Vice President, Investment
Publicis Groupe
**Company Description**
Zenith is The ROI Agency, we succeed when our clients succeed. We have a simple strategy: motivate our people, deliver great work, and delight our clients. Clients want to work with happy and motivated people. We have a superb Talent team, helping the agency recruit, develop and retain the industry's best talent. We're constantly striving to create a winning culture and we're delighted that 91% of our people would recommend us as a great place to work. We are single mindedly focused on delivering great work. We have a consistent track record of making our clients' communications more effective. Our goal is to achieve commercial marketing success. We don't set out to win awards but see them as a function of great work. Our greatest credential is our client list. Every day we work on challenging business and communication issues, in partnership with great client marketing teams. We are proud to have worked with many of our clients for 10 years or more and are equally proud of our new relationships. To learn more, visitwww.zenithmedia.com
**Overview**
Negotiate, purchase, maintain, and steward National Video media buys.
**Responsibilities**
+ Oversee, train and mentor Assistant Negotiators
+ Mentor media trainees within the group
+ Negotiate and purchase National Video scatter/upfront activity
+ Maintain current knowledge of marketplace conditions through network meetings and trade publications
+ Project delivery for inventory against relevant target demographics
+ Steward media schedules adhering to each client’s buying guidelines
+ Help oversee timeline and execution of added value opportunities
+ Maintain confirmation of purchase, schedules, budgets, and reconciliation of network billing
+ Monitor performance of buys using current rating information. Secure makegoods and/or audience deficiency units for under delivery
+ Contribute to post-analysis reports
+ Meet all due dates for buys, post analyses, and assigned projects; help team set up project deadlines to achieve all timelines
+ Communicate regularly with salespeople and negotiate to maintain or improve the integrity of the buys as they are stewarded
+ Advise supervisors of marketplace conditions, special opportunities, and potential schedule interruptions
+ Assist in development of cost per points, competitive checks and group projects
**Qualifications**
+ B.A. or B.S. in Marketing, Advertising or related field
+ Agency experience highly preferred
+ Sports experience highly preferred
+ 10+ years of experience working in a national media investment buying environment
+ Experience negotiating TV dayparts and online video
+ Strong negotiating and presenting skills
+ Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills
+ Detail-oriented, able to multi-task and work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
+ Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with Media Ocean software (DDS, MBOX) preferred
**Additional Information**
Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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