Job Description

At a glance:

This is an entry-level position on our Media team. The role supports multiple media buyers and collaborates with other departments across the converged media landscape, including Linear and CTV. Success in this role requires the ability to adapt quickly, learn continuously, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and make data-driven decisions. You will assist with media negotiations and campaign execution while supporting the broader Media team and collaborating with cross-functional partners across the agency.

What does an Assistant Media Buyer do at Rainstorm Direct?

• Support multiple Media Buyers in executing all aspects of media buys.
• Generate and confirm media orders, revisions and traffic changes.
• Pull historical data to align with current avails to share out internally and externally.
• Accurately handle all requests and traffic needs including coordinating with the team to make sure creative is approved at network S&P depts.
• Maintain media records in our proprietary database.
• Reconcile and manage invoice discrepancies for media vendors.
• Successfully back-up the Media buyers and assist when they are not available.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute ideas to improve processes and increase efficiencies.
• Assist with negotiating price, quality and placement of advertisements across assigned channels on behalf of all clients.
• Independently troubleshoot and problem solve day-to-day tasks.
• Assist with buy management on smaller networks.
• Learn and understand the marketplace, particularly on assigned media including programming, pricing, clearance, marketplace, relationships and new opportunities.
• Understand KPI’s of clients and assigned media with goals, making recommendations for adjustments, optimizations and testing.
• Maintain excellent relationships with ad sales staff at designated media partners.
• Keep up to date with media industry developments, news and updates to ensure agency and client knowledge of the marketplace remains current.
• Closely track, enter and report pre and post logs for assigned media outlets
• Retrieve and enter data for post/prelog times and identify and clearly communicate any log discrepancies.

What do we look for in an Assistant Media Buyer?

• 1-3+ years of media buying or advertising experience, ideally in direct response (DR) marketing and performance-based converged video.
• Strong analytical skills. Comfortable dealing with large amounts of data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey insights.
• A desire to grow within the organization, particularly within the Media dept managing networks and larger buys solo in the future.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify accuracy in data.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Slack and Google docs.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to quickly learn various systems and databases.
• Enjoys collaborative work environment but can also work independently.
• Appreciation of Agency’s core values.

Target Base Salary: Non-Exempt/Hourly $50k-$60k ($24.00-$28.84/hour)

• Base salary is determined by a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and needs of the business. Base salary is one part of our total compensation package, which includes benefits, perks, and profit-sharing.

Why work at Rainstorm Direct?

• We are a 40+ year old company doing a thing we call Transactional Brand Building. That is, we deliver on our clients’ brand and sales objectives at the same time, with the same work and the same media plan. We measure our clients’ sales results daily – per transaction, so you and your clients can see the tangible results of your work. It’s an exhilarating standard to live up to.
• Rainstorm Direct is a subsidiary of Rain the Growth Agency, an advertising holding company based in Portland, Oregon.
• There are about 250 of us across Rain the Growth Agency, so we’re big enough to handle major projects, but small enough that we all know each other. We pride ourselves on being nimble!
• Our Flexible First environment empowers us to work from where we’d like, but still connect with one another virtually and in-person when possible.
• We proudly invest in our employees, technology, and tools, ensuring the best possible work experience. As such, we offer a rich benefits package including the following:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Quarterly profit-sharing program
• 401(K) plan with employer match (and immediate eligibility)
• 4 weeks PTO to start
• 12 paid holidays
• 12-18 weeks paid Family and Medical Leave
• Monthly Work-From-Home allowance
• Additional benefits details can be found here
• Transparency is valued. We actively ensure employees know how we are doing and where we are going. We encourage open communication, share our successes, and hold each other accountable.
• We are passionate about our clients and deliver simultaneously on their brand and sales objectives, an approach we call Transactional Brand Building. To learn more about our work and proprietary philosophy, please check us out here.