Media Associate

Job Description
Learn and complete required agency training courses offered by managers, vendors and online modules related to media, research, media billing and personal skills development.
Master the full-range of media systems required for the role, including planning and billing.
Evidence strong understanding of media planning and buying fundamentals, including terminology and mathematical formulas, required to planning and buying of offline and digital media.
Maintain and manage assigned projects and manage internal team communication on timely/consistent basis
Demonstrate proficiency with a client’s media planning and billing processes and maintain positive relationships with vendors and co-workers who support the media billing function (e.g. internal accounting and vendor sales departments)
Maximize the use of agency resources to tools to gather and analyze research to support recommendations
Demonstrate initiative by identifying ways to improve the work product
Serve as a primary point of contact for client’s (Associate Brand Manager level) day-to-day requests
Work in partnership with our local operations, as needed, to deliver against client needs
Support local teams by helping to answer their questions and by sharing best practices and cases studies from other markets
Ensure that client relationships continue to be strengthened by the quality of deliverables and client satisfaction with the work.
Learn the agency’s scope-of-work required by the client and understand how the Media Associate role contributes to the expected deliverables.
Understand the metrics in annual agency evaluations and the action plans in place to improve performance
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of a client’s business, both from a current situation and historical perspective
Actively listen to clients and help identify opportunities
Deliver consistent high-quality work
Be recognized as a source of information for clients particularly related to the daily stewardship of their media budgets.
Develop a strong understanding of media research resources, including its capabilities and limitations
Consistently able to articulate company and group mission as well as group goals and individual goals.
Embody the agency’s values in work and collaborative efforts
Ensure participation in every step of the performance assessment process