Horizon Media is seeking an Assistant Strategist, Out of Home to support the OOH buying process for assigned accounts. The Assistant Strategist will assist the team in various support functions, think strategically, problem solve, and pay attention to detail. The role requires integrity, a thirst for learning, drive, initiative, and strong communication and organization skills.
What this role involves:
- Assisting with day-to-day account maintenance tasks, including input of media buys into SBMS.
- Gathering and distributing production material specs.
- Developing relationships with OOH vendors.
- Coordinating vendor meetings.
- Distributing traffic instructions/posting instructions to vendors.
- Following up with vendors to ensure materials arrive on time.
- Keeping the team updated on the status and timing of deliverables.
- Collaborating with the team to identify data and billing discrepancies.
- Supporting team media plan, budget tracking, implementation, maintenance, and post buy attribution review.
- Compiling and preparing competitive data and target research for analysis.
- Engaging and interacting with the direct team, other internal Horizon Media departments, and media operators.
- Participating in Horizon’s Media 101 training program.
Requirements:
- Hungry to advance knowledge of advertising, OOH and media principles.
- Willing to take initiative and be an active participant in team discussions.
- An effective communicator who thinks strategically.
- A problem solver with the ability to develop creative solutions.
- Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Comfortable working with multiple timelines and deliverables.
- Someone who thrives working both independently and within a team.
- Comfortable working within large sets of data and numbers.
- Successful in an agile, fast paced environment.
- Results and solutions oriented; consistently motivated, proactive, and resourceful.
- An advocate for and supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant work or internship experience.
- Proficiency working within Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Horizon Media offers:
- A competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO).
- Mental health and wellness resources.
- Pet insurance.
- Childcare resources.
- Identity theft insurance.
- Fertility assistance programs.
- Fitness reimbursement.