Media Assistant

Allied Global Marketing is a leading full-service entertainment, culture, and lifestyle-marketing agency. Our Atlanta office is looking for a Media Assistant to join our team. Because we understand consumers and how they engage with media, we take a strategic non-biased approach to media planning and buying and have a culture that embraces both emerging and traditional media. The Media Assistant is responsible for all administrative facets related to media planning, research, and buying. Responsibilities: • Reconciles media invoices and addresses any discrepancies in a timely fashion • Prepares and maintains reports and spreadsheets • Manages monthly and quarterly media invoice reconciliations per client • Fields telephone calls and requests from media representatives • Tracks all media placements on a weekly basis • Supports Senior Media Buyers and Media Buyers, as needed • Monitors posts to ensure that the schedules run accurately so the desired media message is seen and heard by consumers • Undertakes research using a wide range of specialist media resources • Researches DMA’s and media outlets • Gathers organizes, and files: media kits, viewer/listener profiles, program grids, coverage maps, and other materials • Multi-tasks while ensuring accuracy and quality of all outgoing work • Cultivates strong relationships both inside and outside of the company