Assistant Buyer, Social

Assistant Buyer, Social

We are seeking an Assistant Buyer, Social to join our Media team in New York. This position is responsible for providing support to the Media team across all aspects of paid Social.

We’re looking for a positive addition to our team—someone who is ready to dive in, learn and grow, and help us further our media efforts  return, we offer an environment that is challenging, creative, and supports individual professional development.

• Assist in developing tactical media plans that include audience, creative, and other strategies designed to meet campaign goals.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to manage media trafficking and the billing process.
• Collaborate with the planning team to develop RFPs and with the social team to analyze and determine recommended partners.
• Launch paid Social campaigns on platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Linked In.
• Support the Media team in pushing the boundaries of media planning while focusing on core business.
• Foster strong relationships within the team and across implementation partners; provide direction on segmentation, targeting/placement, flighting, and trafficking.
• Provide input on placement naming convention and trafficking strategy.
• Support in the creation of performance reports, extract actionable insights, and recommend optimizations.
• Keep a finger on the pulse of media and marketing trends, tactics, and emerging opportunities, especially on social channels (e.g., Thread, Lemon8).
• Read industry trade content and share relevant content with others.
• Continuously and proactively provide suggestions to accelerate client growth; ranging from tried & true to unexpected & promising.

• 1 year media experience through a full‑time role or internships.
• Solution‑oriented, inquisitive, persistent, detailed, creative, collaborative.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• High energy and ability to produce high‑quality work quickly.
• Expertise in managing numbers—navigate Excel or an in‑platform performance document with ease.

MRM is a modern relationship marketing agency dedicated to building enduring brand relationships. MRM’s specialized capabilities span CRM, Customer Experience, and Commerce with Data and Martech at the core. MRM operates borderlessly, enabling greater collaboration, creativity, and speed to market. It is part of McCann Worldgroup and the Interpublic Group of companies, with 35 offices across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

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At MRM, we value a culture in which all people are treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. We are committed to fostering a positive environment free from harassment and discrimination, empowering individuals to take action and be creative when solving problems, and expecting self‑awareness and accountability from team members at all levels.

The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $55,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; the associated discipline; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company; and the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.