Buyer, Video Investment

Havas Media Group North America, the Media Experience agency, is looking for a Buyer to join the Video 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.

Within Havas Media, the Buyer, Video Investment is responsible for the negotiation and placement of all media for existing clients, in addition to making special recommendations to be presented to the client and key account management personnel. As a Buyer, Video Investment, you are responsible for all video, FEP, and advanced TV negotiations and account maintenance. This role reports into the Video Investment Manager.

• Creates and executes Video buys from start to finish.
• Negotiates and documents rates, special placements and added value.
• Executes all Media plans while adhering to established budgets and timelines.
• Clearly and accurately communicates orders and changes to media vendors.
• Monitors buys in progress, and is responsible for overseeing the post-buy results of all buys.
• Tracks media expenditures in Havas Media system(s) to ensure budget compliance.
• Researches and maintains record of trends, innovations and changes that affect media landscape.
• Provides new and profitable ideas to grow clients’ business.
• Acts as liaison between media vendors and the agency.
• Gathers, organizes and presents competitive research and spending data, as requested.
• Provides market analysis and other reports, as requested.
• Mentor and support junior team members.

• 1-3 years of media buying/planning at a media agency.
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
• The ability to work across multiple clients, various planning teams, creative teams, traffic teams, etc. Constantly communicating internally to keep teams informed. Manages internal and external timelines and deliverables
• Understanding that each day will bring new challenges and require the ability to pivot in real time and stay calm under pressure
• Ability to establish and build strong interpersonal relationships between: agency– client, all intra-agency teams, outside agency partners, third party vendors, etc.
• Ability to work well within a team setting
• Demonstrate willingness to help the team and professionalism with everyone you work with
• Possess a solid understanding of the media landscape and company functionality– Be able to think holistically and recognize how each piece works together to see the full picture
• Being able to articulate both verbally and in writing. Keeping everyone on your team in the loop on projects, buys, etc.
• Exhibits strong communication skills with clients, sales reps and planning teams – tailoring the communication as necessary
• Ability to work with numbers and formulas, as well as check your work

• Adept
• Communicative
• Tactical
• Extremely detail, task oriented and organized
• Positive, driven and dedicated
• Taking initiative and being proactive

Havas Media Group North America is the Media Experience agency. We deliver this brand promise through our proprietary Mx System, where meaningful media helps build more meaningful brands. Our focus is on understanding the most Meaningful Media – the media channels, moments and brands that really move consumers to action, the media that is trusted, engaging, and influential will have the best chance of helping an advertiser reach an engaged audience.

Our global mission to make a meaningful difference starts at home – because we can’t grow if our people can’t grow. It’s this simple but oftentimes overlooked insight that guides everything we do, from the decisions and investments made in our work for clients, to the inclusive programs that prioritize our people’s needs and the needs of our community. Our Values are the basis of our decision-making at Havas Media Group —from the clients we seek to the talent we attract, to what we reward and recognize in our staff, to how we reinforce these values of Taking the Lead, Having a Voice, and Showing We Care on a daily basis.

We are part of Havas Group, owned by Vivendi, one of the world's largest integrated content, media, and communications groups. Globally, we are home to more than 10,000 specialists across 150 countries worldwide, with 69 Villages. Our North American clients include Puma, Titleist, Swarovski, Fidelity Investments, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Dolce & Gabbana, Sanofi and many others. Our most important asset however is our talent.

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