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About the Role

Horizon Media is seeking a dynamic individual to manage and develop junior team members, oversee integrated media buying, and lead media negotiations. This role involves building strong relationships internally and externally, ensuring client objectives are met, and contributing to a culture of belonging and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and adjust timing of deliverables for the team, communicating changes to managers and leadership.
• Apply knowledge of current/previous clients’ specific business and industry relationships to enhance plan negotiations.
• Build relationships across Horizon Media departments to foster trust and accountability.
• Serve as the primary resource for junior team members navigating internal and external partner and client conversations.
• Act as the day-to-day resource for the client team to ensure project prioritization and alignment with media objectives.
• Manage and develop junior team members, creating growth plans and providing clear career goals.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching, identify training needs, and set career development goals.
• Provide education and training on best practices, media principles, and the industry.
• Participate in the interview process for junior team members.
• Guide the team in assigning challenging, level-appropriate projects and learning opportunities.
• Encourage junior team members to participate in Horizon Media initiatives and the larger integrated community.
• Plan, execute, and steward integrated media plans.
• Guide the team in leveraging Horizon Media’s tools for analysis into competitive landscape, digital consumption, plan development, and reporting.
• Monitor trends, tools, and opportunities within linear and digital environments, applying knowledge to campaign strategy.
• Oversee junior team members and manage expectations with integrated leadership in the creation of media-specific documents.
• Negotiate across traditional linear and digital landscapes.
• Provide final sign off on RFP creation and review partner/site responses.
• Act as the point of escalation for partner negotiations and stewardship of key partnerships.
• Provide strategic guidance to the team during the planning process.
• Lead collaboration with other Horizon Media teams towards 360 partnerships.
• Act as an escalation point for junior team members working through optimization strategies.
• Encourage junior team members to draw thoughtful, data-based conclusions illustrating performance 'why' and mapping back to strategy.
• Collaborate with Business Solutions and Analytics teams to establish measurement plans and learning agendas.

Requirements

• A strong writer, communicator, and presenter.
• A left and right brain thinker.
• A collaborative, team-oriented manager with strong delegation and organization skills.
• Ability to manage up and down.
• A problem solver with foresight and the ability to develop creative solutions.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to follow through.
• Nimble and flexible to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong team player, willing to roll up their sleeves.
• A crafter of relationships on behalf of the agency both internally and externally.
• Passionate about the video landscape and a desire to innovate and keep up with trends.
• Excited to lead and coach team members.
• An advocate for and supporter of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Skills

• Traditional video buying
• Digital buying
• Verbal and written communication
• Presentation skills
• Leadership
• Supervisory experience
• Media professional development
• Strategic skills
• Management skills
• Marketing principles
• Analytics
• Negotiating
• Constructing video media plans
• Planning
• Buying
• Activation
• Cross-department relationship navigation

Location

• New York City
• Los Angeles
• Toronto

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience of traditional video buying and/or digital buying
• Leadership and supervisory experience

Salary/Compensations

• $105,000.00 - $135,000.00

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans
• Company paid holidays
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Mental health and wellness resources
• Pet insurance
• Childcare resources
• Identity theft insurance
• Fertility assistance programs
• Fitness reimbursement

About the Company

• Horizon Media, founded in 1989, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms.
• Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto.
• A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, known for its highly personal approach to client service.
• Renowned for its incredible culture, consistently named to prestigious Best Places to Work lists.
• Strives for an environment where employees feel welcomed, safe, and empowered.
• Values authentic voice and unique perspectives to create a rewarding culture and experience.
• Believes in hiring talented people, challenging them, and giving them every opportunity to grow.

Equal Opportunity

• Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
• Committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
• Considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.