Senior Negotiator, Digital Partnerships

The role

The Senior Negotiator, Digital Partnerships develops, executes, and evaluates digital media plans. This person will oversee Negotiators and Associates to ensure consistent processes and client schedule delivery.

What you will do

• Take on a client-facing role with moderate oversight
• Attend regular client and vendor meetings
• Mentor and assist in the training of Associates and Negotiators
• Work with Strategy and Comms Design teams to ensure strategy is woven into media choices
• Provide partner selection recommendation and justification
• Develop RFPs and oversee the submission process with media partners
• Evaluate partner proposals and negotiate plan details
• Present plan recommendations to internal stakeholders and clients
• Oversee campaign implementation, optimization, and performance
• Manage partner specific budget allocation, optimization, and media partnership programs

Required qualifications

• Digital media buying experience
• Knowledge of inventory management system such as MediaOcean Prisma
• Experience managing multiple, competing priorities, duties and/or projects
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and vendors
• PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong written, verbal communication and negotiation skills

Nice to have

• Good presentation skills
• 2+ years working within the digital media space
• Experience with campaign management/ad serving technology: Atlas DMT, Media Mind
• Working knowledge of third party Internet marketing research: comScore Media Metrix, Nielsen NetView, @Plan, NetRatings, and others
• Familiarity with basic accounting/math principles
• Basic statistical analysis experience

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 through various agency networks and specialty business units.