Marketing Assistant/Specialist IV

Aquent is partnering with a globally recognized leader in e commerce and technology that continues to shape how people shop, connect, and discover. Known for its customer focused culture and broad reach, this organization impacts millions of people every day. As an Aquent talent, you will have the opportunity to support meaningful marketing work while partnering with teams that value precision, speed, and operational excellence.

Are you a highly organized media professional who loves numbers, details, and keeping complex campaigns moving? We are seeking a media specialist to join a global media team supporting North America campaigns across brand, retail, and membership marketing. In this role, you will help execute integrated media plans across multiple channels while supporting the operational work that keeps campaigns on track, including budget tracking, purchase orders, trafficking, creative review, and spend forecasting. This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong media background who enjoys both planning support and hands on operational execution.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with internal media managers to support the development and execution of integrated media plans across video, audio, outdoor, digital, mobile, newspaper, and magazine channels.
• Monitor campaign delivery and performance with media managers and participate in internal meetings focused on results and optimization opportunities.
• Analyze syndicated and proprietary data to identify the best media vehicles for reaching target audiences.
• Work closely with finance, budget operations, and media teams to manage budget trackers, purchase order requests, invoice approvals, plan updates, monthly spend forecasts, and variance communication.
• Support trafficking and creative workflows by owning spec sheets, trafficking sheets, messaging maps, and stakeholder review processes.
• Stay current on media opportunities and vendor capabilities to help support innovation in channel mix and execution.
• Partner with agency teams to improve processes, tools, and workflows that help scale media operations.
• Build strong working relationships across internal teams, agency partners, and finance stakeholders.

What You'll Bring:

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in media planning, media buying, or media operations.
• Hands on experience with media operations, including budget tracking, purchase orders, trafficking, and creative QA.
• Strong understanding of media planning and buying fundamentals.
• Experience using media planning and measurement tools such as Nielsen, Kantar, Comscore, and DCM.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Word.
• Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Media agency or in house agency experience.
• Experience supporting cross channel media campaigns.
• Strong digital planning knowledge.
• Budget management experience.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow through.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with budgets, numbers, and campaign data.

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About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.