About the Role
The Manager, Investment is responsible for managing client media portfolios, assisting in media strategy creation and execution, and communicating strategies to clients. This role also involves developing and managing a team of Video Associates, building relationships with media partners, and gaining deeper marketplace knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Own accounts and build strong client working relationships.
- Manage and mentor at least two team members.
- Arrange and lead client and team meetings, fostering cross-agency rapport.
- Negotiate total video purchases, including digital OLV.
- Oversee the development and presentation of media POVs for clients.
- Present corporate ownership issues to clients.
- Develop marketplace analyses.
- Troubleshoot billing and allocation problems.
- Assist in research projects pertinent to specific clients.
- Assist in the preparation and presentation of strategy and upfront to clients.
- Manage daily, monthly, and quarterly stewardship of buys.
- Aid video portal in Upfront negotiations.
- Assist in the development of Upfront Planning Costs and Bogey’s.
- Attend Video Investment Activation Boot Camp Training.
Requirements
- 3+ years in the media business, video experience preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
- Strong negotiating abilities.
- Able to work successfully with teams, handle multiple projects, and meet tight deadlines under pressure.
- Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency.
- Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources.
- Demonstrates professionalism and leadership skills.
Skills
- Mediaocean
- MBox
- Nielsen Net Rating
- Comscore
- AdRelevance
- eMarketer
- Forrester
- Third-party ad measurement and traffic tools (e.g. Integral Ad Science)
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office Suite
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Salary/Compensations
- USD $75,050.00 - USD $120,159.00/Annually
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability
- 401K
- Parental and family care leave
- Family forming assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible time off
About the Company
- Spark Foundry was built during the most transformative time in the history of advertising and marketing.
- We deliver everything a traditional media agency has to offer and have grown into one of the world’s most successful agencies by helping brands evolve their marketing by leveraging identity, commerce, artificial intelligence, and more to connect with people.
- Transformation is part of our DNA.
- Spark Foundry’s start-up spirit delivers high-touch approaches and a never-ending desire to challenge the status quo.
- Combined with Publicis Media’s powerhouse soul leveraging connected data assets, advanced AI applications, and investment clout, we “Bring HEAT to Brands.”
- No other agency possesses the expertise that we do to address today’s most pressing challenges to drive business transformation through media.
Equal Opportunity
- Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger.
- It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization.
- We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
