Senior Investment Associate

The role

You will manage video media spend and negotiations for your assigned clients. You will track rates and budgets, work with the Planning team so buys meet approved goals, and manage vendor relations.

What you will do

• Work with the Communication/Strategic Planning team to ensure tactical buys deliver against goals and KPIs
• Help manage the vendor RFP process and vendor selection
• Manage negotiations, rate tracking, planning costs, benchmarking and budget management for assigned accounts
• Manage vendor relations, including inventory availability and insertion orders
• Enter buys into Prisma and oversee campaign launches, delivery and pacing
• Analyze buy performance and post-buy reports, and work with Analytics on optimizations
• Track media expenditures for agency and budget compliance and manage monthly billing
• Negotiate rates, special placements and makegoods
• Build relationships with vendors and attend media presentations

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration or communications, or equivalent professional work experience
• 1+ years of prior digital or video investment experience (listed as desired)
• Thorough understanding of the media landscape and fast-moving digital trends
• Strong quantitative, analytical and results-oriented skills
• Solid negotiation skills and tactics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work successfully within a team and independently
• Ability to assist and guide an Associate and train employees on tools and best practices

Nice to have

• 1+ years of prior digital or video investment experience

Benefits

• Competitive medical, vision and dental insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Access to WPP Media and WPP global networks and learning opportunities
• Employee resource groups and in-office events

Before you apply

• Pay range is for the US; benefits may vary by office or country
• Candidates who need accommodations or flexibility can discuss this with the hiring team during interviews

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. It works through the WPP Open platform.