Horizon Media · 4 days ago
Strategist, Business Solutions
Horizon Media is a leading marketing and advertising firm known for its innovative approach and strong company culture. The Strategist, Business Solutions role involves supporting senior strategists with media planning, account management, and mentoring assistant strategists, while fostering relationships with clients and media partners.
AdvertisingBrand MarketingDigital Media
Responsibilities
Use your understanding of the media planning process to support Senior Strategist and Supervisor across a multitude of client deliverables
Create, format, and update flowcharts; ensuring Assistant’s output is accurate
Collaborate on the development of POVs for new media opportunities, on an ongoing basis
Responsible for utilizing consumer research and competitive intelligence tools (MRI, Cadence, AdIntel) to identify key trends and insights
Continue to strengthen understanding of media strategy and applications
Prepare and distribute traffic instructions, partner with Traffic team to track deadlines and deliverables, responding to any inquiries appropriately
Oversee the billing and budget maintenance process; work closely with budget analyst, when applicable
Organize team documents and maintain timelines to ensure all client deadlines are met
Establish frameworks and templates for presentations decks and team projects
Build and foster open communication with clients and media partners, serving as a key HMI contact
Collaborate with Senior Strategist and Supervisor to identify problems and recommend solutions
Keep Senior Strategist and Supervisor updated on the status and timing of deliverables
Engage and effectively interact with other Horizon departments, i.e. Investment, Traffic, Operations
Apply knowledge of current/previous clients’ specific business and industry to enhance and further relationships
Effectively guide development of Assistant Strategist within Horizon as well as the industry at large, educating Assistant on Horizon’s culture and principles, the media industry and relevant trends
Delegate and manage Assistant daily tasks, reviewing all finalized work for internal or client distribution
Contribute to performance reviews of Assistant Strategist, identifying strengths and areas for growth
Participate in the interview process for Assistant Strategist position
Qualification
Required
A strong writer, presenter and communicator in order to share status updates, present recommendations and provide strategy and insights to client and internal teams
An independent worker with strong time management and organization skills
A problem solver with the ability to develop creative solutions
A team player, willing to roll up your sleeves
Nimble and flexible with ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment
Detail oriented with a commitment to follow through
Eager to mentor and teach team members new skills
An advocate for and supporter of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Preferred
1+ years previous media planning experience, with multiple media channels preferred
Strong understanding of media math, terminology and analytical tools (MRI, Nielsen)
Skilled in Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to discuss how those functions can or should be applied relative to the media planning process
Client relationship management experience
Experience developing and presenting plan presentations
Benefits
Discretionary bonus
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plans
Company paid holidays
Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
Mental health and wellness resources
Pet insurance
Childcare resources
Identity theft insurance
Fertility assistance programs
Fitness reimbursement
Company
Horizon Media
Horizon Media is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-12-08Private Equity
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