Media Manager (Planner & Buyer)

Media Manager

Compensation: Based on Experience

Employment Type: Full-Time (Hydrid)

MCGUINNESS MEDIA & MARKETING is hiring a Media Manager (Planner/Buyer) for their Warwick, RI office. Candidates should have a minimum of 5+ years of media planning and buying experience and experience with multiple types of media channels.

JOB REQUIREMENTS & DUTIES:

• 5 years’ experience (minimum) in media planning/buying OR agency-side project management (strategy or account services, only with sufficient working knowledge of media planning and buying)

• Working closely with the Media Director and Media Managers, this person will be a secondary lead on assigned accounts, responsible for communication with clients, managing their on-going needs, meeting expectations, maintaining/tracking budgets, requesting research data and proposals, etc.

• Strategic plan development and written recommendations for clients with varying media objectives and needs

• Possess a thorough understanding of client’s attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment and market dynamics

• Partner with the creative team to develop/maintain timelines, deadlines and guidelines for all campaigns

• Trafficking artwork to media partners and vendors to meet production deadlines

• Maintain agency/vendor relationships through communication and meetings

• Analysis of media performance relative to clients’ success, including post-buy analysis, evaluation of website analytics data, correlation to client sales/conversion data and other key success metrics

• Maintaining budgets for clients daily, coding vendor invoices, packaging media packets monthly for clients

• Creating media authorizations for client approval and signature.

• Print, TV, radio, out-of-home and non-traditional media placement and management in various markets

• Management of all placements with media vendors for assigned projects; including negotiation, insertion orders, makegoods and invoice reconciliation

• Frequent evaluation of media opportunities as they arise

• Maintenance of all related files and information pertinent to account assignments

• Adding job orders to agency’s task management system as needed

• Daily tasks may include updating media budgets and obtaining/coding invoices, proofreading creative and/or trafficking artwork to appropriate outlets

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Advertising or Journalism preferred

• Minimum (5) years of relevant experience in account management, advertising and/or marketing role (agency experience a big plus!)

• Should be a proactive self-starter with the ability to work independently. Need strong ability to set priorities, solve problems, and be resourceful under pressure

• Professional verbal and written communication skills required

• Ability to multi-task, balance numerous and diverse operations, as well as possess the ability to work well with all levels of employees and management

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint required

• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks

• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude

• Candidate must be articulate, honest, have a sense of humor, easygoing, but disciplined and motivated. We need a culture fit!

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR COVER LETTER, RESUME AND SALARY REQUIREMENTS TO: [email protected]