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About the Role

Horizon Media is seeking a motivated individual to join their team, contributing to digital media strategy, negotiation, buying, campaign management, reporting, and reconciliation. This role involves collaborating with internal teams and external partners to develop and execute effective media plans, ensuring client success and driving business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members for strategy and plan development.
• Identify how digital strategy aligns with overall brand communication goals.
• Utilize Horizon Media's tools for planning, evaluation, and buying analysis.
• Participate in team brainstorms for plan and consideration set development.
• Monitor and apply knowledge of digital trends, tools, and opportunities.
• Contribute to the creation and presentation of media-specific documents.
• Gather rates for planning costs.
• Negotiate and steward buys across multiple accounts.
• Analyze daypart mixes and pricing within plans.
• Lead RFP creation, review partner responses, compile proposal analysis, and drive negotiations.
• Oversee accuracy of plan details and insertion orders within internal systems.
• Maintain collaboration with key contacts including Partners, Creative Agencies, Paid Social, and Programmatic.
• Set up campaigns in Prisma and SBMS.
• Implement site tagging and ensure proper trafficking of first- and third-party data.
• Issue specs documents, IOs, and ensure timely receipt of materials from creative agencies.
• Oversee the creation of campaign post-launch information for proof of placement.
• Assist with mid-campaign reconciliation, billing, pacing, campaign validation, and brand safety.
• Manage market budgets and deliverables.
• React quickly to campaign results and implement optimizations.
• Assist account managers with budget maintenance, clearance spreadsheets, and campaign data.
• Ensure all deals are delivering throughout the campaign flight.
• Participate in campaign results meetings with clients and strategy teams.
• Monitor and report on media campaigns, communicating optimization opportunities and challenges.
• Parse ad verification and ad server data to provide critical thinking and analysis.
• Provide data for dashboards and Excel trackers, ensuring accuracy and validity.
• Analyze MSAs and delivery reports from partners to deliver post reports.
• Reconcile monthly invoices and track monthly totals by deal.
• Collaborate with the billing department to ensure accurate invoice input.
• Resolve discrepancies with respective partners.
• Train Assistants and onboard new Associates.
• Delegate tasks and provide real-time feedback to direct reports.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal departments and external partners.
• Manage up and down, collaborating with Senior Associates and Supervisors on account activities.

Requirements

• Interested in the video and digital landscape.
• Possess a data-powered mindset.
• Comfortable working with large sets of data and numbers.
• A problem solver with foresight and the ability to develop creative solutions.
• Results-oriented, motivated, proactive, and resourceful.
• Strong, effective communicator and team player.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to follow-through.
• Independent worker with effective time management and organizational skills.
• Flexible and able to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
• Takes pride in ownership of work and demonstrates accountability.
• Ability to mentor and teach team members.
• Motivated and eager to learn.
• An advocate for and supporter of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Skills

• Media Math
• Prisma
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Negotiating
• Constructing digital media plans
• Third-party ad server and ad verification systems (DCM, Double Verify, Innovid preferred)

Location

• New York City
• Los Angeles
• Toronto

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1-2 years’ experience related to active buying and planning
• Experience working in fast-paced advertising/marketing environment
• Experience with national buying across the linear and digital landscape
• Background in analyzing and managing buys towards campaign performance metrics
• Knowledge of various channels and buying methods (video, display, programmatic, social)
• Familiarity with marketing principles, analytics and concepts
• Competence within systems and tools related to the media planning process (i.e. media management system, billing system, competitive and targeting tools)

Salary/Compensations

• $140,000.00 - $165,000.00

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 a recognized innovative marketing and advertising firm.
• 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 diverse perspectives, authentic voices, and unique perspectives to create a rewarding culture.
• Believes in hiring talented people, challenging them, and providing opportunities for growth.

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.