Company Name: Lee Tilford Agency, Inc. Austin-based full-service advertising agency is expanding its team! The ideal candidate will have a college degree and must have 5+ years experience in media.
We are looking for an enthusiastic team player that desires to build a long-term career in the advertising industry. Applicant must have excellent communication and teamwork skills, the ability to prioritize and stay organized and display an ongoing sense of urgency. Experience in Strata software preferred.
The position requires the ability to handle the following tasks efficiently: 1. Strong experience in evaluating, negotiating, purchasing and analyzing cost efficient rates on local, regional, and national levels for radio, TV, cable, online, print and outdoor. 2. Plan, organize, implement and track media. Monitor any changes or revisions and ensuring schedules are running as ordered. 3. Maintain monthly client budgets. 4. Become an expert on assigned market/s and client/s by identifying, researching, and evaluating market trends; media supply availability, new market opportunities and client competitors. 5. Strategizes ways to most effectively use media dollars to the greatest benefit for our clients. 6. Maintain appropriate and responsive working relationships with clients, vendors, and coworkers. 7. Oversee monthly billing including reconciliation and discrepancy resolutions. 8. Ability to work well independently and collaborate effectively with client services teams.
Make sure to put Media Buyer only in the subject line. Make sure to include work history and salary requirements. Benefits include medical coverage with major carrier as well as 2 weeks paid vacation.
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Company Name: Proof Advertising Job Title: Assisntant Media Planner/Buyer
We are in search of a dedicated, detail oriented Assistant Media Planner/Buyer to assist with the execution of media buys and aid in the development of media plans. This role supports our team of Media Planner/Buyers and Media Supervisors.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate an understanding for setting media objectives and developing media plans. A general knowledge of both planning and buying tools is key to success in this position. The position is entry level, and any experience in planning and buying media is a plus. The position will be in our Austin headquarters.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
• Responsible for media buy oversight – schedules, traffic, make goods, invoice reconciliation, post analysis • Accurately prepares supporting paperwork • Utilizes agency and secondary resources to creatively support clients' needs and media recommendations • Assists with media research to determine customer/consumer insight that identify key communication targets and guide strategic and media plan development • Builds and maintains relationships with media vendors • Supports Media Planner/Buyer with media plans from development to execution • Partners with internal team with the objective of meeting and exceeding client expectations at all times • Coordinates with agency team members on all broadcast and print production deadlines • Demonstrates strategic thinking, problem-solving abilities, and commitment to follow through
Requirements: • BA or BS with emphasis in Media • Previous media internship experience preferred • Ability to demonstrate understanding of media concepts • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Attention to detail and accuracy is a MUST
Company Description: We were born as Kolar Advertising & Marketing 21 years ago, becoming one of the largest independent agencies in the region. In September, we rebranded and merged with a creative boutique renaming ourselves Proof Advertising. Proof has 85 people on staff in Austin, Texas, and we recently opened a San Antonio office in 2011.
We cut our teeth on complex channel marketing challenges for 3M (founding client) and still work with several business units. We spent 10 years working with Dell across consumer and business-to-business categories, becoming a go-to agency as they grew from 2002 to 2009. We won two markets of Subway’s local business in mid-2005 (450 stores with $4 million in billings) and turned that into 48 markets (5,400+ stores with over $50 million in billings) by 2011. We have been honored to be the agency of record for clients such as Baylor University, Cargill, Extraco Banks, Hyatt Lost Pines and Hyatt Hill Country Resorts, and Security Services Federal Credit Union providing full contact support from branding/positioning to digital. We have served our country as a part of the U.S. Army team of agencies. And along the way, we have had a lot of fun doing what we do.
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter through LinkedIn by visiting the Proof Advertising company page / Careers tab. No phone calls, please.
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Job Title: Senior Media Planner/Buyer
Company Name: Door Number 3
Are you a confident media professional looking to make ownable contributions to the success of clients and your company? Door Number 3, a 17-year old indie advertising agency located in Austin, is seeking a savvy, experienced and motivated media planning and buying professional to join our team. This person will take the lead recommending strategic media solutions for a wide range of clients and be involved in new business pitches. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience at an ad or media agency, is passionate about media, up on marketing trends and developing technologies, experienced in strategic planning, negotiating, creating presentations and interacting with clients. Experience and background in all forms of media (broadcast, print, radio, outdoor and digital) is required. Is this you? Do you possess an innate curiosity for discovering new tools, are self-motivated and think like an entrepreneur (both high level thinking and hands on action), please read on.
You’re a qualified candidate if you have:
Broad knowledge of the media landscape with 5 to 7 years experience media planning/buying
Experience presenting directly to C-level clients
Excellent analytical, multi-tasking and decision-making abilities
Experience with and a strong understanding of end-to-end media planning/buying for both traditional and digital media (ie: research, evaluation, planning, negotiation, placement, management, reconciliation and reporting)
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word, along with STRATA and ad servers (we work with Mediamind).
This is what you’ll do:
Research and develop strategic media plans that deliver/exceed client goals
Create, present, implement and manage both short- and long- term multi-media plans
Maintain solid working relationships with clients, vendors and internal partners
Monitor buys and manage optimizations, make-goods, and revisions as necessary
Manage billing reconciliation, discrepancies and monthly budget reports
Monitor newest trends in media and advertising
Door Number 3 emphasizes a strong work/life balance, and successful team members tend to have an entrepreneurial spirit. If you meet these qualifications, think in terms of creative solutions, can advocate for winning strategies and can handle multiple clients nimbly, we want to hear from you!
