Assistant Media Strategist

Skills and aptitude are critical on our growing team, but we also want to work with good humans - a person who runs fast, works smart, asks why, and brings a smile every day. We are only looking for candidates in the Chicago area and do not offer relocation assistance. • Responsible for developing a working knowledge of local media relevant to the client’s business including video, audio, social, other digital channels (podcasts, influencer, etc), OOH and print • Study demographic data and consumer profiles to identify desired target audiences or geography for specific media vehicles, including lifestyles and psychographics specific to markets/store locations • Competitive media spending insights & analysis • Work under the direction of the Supervisor to assist in the development of media plans that specify which forms of media will be used to effectively reach the target audience • Learn media math to calculate, identify and support the development of media objectives, strategies and tactics across multimedia channels • Create and maintain budget flowcharts, responsible for all media plan entry into flowcharting tool • Work with other departments to troubleshoot issues while building and maintaining media schedules as well as communicating tactical information to other departments (cancellations, schedule details, special requests, billing questions, etc.) NOVUS was recognized by the Ad Age as one of the top independent Media Agencies of 2022 in the country with a Silver in Media Agency of the Year! Novus Media is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, marital or family status, age, gender identity or expression, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.