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JOB POSTING:
Are you a dynamic, seasoned Local Media Buyer looking to work with top brands? Icon Media Direct is looking for an energetic addition to our media buying team. The Local Media Buyer is responsible for negotiating, purchasing, and analyzing local media, while ensuring client profitability and expectations, requirements, and goals. This position requires strong negotiation skills with a proactive and results-oriented approach. The ideal candidate will possess a strong sense of accountability with a daily focus on bottom line results.
Job Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Negotiate, purchase, and optimize media effectively and efficiently with local markets
- Create profitable and innovative media buys that drive performance and exceed clients’ goals and requirements
- Perform daily maintenance and reconcile all media buys
- Communicate with Local Broadcast and Cable Network’s S&P to ensure spots are cleared to air
- Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships at the Local DMA level
- Serve as a marketplace expert for set list of markets, stations, and publishers.
- Keep up with programming and ratings, along with industry and technology trends.
- Collaborate with internal Icon teams to provide real time solutions to challenging marketplace conditions
- Demonstrate a clear understanding and implementation of media math and planning: CPM, CPO, CPC, CPV, TRPs, CPP, etc.
- Model the way and actively coach and develop Media Assistants
- Promote a positive work environment that encompasses encouragement, recognition, appreciation, respect and teamwork
Qualifications:
- Self-motivated, ability to multi-task, and excellent organizational skills are a must
- Ability to look at the big picture, while maintaining attention to detail
- Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability
- Ability to balance high-priority, long-term projects with immediate deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to form strong professional working relationships with various personalities
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced, rapidly-changing entrepreneurial environment
- Works well under pressure with a positive, can-do outlook
Education and Experience Requirements:
- College Degree Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience buying Local Broadcast and Radio, Cable, and VOD/OTT/Digital Video/Digital Audio (podcasting) at a Direct Response or General Market Agency
- Working knowledge of CORE Direct or similar buying system to maintain, enter, revise buys
- Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel
- Experience in using Nielsen, Kantar, and/or other media measurement tools
About Icon Media Direct:
Icon Media Direct is a leading brand response media agency obsessed with maximizing ROI for our clients. We are a group of experts in media, technology, relationships and analytics working together to consistently exceed our clients’ expectations. With over 19 years of experience, we pride ourselves in the deep relationships we have built with our clients, partners and employees. Headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA, Icon Media Direct strives to be an employer of choice, offering competitive benefits and compensation, true work/life balance, and a fun, energetic company culture. We are an organization, truly focused on the growth of our team. With in-depth leadership training, strengths-based coaching and mentorship programs, we foster a culture of continual development and positive collaboration.
Other Considerations:
- Salary based on skills and experience
- Skills will be tested upon interview
- All applicants are subject to background checks and offers of employment will be pending the verification of information listed on application
- All applicants will need to provide a list of professional references
- Icon Media Direct is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- For more information, please visit our website at: IconMediaDirect.com
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