Media Planner, Sales

Job Description

Overview

Audacy Sacramento is currently seeking a Media Planner who will be responsible for duties across the entire media planning process, in tandem with the Account Executive-- from helping craft the strategy around digital and traditional tactics, creating IOs and trafficking ads, constructing and placing buys; to managing campaigns, recaps, and campaign optimization. This role supports multiple awareness media tactics that are planned and purchased in various ways.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• Monitor & manage campaigns and ensure campaign delivery, or make optimization recommendations.
• Work with internal teams as well as outside vendors to assist in the creation of client proposals, presentations, media plans and recaps.
• Research advertising opportunities in various markets across the country.
• Collect all internal and external vendor invoicing for monthly client billing.
• Communicate and collect ad specifications and creative lead times to advertisers/Agencies while following the defined traffic process where necessary.
• Track execution and appropriate billing for all production and other creative projects.
• Verify digital and on-air inventory availability throughout the sales process.
• Remain abreast of current events within the industry including competitive developments.
• Communicate with other departments to assure quality service in placing orders.
• Attend sales meetings and training sessions.
• Provide clients with any necessary campaign reporting & recaps.
• Responsible for providing the highest level of customer service possible.
• Responsible for taking ownership of inbound customer inquiries and solving problems as it relates to the select group of AEs.
• Provide Sales administrative/account related support.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Required:
• Minimum 3 years of related experience providing consultative in-market strategy to maximize local sales revenue.
• Experience planning media campaigns in markets outside of our own.
• Position requires advanced knowledge of Google web-based programs and excellent organizational/time management skills.
• A valid driver's license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and, if the position requires use of applicant's own vehicle, proof of insurance, is required.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
• 4-year degree with marketing emphasis preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Valid state driver's license and ability to operate a motor vehicle required.

Additional Information

Pay Transparency:

The anticipated starting salary range for California based individuals expressing interest in this position is $65,000 to $65,000. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Audacy offers full time employees with a comprehensive benefits package to include: health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, vacation, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, discounted employee stock purchase, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:
- Monitor & manage campaigns and ensure campaign delivery, or make optimization recommendations.
- Work with internal teams as well as outside vendors to assist in the creation of client proposals, presentations, media plans and recaps.
- Research advertising opportunities in various markets across the country.
- Collect all internal and external vendor invoicing for monthly client billing.
- Communicate and collect ad specifications and creative lead times to advertisers/Agencies while following the defined traffic process where necessary.
- Track execution and appropriate billing for all production and other creative projects.
- Verify digital and on-air inventory availability throughout the sales process.
- Remain abreast of current events within the industry including competitive developments.
- Communicate with other departments to assure quality service in placing orders.
- Attend sales meetings and training sessions.
- Provide clients with any necessary campaign reporting & recaps.
- Responsible for providing the highest level of customer service possible.
- Responsible for taking ownership of inbound customer inquiries and solving problems as it relates to the select group of AEs.
- Provide Sales administrative/account related support.
- Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d2qx77-18-191-108-168-42 in your application.