Job Description

Agency :

Havas Media New YorkBUYER, VIDEO INVESTMENT

Havas Media Group North America, the Media Experience agency, is looking for a Buyer to join the Video Investment Team, part of our global community of 10,000 team members who are focused on using Meaningful Media to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people.

Within Havas Media, the Buyer, Video Investment is responsible for the negotiation and placement of all media for existing clients, in addition to making special recommendations to be presented to the client and key account management personnel. As a Buyer, Video Investment, you are responsible for all video, FEP, and advanced TV negotiations and account maintenance. This role reports into the Video Investment Manager.

A DAY IN THE LIFE MIGHT LOOK LIKE:

• Creates and executes Video buys from start to finish.

• Negotiates and documents rates, specialplacementsand added value.

• Executes all Media plans while adhering toestablishedbudgets and timelines.

• Clearly and accurately communicates orders and changes to media vendors.

• Monitorsbuysinprogress, andis responsible foroverseeing the post-buy results of allbuys

• Tracks media expenditures in Havas Media system(s) to ensure budget compliance.

• Researchesandmaintainsrecordof trends, innovations and changes that affect medialandscape

• Providesnew and profitable ideas to grow clients’business

• Acts asliaisonbetween media vendors and the agency.

• Gathers,organizesand presents competitive research and spending data, asrequested

• Providesmarket analysis and otherreports,asrequested

• Mentor and support junior team members.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED/SKILLS

• 1-3 years of media buying/planning at a media agency.

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.

• The ability to work across multiple clients, various planning teams, creative teams, traffic teams, etc. Constantly communicating internally to keep teams informed. Manages internal and external timelines and deliverables

• Understanding that each day will bring new challenges and require the ability to pivot in real time and stay calm under pressure

• Strong ‘people skills’

• Ability toestablishand build strong interpersonal relationshipsbetween:agency– client, all intra-agency teams, outside agency partners, third party vendors, etc.

• Ability to work well within a team setting

• Demonstrate willingness to help the team and professionalism with everyone you work with

• Possess a solid understanding of the media landscape and company functionality– Be able to think holistically and recognize how each piece works together to see the full picture

• Being able to articulate both verbally and in writing. Keeping everyone on your team in the loop on projects, buys, etc.

• Exhibitsstrong communicationskills with clients, salesrepsand planning teams – tailoring the communication as necessary

• Ability to work with numbers and formulas, as well as check your work

WHO YOU ARE:

• Adept

• Communicative

• Tactical

• Extremelydetail, task oriented and organized

• Positive, driven and dedicated

• Taking initiative and being proactive

ABOUT HAVAS MEDIA GROUP NORTH AMERICA

Havas Media Group North America is the Media Experience agency. We deliver this brand promise through our proprietary Mx System, where meaningful media helps build more meaningful brandsOur focus is on understanding the most Meaningful Media – the media channels, moments and brands that really move consumers to action, the media that is trusted, engaging, and influential will have the best chance of helping an advertiser reach an engaged audience.

Our global mission to make a meaningful difference starts at home – because wecan’tgrow if our peoplecan’tgrow.It’sthis simple but oftentimes overlooked insight that guides everything we do, from thedecisions and investments made in our work for clients, to the inclusive programs that prioritize our people’s needs and the needs of our community. Our Values are the basis of our decision-making at Havas Media Group —from the clients weseekto the talent we attract, to what we reward and recognize in our staff, to how we reinforce these values of Taking the Lead,Havinga Voice, and Showing We Careon a daily.

Comp: 60-65K

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Contract Type :

Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.