Client Investment Manager

• Marketplace Analysis
• Take lead role in analyzing current and future marketplace conditions and pricing.
• Oversee creation and presentation of buying strategies competitive spending analyses.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of marketplace trends news and innovations. Centrally manage all investment aspects of a campaign negotiations rate tracking planning costs benchmarking allocations/tactical plans budget management buy set up delivery billing etc. of assigned account(s)
• Collaborates with peer-set across SEM Social and Programmatic teams to ensure consistency while informing holistic investment strategies
• Ensure best practices are applied to all digital channels for brand safety/suitability optimization and adherence to KPIs and inventory quality.
• Oversee vendor RFP process partner selection RFP submissions etc.
• Negotiate digital programs and rates for clients
• Demonstrate better pricing efficiencies and impact by consolidating buys across sites Agency and GroupM
• Coordinate and consolidate media spending across clients for sites/publishers by placement (display video social search and programmatic)
• Own portfolio/client roll ups
• Approve all partners on tactical buys
• Approve all campaign set up in buying systems
• Meet with partners on an ongoing basis and provide updates and/or recommendations
• Keep current on marketplace innovations ad models and technologies and bring first looks to client(s)
• Investigate interpret understand and provide marketplace condition updates
• Establish investment best practices (intelligence/arbitrage) spend trends benchmarking and set market
• Enforce key investment tenets around KPIs
• Ensure all media activity adheres to client and GroupM best practices in the areas of accountability and brand safety
• Forecast and provide Ad serving Ad Verification Viewability and Rich Media estimates
• Be proactive in following up on client team requests with a key awareness of client deadlines
• Ensure compliance and maintenance of all buy platform management databases etc. activities
• Handle issue resolution recommend process improvements and oversee client budget
• Create POVs
• Actively participate in department projects/ committees
• Work with junior team members to manage upfront and scatter budgets.
• Negotiate multi-platform deals when appropriate.
• Take an active role in or supervise the negotiation with vendors for price programming mix added value and promotions.
• Ensure that all buy schedules are ordered properly.
• Establish day to day workload timelines and procedures for junior buying staff.
• Manage workload of all junior staff ensuring stewardship of all buys content screenings brand allocations commercial positioning etc.
• Ensure that all account maintenance functions are performed accurately and on a timely basis.
• Oversee post-buy examination to ensure buy integrity meeting of goals rotation requirements.
• Responsible for hiring and development of junior team members.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of media research and tools.
• Represent agency with the highest possible level of professionalism to both your account and vendors.
• Ensure highest level of innovation delivered for all campaigns.
• Play key role in training and mentoring of junior staff.
• Teach and play a role in developing media school curriculum.
• Keep current with industry news by reading trades agency publications.

• Bachelors degree in advertising marketing business administration and communications; OR equivalent professional work experience.
• 4 years of prior media investment experience desired.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media technology analytics and GroupM teams as well as media and technology publishers
• Foster camaraderie within the Investment team and with all key stakeholders they support
• Educate media teams on the media planning/investment process
• Provide guidance to team members and nurture/promote team environment
• Train employees on tools and best practices
• Ability to work in a team environment that promotes collaboration
• Adept at communicating effectively across all levels
• Be capable of working successfully within a team as well as independently
• Thorough understanding of the media landscape and fast-moving trends
• Strong quantitative and analytical/results-oriented skills
• Solid negotiation skills and tactics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task work successfully with teams and work under pressure
• Excellent time-management and follow-through skills
• Advanced proficiency in Excel with intermediate PowerPoint and Word skills
• Mastery of buying systems within MediaOcean
• Strong understanding of interactive research tools such as Nielsen Net-Ratings AdRelevance @Plan and ComScore Media Metrix

US Pay Range

$60000 - $140000 USD