Zenith is hiring: Associate Director, National Video Investment in New York

Company description

Zenith is a full-service media agency with capabilities and expertise across all channels and disciplines. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the #1 media buying network in the Americas and #2 globally. As “The ROI Agency,” Zenith’s expertise lies in driving real, tangible business outcomes, not just media metrics, that will have a measurable effect on our clients’ business. Every investment we make has an ROI mindset—not just for our clients, but for our agency at large. We’re focused on driving the maximum value for our people, our capabilities and our media investments for some of the world’s leading brands.

Overview

As an Associate Director, National Video Investment your primary responsibilities include negotiating and maintaining national video buys across broadcast, cable and unwired TV, as well as VOD and OLV. You will also train and oversee a team of supervisors and negotiators.

Responsibilities:

• Delegate and supervise workflow within group, determine priorities, and follow up with staff
• Negotiate, purchase and recommend national video activity
• Create and present recommendations to client and strategy teams regarding buys and new opportunities
• Estimate delivery for all target demographics
• Manage adherence to client guidelines
• Negotiate and execute value added opportunities
• Maintain confirmation of purchase, schedules, budgets, and reconciliation of network billing
• Evaluate post-analyses and secure compensation weight for any underdelivery
• Meet all due dates for buys, post-analyses, and assigned projects
• Communicate regularly with national television representatives and management
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors
• Develop and maintain strong relationships internally with counterparts
• Develop cost per points, competitive checks and group projects
• Contribute to training and development of Supervisors, Negotiators, and Assistant Negotiators
• Be on top of latest industry trends and marketplace conditions, and communicate these to clients

Minimum Qualifications:

• Agency experience highly preferred
• 5+ years of experience in National Linear TV/Digital Video and account management
• 3+ years of experience managing junior staff
• Experience negotiating TV dayparts and online video
• Direct client contact experience
• Strong negotiating and presenting skills
• Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills
• Detail-oriented, able to multi-task and work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment across multiple accounts
• Proficiency in Office Suite - MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with Media Ocean software (MBOX)/Prisma required

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

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