Media Buyer and Planner

We are currently looking for a Full Time Media Buyer and Planner to join our Area of Marketing Strategy team located at the Lincoln Building working 8:00AM-5:00PM - Mo Tu We Th Fr. The Media Planner & Buyer oversees the buying and planning of advertising placements for the Chickasaw Nation Department of Commerce (CNDC). • Prepares weekly reports • Mentors, coaches, develops and assists in training in assigned area • Assigns, reviews, monitors and ensures performance of assigned staff for area of responsibility • Participates in candidate selection process • Assigns tasks and responsibilities of assigned staff • Reviews and documents work effectiveness of assigned staff • Coaches and corrects assigned staff through performance deficiencies • Observes and documents work behaviors of assigned staff • Ensures cooperative and respectful work relationship of assigned staff including interpersonal training and resolving internal issues • Ensures compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines for assigned work area • May be required to act as Manager on Duty in the absence of the manager to ensure all operational standards are maintained • Serves as the media buying expert within CNDC with the ability to communicate placement strategy with internal stakeholders, create recurring and ad hoc reports for ad performance, and to train/manage CNDC Marketing team members for media planning/buying support • Negotiate and secure advantageous rates and placements to optimize campaign reach and impact. Upon receipt of purchase order assignments, inform all vendors assigned to each facility about their annual purchase orders for the fiscal year • Verifies and/or establishes that all advertising vendors have a signed vendor agreement with Accounts Payable • Assists with organizing the planning process for strategic growth of all current and developing programs, inclusive of planning, implementation and expansion of programs and services, as well as other entities within the department • Cultivate and sustain cooperative relationships across different divisions, departments, and external entities • Performs all other duties as assigned • Assists in providing analysis of trends, demands and market conditions • Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area • Resolves customer billing issues or questions and acts as a liaison between organization and its customers and suppliers • Short-term/tactical collaboration and or coordination with supervisors and or managers across multiple large facilities or large geographic area • Develop an interpretive strategy that links ideas, collections and other interpretive media to effectively communicate with the intended audiences • Manages outside vendors, contracts, and related budgets • Develops strategic advertising plans across multiple media channels, in concert with many CNDC businesses all within a similar geographic area • Defines ROIs, measurements and milestones • Prepares ad hoc reports • Collaborates with internal stakeholders on partnership approaches for various markets Competencies: Essential: • Able to follow instructions, both written and oral • Ensures compliance • Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements • Extreme customer-focused behavior • Focus on a single task for pro-longed periods of time • Must be self-motivated • Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability • Prioritizes, meets deadlines and works independently in a high-pressure environment and uses appropriate judgement in upward communication regarding assignments • Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines • Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and motivate team members • Define problems, collect data and establish facts • Excellent project management skills • Works well within a team • Ability to train individuals or small groups on specific tasks or procedures and engage with different learning styles • Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management • Keeps written records