. & Canada)
• Works closely with Media and Client Services in rendering materials (copy/ instructions, billboards, scripts, etc.) to networks on the media buy
• Ensures traffic instructions accurately reflect media schedules and network contracts
• Reviews Nielsen and BVS reports to monitor/ track commercials that have aired
• Assists with the resolution of commercial spot discrepancies
• Q/A all digital creative to be trafficked within DCM (DoubleClick Campaign Manager)
• Works attentively with AEs and digital media buyers in the building and execution of online campaigns via DCM
• Troubleshoots digital campaigns independently or with guidance from third-party ad servers
• Updates various databases, such as: Master Traffic List, Cable Clearance Contact List, Network & Cable Distribution List, and Broadcast Clearance List among others
• Keeps up-to-date records of traffic contacts at cable, broadcast and radio networks
• Follows all company health and safety procedures
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Associates degree or higher, preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 1-2 years digital traffic-related experience (required)
• Double Click, DART, etc.