Senior Media Buyer
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Marketing / Advertising / PR
Digital Marketing
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Eicoff is looking for a Media Buyer to plan, negotiate, buy, analyze and optimize Broadcast and Digital Media. The buyer will handle buying national and local video negotiations, planning and maintenance of multiple accounts. Willingness to learn new platforms, technologies and attribution modeling. Additionally, extensive client communication and reporting responsibilities on a weekly basis will be required. Ongoing media planning and analysis of campaign results.
Whatyou'll do:
- Negotiate spot and national buys in the scatter marketplace and on an annual/quarterly basis.
- Performing various calculations to determine projected response levels, call volumes and audience delivery.
- Conferring with the other members of the media team to meet client marketing goals and objectives.
- Constructing post-buy analyses to determine actual delivery of the schedule - from both a Direct Response and Awareness basis.
- Inputting and maintaining daily/weekly schedules.
- Handling billingdiscrepancies with vendors.
- Develop media plans through CPP/CPM analysis, analysis of qualitative data and historical performance resulting in the development of planning flowcharts and recommendations.
- Develop, execute and manage added value programs.
- Broadcast media buying/planning experience (minimum 3 years) for national and/or local clients in similar applicable position.
- Some analytical media planning and reporting preferred.
- Recommended computer skills include Excel, Word and Power point.
- Additional knowledge of Strata, Core, TView, SQAD, Simmons and Kantar are preferred.
- Ability to interact with upper-level management and clients.
- Solid writing and excellent presentation skills.
- Should be capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously and be able to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
- Be enthusiastic and display proactive thinking.
- Experience buying local markets and national media is preferred.
Eicoff is a Chicago-based, full-service advertising agency, integrating the disciplines of media, analytics and creative into innovative TV, video and audio solutions for our clients. We believe in giving our team members the freedom to develop their careers as they see fit, the encouragement to implement new ideas, access to both big, established clients and cutting-edge startups, and a commitment to the belief that we all do better work when work isn't all we do.
Weoffer:
- Flexibility for work from home and office
- Outstanding benefits including 401k matching and access to family support services, such as behavior and emotional support programs, childcare services, domestic partner insurance coverage
- A beautiful new office within theWPP campus at333 N. Green, in the heart of the Fulton Market District
- Access to WPP and Ogilvy's extensive Learning & Development opportunities
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