Director, National Video

Zenith is The ROI Agency, we succeed when our clients succeed. We have a simple strategy: motivate our people, deliver great work, and delight our clients. Clients want to work with happy and motivated people. We have a superb Talent team, helping the agency recruit, develop and retain the industry's best talent. We're constantly striving to create a winning culture and we're delighted that 91% of our people would recommend us as a great place to work. We are single mindedly focused on delivering great work. We have a consistent track record of making our clients' communications more effective. Our goal is to achieve commercial marketing success. We don't set out to win awards but see them as a function of great work. Our greatest credential is our client list. Every day we work on challenging business and communication issues, in partnership with great client marketing teams. We are proud to have worked with many of our clients for 10 years or more and are equally proud of our new relationships. To learn more, visitwww.zenithmedia.comJob Description

Overview:

Check below to see if you have what is needed for this opportunity, and if so, make an application asap.Negotiate, purchase, maintain, and steward National Video media buys.

Role Objectives:Oversee, train and mentor Assistant NegotiatorsMentor media trainees within the groupNegotiate and purchase National Video scatter/upfront activityMaintain current knowledge of marketplace conditions through network meetings and trade publicationsProject delivery for inventory against relevant target demographicsSteward media schedules adhering to each client’s buying guidelinesHelp oversee timeline and execution of added value opportunitiesMaintain confirmation of purchase, schedules, budgets, and reconciliation of network billingMonitor performance of buys using current rating information. Secure makegoods and/or audience deficiency units for underdeliveryContribute to post-analysis reportsMeet all due dates for buys, post analyses, and assigned projects; help team set up project deadlines to achieve all timelinesCommunicate regularly with salespeople and negotiate to maintain or improve the integrity of the buys as they are stewardedAdvise supervisors of marketplace conditions, special opportunities, and potential schedule interruptionsAssist in development of cost per points, competitive checks and group projectsQualifications

B.A. or B.S. in Marketing, Advertising or related fieldAgency experience highly preferred8+ years of experience working in a national media investment buying environmentExperience negotiating TV dayparts and online videoStrong negotiating and presenting skillsExcellent communication, organizational and analytical skillsDetail-oriented, able to multi-task and work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environmentProficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with Media Ocean software (DDS, MBOX) preferred

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