Supervisor, Video Investment

Company Description

Thank you for considering joining Spark Foundry for the next step in your career. Our exceptional people (Sparklers) are what make us special, set us apart from the pack, and lead our agency and our clients into the future. Voices like yours are essential to our ability to connect with and remain relevant with increasingly diverse audiences. The perspective you bring helps ensure our solutions are fresh, and modern and help our clients grow.

At Spark Foundry, our purpose is clear: we bring HEAT to brands. HEAT stands for Higher Engagement, Affinity & Transactions. In other words, we get consumers to pay more attention, care more deeply about the brand, and buy more of its products and services.

Our Sparklers “bring their heat” - their unique superpowers and individual backgrounds – with them to work every day, and that heat is what has driven the continued growth of our culture and our brand.

Spark Foundry is not just a media agency. To our clients, we are true partners. This is not only a huge benefit to the brands we work with, but to our people as they expand their skills and expertise. We offer clients the best of both worlds: a startup spirit and a powerhouse soul. Our spirit embraces our ability to deliver high-touch service, boutique insights, bold creativity, and ever-evolving product and process, just like a startup. And our powerhouse soul comes to life through our unique marketplace access, best-in-class partnerships, and unparalleled buying clout to deliver our clients' increased value.

We believe a fulfilling and rewarding personal life inspires fresh thinking and the ability to create great work.

Job Description

Overview:  
The Manager, Investment is responsible for managing media portfolios of clients, as well as assisting in the creation and execution of media strategies and effectively communicating these strategies to clients. Also critical for this position is the development and management of a team of Video Associates, forging relationships with media partners, and applying these relationships to gain a deeper knowledge of the marketplace. 
  
Role Objectives: 

• Ability to have ownership of accounts and build strong working relationships with our clients 

• Ability to manage and mentor at least two team members 

• Arrange and run client and team meetings while helping to build cross-agency rapport 

• Negotiate total video purchases, inclusive of digital OLV 

• Oversee the development and presentation of media POVs for client 

• Present corporate ownership issues to clients 

• Develop marketplace analyses 

• Troubleshoot billing and allocation problems 

• Assist in research projects pertinent to their specific client 

• Assist in preparation and presentation of strategy and upfront to client 

• Management of daily/monthly/quarterly stewardship of buys 

• Aid video portal in Upfront negotiations 

• Assist in the development of Upfront Planning Costs and Bogey’s 

• Attend Video Investment Activation Boot Camp Training 

Qualifications

• 3+ years in the media business, video experience preferred  

• Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills 

• Strong negotiating abilities 

• Technical proficiency, particularly with the following tools is preferred: 

• Mediaocean, MBox 

• Nielsen Net Rating, Comscore, AdRelevance, eMarketer, Forrester  

• Third-party ad measurement and traffic tools (e.g. Integral Ad Science)  

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint 

• Able to work successfully with teams, handle multiple projects, and meet tight deadlines under pressure 

• Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving skills 

• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency 

• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources 

• Technical proficiency across Microsoft Office Suite  

• Demonstrates professionalism and leadership skills 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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