At Zenith we are dedicated to creating a sustainable advantage for our clients, providing them with a quantifiable return from their communications investment that outstrips their competitors.  Our focus on ROI ensures that client’s budgets are invested, not simply spent. We believe the most important consideration for any campaign is a demonstrably effective outcome.  We are committed to developing close partnerships with all our clients and to delivering a service that always exceeds expectations. 

Above all, we know that ideas and imaginative solutions are vital to make our clients' brands stand out from the crowd; connecting with consumers in a striking and persuasive manner.

Supervise local media investments staff and negotiate spot buys within a group of designated markets by negotiating, placing and maintaining all buys across all local channels.

This position requires a highly motivated person to lead the day-to-day execution of a(n) account(s).  They will be activating digital/print strategic plan development and all aspects of implementation.

Responsibilities:
•    Assist with planning and implementation for client accounts across digital and magazine
•    Training/Support for Assistant Planners in billing, reporting, trafficking, analytics and research
•    Assist in presentation of data, insights and media to clients 
•    Intimate knowledge of consumer habits & touchpoints, i.e. magazine, digital mobile, social, video
•    Craft knowledgeable and relevant POVs that assess media opportunities and place appropriate value
•    Manage Vendor Billing: insertion orders, monthly billing reports, discrepancy resolution, and reconciliations
•    Assist supervisor in negotiation of Buys, Makegoods, Positioning, Value Add Negotiations
•    Draw actionable insights based off syndicated data, i.e. competitive, consumer etc. 
o    i.e. Nielsen, Comscore, Strategy, TNS, adrelevance, Quantcast, and others
•    Build relationships with sales reps to analyze value and applicability of media vehicles for client media plan
•    Create dynamic presentations that effectively communicate to our clients
•    Maintain a knowledge of all ad serving platforms across platform: Medialets, Vindico, DFA
•    Prepare and deliver buying and or digital trafficking specs and guidelines
•    Conquer Magazine Positioning Reports 
•    Continuously search for opportunities to be positive and to share the positive side to every situation 

•    Bachelor’s Degree; related internship experience strongly preferred
•    1-2 years of media buying/planning experience
•    Must have strong analytical, research, and quantitative skills
•    Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, detail-orientation, follow-though skills
•    Must be hard-working, resourceful and thrive in a fast-paced environment
•    Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, formulas, v-lookup, conditional formats, pivot tables

Zenithmedia is an equal opportunity employer.