Media Manager

Our client is looking to hire a Media Manager that can facilitate the execution and management of paid media campaigns. This position requires a thorough understanding of the current media landscape, including all digital and traditional media vehicles and tactics. It s essential that candidates possess experience managing self-service digital media platforms (i.e., Google AdWords, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.). Candidates must possess 2-4 years of prior advertising agency experience. This position reports to the Associate Media Director, Operations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assists in the creation and management of media insertion orders, campaign assets, and self-service platform management for all agency media clients
  

• Provides baseline support to media and accounting across all active media accounts
  

• Works closely with all internal departments to communicate key media buy specs & details, including Project Management on scheduling and monitoring all active projects
  

• Assists with reconciling vendor invoice discrepancies
  

• Possess a solid understanding of the external business and market dynamics of
  

  assigned clients
  

Routine Tasks:

• Creates comprehensive media spec sheets
  

• Communicates outstanding asset needs to external clients
  

• Creates, edits, and tracks media insertion orders, while importing across internal systems as needed
  

• Manages and organizes media campaign assets on the server
  

• Regularly compiles digital reports and analytics on a weekly basis and for media
  

  campaign reporting against established schedules

• Manage self-service media buying platforms across multiple clients
  

• Provide input on process and template refinement as relevant
  

Skills Required:

1. Demonstrated complete understanding of:
   

• Basic accounting concepts
  

• Advertising and marketing strategies
  

• Media reporting and analysis
  

• Asset collection and organization
  

• Self-service digital media platforms
  

• Media vendors in the Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington DC, Erie, Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre Scranton and Philadelphia markets
  

• Digital and social media best practices
  

The Ideal Candidate:

• Is an innovative thinker who embraces challenges
  

• Is self-motivated with a positive attitude and strong communications skills
  

• Possesses the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects effectively
  

• Has above-average organizational and time management skills.
  

• Has experience managing self-service media buying platforms
  

• Is looking for a place to work that is busy, fast-paced, and high energy
  

• Must be highly detail oriented, excel at data entry, and be able to communicate clearly
  

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)