Senior Media Strategist

Job Description

You'll be the ''go-to'' media planning expert for a pod of sales individuals as well as for clients, tackling client media planning and partnerships, overseeing and collaborating with peers on daily projects, and artfully creating media strategy and translating it into smart client media plans. The role is central to the pre-sale process.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Strategic Media Planning -- develop digital media plans both in response to client RFP's and proactively to drive business, providing direct support to the VICE MEDIA GROUP sales team
• Complete all requested material from clients as part of building media plans (ad specifications, screenshots, audience information, etc.)
• Work and collaborate with internal departments (Campaign Managers, Ad Operations, Producers, Sales, etc.) to ensure that all proposed pre-sale media plan elements are sound for VICE MEDIA GROUP and for the prospective clients
• Provide media expertise across digital channels as part of the sales pitch process, participating in client meetings and email communication
• Develop strategic media distribution material to accompany clients proposals and pitches -- create slides, program structures, distribution visuals, etc.
• Work with internal teams to develop campaign measurement goals and KPI's
• This role is focused on pre-sale media planning to drive smart advertising partnerships for VICE MEDIA GROUP

QUALIFICATIONS
• 3 - 5 years of strategic media planning experience at an agency, publisher or related media business
• High proficiency in Excel, Keynote, Powerpoint
• Fluency with Google Drive
• Expertise in ''media math''
• High comfortability with managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Basic knowledge or understanding of media inventory forecasting
• Excellent Communication Skills -- high aptitude for managing expectations
• Solutions Oriented -- propensity to solve matters rather than dwell on the problem at hand
• Authenticity, Integrity & Resiliency -- takes pride and accountability for the work and possesses the ability to defend the work recommended
• Media Confidence -- articulating rationale for thinking both internally and to clients
• Informed -- curious and interested in media industry news and literature
• Collaborative -- happy to and willing to work with others to create the best result
• Passion for oneself, our company and the media industry

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

Disclaimers:

Equal Employment Opportunities: VICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that strives to create and maintain a workplace that celebrates inclusion and diversity. At VICE, we understand that inclusion and diversity is a major benefit to our employees, our readers and viewers, and our company culture. We treat all applicants and employees fairly without regard to age, alienage or citizenship status, color, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status and partnership status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion/creed, sexual orientation, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, status as a veteran or active military service member, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

VICE requires that all employees have proper authorization to work in the US Should an applicant require employment sponsorship, VICE will determine, in its sole discretion, whether such sponsorship will be provided.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with the New York City Fair Chance Act or other applicable laws.
*Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily, with or without a reasonable accommodation. The requirements and essential functions described above are not an exhaustive list and instead are meant to describe the general nature and level of work required of the job. VICE reserves the right to modify the essential functions of this position where a legitimate business exists.

To all recruitment agencies: Unless otherwise indicated, VICE does not accept agency resumes and is not responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes.

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