Havas Media Group North America, the Media Experience agency, is looking for a Supervisor to join the Digital 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.
The Digital Investments team is focused on building digital media campaigns that directly deliver upon approved strategies and operationally managing those campaigns from start to finish. They own the digital buying approach and media investment decisions on behalf of our clients. The Digital Investments Supervisor manages the media portfolio and ensures the proper execution of digital media campaigns. The Digital Investment Supervisor will work closely with the Digital Investment Director to provide media investment recommendations and oversee Buyers to properly execute the campaign. They will maintain constant communications with all areas of agency capabilities, including search, social, mobile and programmatic. They will contribute to Havas Media's knowledge base by creating and sharing case studies, writing vendor summaries and be a presence in the industry through attending events and more.
A DAY IN THE LIFE MIGHT LOOK LIKE:
- Define digital media investment portfolio recommendations
- Manage buying approach and investment decisions
- Collaborate with the planning and strategy teams to ensure alignment
- Meet with vendors on a regular basis and provide point-of-view papers
- Conduct negotiations with media sales reps
- Present media recommendation to clients
- Review and approve RFPs
- Evaluate proposals and make appropriate media selections
- Conducting negotiations with media sales reps
- Keep up to date on media industry trends and share internally with colleagues
- Understanding of 3rd party as server tools (DFA/Sizmek/Flashtalking), as needed
- Oversee campaign performance and recommend necessary optimizations
- Responsible for the identification, evaluation and negotiation of digital media buys that align with the defined media strategy and goals
- Work closely with the Digital Investment Director to provide media investment recommendations and oversee the Digital Investments Buyer to properly execute the campaign
- Maintain constant communications with all areas of agency capabilities, including search, social, mobile and programmatic
WHAT YOU'LL NEED/SKILLS:
- At least 4 years of experience in digital media planning and/or buying
- Solid understanding of digital landscape
- Ability to identify and evaluate digital media opportunities
- Experience defining media plan details and negotiating with media vendors
- Strong computing skills using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to manage simultaneous tasks in a fast-paced technology-oriented environment
- Proven experience with digital media platforms is required: DoubleClick DCM, Sizmek, Prisma, Comscore, etc.
WHO YOU ARE:
- Self-motivated, with the ability to multi-task and work well under tight deadlines
- Naturally inquisitive, with a strong research capability
- Strong Communicator
- Confident
- Diplomatic
- Entrepreneurial
- Highly organized, business savvy, leadership
- Detail-oriented with exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Resourceful
- Knowledgeable in your role well enough to work independently and demonstrate initiative
- Active participant in meetings and day-to-day interactions with an increasing level of contribution as the experience builds