Media Buyer (Temp) - Oxford Road

This is a temporary 3 month assignment from October 1st, 2024 - December 30th, 2024. 

Oxford Road is the world’s premier independent audio ad agency. We buy and plan media, and create ads to help grow companies we truly believe in. If you’re curious, have a deep love of media, and want to help make ads work in a positive, supportive culture, then this could be the position for you. We are a fast-growing team so this position will not be available for long so reach out, we want to hear from you!

As Media Buyer (MB), your overall objective is to generate consistent & profitable revenue growth for our clients and the agency. You will develop media (primarily audio) schedules that exceed clients’ performance goals. You are also responsible for smooth, efficient, and reliable execution of campaigns, including refinement and optimization, pacing and clearance, and reconciliation. Creating and developing strong relationships with media partners to satisfy clients’ objectives & changing needs are also key elements of this position.

Essential Duties include but are not limited to:

• Use performance, and research data to plan, negotiate & execute media schedules across audio channels.
• Cultivate and maintain excellent relationships with media partners to help client performance
• Find, evaluate, negotiate & promote new media opportunities to create opportunities for clients to scale.
• Assess client schedules’ performance, refining them to improve performance & exceed client goals.
• Oversee junior team members to ensure efficient team operation in meeting all goals.
• Own revision requests due to flight changes & RFPs with defined programs.
• Presents media plans to account management and clients, as needed.
• Helps media coordinator and media reconciliation specialist resolve spot discrepancies & make goods with vendors; own the overall resolution.
• Train junior members of the media team as needed.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years media buying experience required, direct response buying is a plus.
• Planning experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Strata preferred; experience in at least one media buying system required.
• Proficiency in excel, including pivot tables. Strong numerical aptitude and accuracy.
• Proven negotiation & exceptional organizational skills.
• Strong track record of meeting timelines and deadlines on projects.
• Strong emphasis on accuracy, detail, and follow-through.
• Ability to multi-task and handle fast-paced, demanding environments.

Our Mission: To grow companies worth fighting for with best in market performance at maximum viable scale. 

Our Values:

History: We anticipate the future by understanding the past.

Performance: Achieve best-in-market results through the alignment of Messaging, Media, and Measurement.

Influence: The success of our work is measured by the actions that follow.

Innovation: Leverage our data, market position, and talent to redefine the value potential of an agency partner.

Efficiency: Never use two, when one will do.

Scale: Find a way to add a zero.

Growth: Continual self-improvement everywhere, always, even when it hurts.

Golden Rule: We treat our team, our clients, and our partners the way we want to be treated.

Unity: Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our organization.

Join us in our mission to re-imagine our industry through the work we do for clients. If you're a proactive and detail-oriented professional looking for a challenging yet rewarding opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Oxford Road is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.