About Zenith:
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 clients' 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.
 

Overview:
Negotiate, purchase, maintain, and steward Publishing (Print + Digital) media buys

Responsibilities:

• Oversee, train and mentor Assistant Negotiators
• Mentor media fellows within the group
• Negotiate and purchase print activity and applicable extensions 
• Maintain current knowledge of marketplace conditions through meetings with consumer and trade publications
• Steward print positioning adhering to each client’s buying guidelines
• Negotiate and help execute of added value opportunities
• Maintain confirmation of purchase, schedules, budgets, and reconciliation of publisher billing
• Secure makegoods for missed insertions/positioning issues, etc.
• Create and maintain positioning reports on quarterly basis
• Develop and maintain AdMeasure Engagement analysis
• Meet all due dates for buys, post analyses, and assigned projects; help team set up project deadlines to achieve all timelines
• Communicate regularly with salespeople and negotiate to maintain or improve the integrity of the buys as they are stewarded
• Advise supervisors of marketplace conditions, special opportunities, and potential issues
• Assist in development of competitive reviews/positioning rotations

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-2 years of experience working at a media agency, negotiating Print or print related content deals
• Strong negotiating and presentation skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, analytical skills required
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Experience with Media Ocean (MBOX), GfK MRI AdMeasure, CrossTab, RandF, SRD, AAM BrandView

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.