Senior Associate, Investment, OOH chez QGD 1 Manufacturing
QGD 1 Manufacturing · Chicago, États-Unis d'Amérique · Onsite
- Senior
- Bureau à Chicago
General Purpose of Job:
The primary role of the Sr Associate, Investment, OOH is to bring an approved OOH strategy to life. The successful Sr Associate will
possess the ability to understand a campaign’s objectives and produce an OOH media plan that delivers upon those objectives. The Sr
Associate will be responsible for an OOH campaign’s entire lifecycle: from planning to activation to reconciliation, ensuring flawless
execution along the way.
The ideal candidate for this position has a passion for and experience with OOH media, the ability to balance multiple projects and
deadlines, a knack for negotiation and problem solving, and an eye for detail, organization, and creativity.
Key Responsibilities:
● Develop creative and innovative OOH recommendations that effectively deliver on the approved strategy of assigned OOH
campaigns including budget, KPIs, priority markets, audience segments, and more; push the boundaries of what is possible
● Manage the OOH planning process including media partner research, requesting partner proposals, reviewing inventory,
negotiating rates and holds, building client-facing presentations, presenting final recommendations both internally and
externally, and more
● Steward the OOH activation process on client-approved OOH campaigns
● Oversee the internal media authorization process, build and submit partner contracts, traffic creative (as appropriate), manage
the spec and printing process, deliver posting instructions, manage proof-of-performance, and more
● Manage post-campaign requirements, including campaign recapping, makegood negotiation, billing, data reporting needs and
more
● Provide campaign performance when needed
● Regularly attend OOH media partner meetings and elevate new opportunities and ideas when relevant
● Maintain understanding of the larger OOH industry, stay in touch with industry news, and be an advocate for OOH channel
innovation
Job Requirements:
Education:
· Bachelor’s degree (communications, marketing, advertising, or business)
· Ability to speak, read and write the English language
Experience:
● 4+ years of relevant work experience in media planning, buying, or selling – agency or media partner side – ideally in OOH
media
● Experience developing OOH campaigns for large scale clients (local / regional / national) preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: N/A
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: ● Understanding of the OOH industry, OOH planning and activation process, and larger media landscape within the agency ● Experience with common OOH planning platforms and tools like DoMedia, AdQuick, Geopath, or comparable platforms ● Experience with OOH aggregators a plus ● Comfortable with media math and negotiation ● Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint ● Detail oriented, with exceptional organizational and multi-tasking skills ● Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with media partners, internal teams, and clients ● Comfortable presenting planned OOH media campaigns both internally and externally ● Ability to work well within a fast-paced, team-oriented, and collaborative environment ● Ability to adapt plans due to changes in client objectives, priorities or budgets while minimizing impact on project momentum
Employees can be expected to be paid an annualized salary range of $65,000 - $75,000, based on variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions.
