Buyer, Local Investment

The role

The Buyer, Local Investment will negotiate, place, and maintain local video and audio buys for clients. This role involves collaborating with Strategy, Communications Design, and Client Advisors.

What you will do

• Provide customer service to clients and assist in preparing presentation materials and POVs
• Collaborate with various teams and external partners, communicate effectively, and train associates
• Place, confirm, and monitor media buys, manage added value and promotional executions
• Monitor market conditions, offer solutions to problems, and pull research reports as needed
• Execute day-to-day account activities, including stewardship, buy entry, monitoring, and discrepancy resolution
• Develop and maintain media partner relationships, negotiate pricing and added value executions
• Ensure understanding of MAGNA and IPG Mediabrands priority media partners

Required qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid negotiating skills and experience collaborating with Strategy and Communications Design teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Word
• Knowledgeable in media math
• Proficient with MBox or equivalent Inventory Management system

Nice to have

• Able to work as part of a team in a deadline-driven, high-pressure environment
• 1+ years of Media experience
• Preferably as a Partnerships Associate Skills
• Proven problem solving ability
• Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills, multi-tasking capabilities

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage
• 401(k) plans
• flex spending
• life insurance
• disability
• employee discount program
• employee stock purchase program
• paid family benefits

About the company

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group. It manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally.