What are the responsibilities and job description for the Negotiator, (Media Buyer) position at Zenith?
Zenith is looking for a talented Negotiator, Investment Strategy. The Negotiator will also effectively leverage experience, knowledge and skills to push fresh thinking to support a major Publicis Media client
Responsibilities
- Present/talk to Internal & External Brand statuses, take minutes/notes during status calls to alert & inform other teams on changes/upcoming items of note (i.e. creative changes, flighting changes, asset needs, pauses, etc.), flag action items to rest of IS, act as resource to Associate
- Plays a role in all aspects of campaign planning including vendor liaison
- Manage & aid associate in comms across Investment teams & Planning teams
- Support Supervisor in Upfront Options/Cancellations Workbooks
- Assist or lead in building presentations of plans, insights, and media to clients
- Basic understanding of consumer habits & touchpoints to help inform media plans that deliver on strategic objectives
- Assist in negotiation of Buys, Makegoods, Positioning, Value Add Negotiations
- Draw actionable insights off syndicated data from relevant research partners
- Build relationships with vendors to analyze value and applicability of media vehicles for client media plan
- Prepare and deliver digital plan outlines (budgets, partners, placements, fees)
- Day to day:
- Build and send RFPs
- Build reco slides for client presentations
- Compile insights to inform investment decisions
- Aid in ongoing comms with vendors – meetings, negotiations
- Aid in development of planning outlines
Qualifications
- 1 year of Negotiation buys
- Experience with Linear buys
- Exhibit sharp attention to detail and strong math skills
- Have an intermediate knowledge of Excel and experience with HMX, OX and Prisma media platforms
- Have a strong understanding of media measurement (Nielsen and Comscore)