Assistant, Partnership Relations

 

Business Overview 

Orion Worldwide is a global media company that generates value for our business partners. As the industry has evolved over the past two decades, so have we — expanding our global reach and product offering to deliver value for the world’s best brands, across nearly every category. The very best ideas are developed by people with diversity of background, thought and experience working together to develop customized solutions that best address our partners’ needs. A five-time winner of “Most Inclusive Climate” at the IPG Inclusion Awards, we scale our recruiting efforts beyond the traditional advertising candidate pool to find people who possess the passion, innovative thinking and collaborative skills needed to achieve our business goals and assist in cultivating a culture in which we can all be proud.

Position Summary

We are looking for you - dynamic, best-in-class talent, with a passion for all things media - to launch your career as an Assistant, Partnership Relations on our Investment Team. This individual will maintain relationships with Media Partners and steward their portfolio of Orion Partnerships. Additionally, they will onboard, manage the partnership terms, accurately track participating campaigns, generate demand, and support Partnership Development Leads through compliance, governance, seamless process execution, and customer service. This individual will play a critical role in Orion’s Investment growth and revenue recognition.  They will be measured on their ability to maintain relationships, ensure partnership renewals for Deal Creators and diligently track partnership commitments accurately and timely.

Responsibilities

• Owns a book of business aligned to a segment of Orion partners.
• Supports weekly meetings with assigned media partners on Lifestyle/Print/OOH/News onboarding, operations, and activation process.
• Supports partnership onboarding and ensures all aspects of commercial execution are met, including invoicing, and trade terms.
• Supports weekly meetings with assigned Orion client business leads on partner education, operations, and activation process.
• Work with Associate Director to track all participating campaigns and ensure all billings registered reconciles with agreed-upon terms using Excel and internal databases (Prisma)
• Work with internal stakeholders communicating deal progress, pacing and status.
• Accountable for accurately tracking media partnerships, ensuring all eligible spending is communicated and captured in monthly financial submission.
• Responsible for supporting monthly financial and operational reporting, for book of business.
• Contributes to quarterly supply needs analysis.
• Contributes to business reviews.
• Collaborates with Media Partners, Orion Partnership Development Leads, Client Leads, Operations, Addressable Product Development team, Finance, and Agency Partners
• Available for other assignments and tasks as needed.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 0-1 years of media experience with an emphasis on Lifestyle/Print/OOH/News; ideally in agency or in agency development
• Experience and knowledge of the digital media landscape and business -- inclusive of programmatic.
• Fundamental understanding of trade media.
• Experience in partnership development and client management
• Financial and mathematical acumen.
• Highly collaborative. Hyper responsive.
• Relationship builder and outcome driver.
• Familiarity with Prisma, Salesforce, and Project Management tools (Asana, Monday.com)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

 

We See You  

At IPG Mediabrands, we are unified behind a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we shine through a set of shared values and behaviors. We take pride in our responsibility to our clients, communities, and to each other. We embrace differences and recognize the unique value that each of us brings to our community.  

We encourage you to apply, as unique backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences are welcomed.   

We See You at IPG Mediabrands. 

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in supp