Media Assistant, Digital - Active International

NOTE: This position is Hybrid to Pearl River, NY.

The Digital Media Assistant is a crucial position which requires an individual to work well within a team and be prepared for a fast-paced and detail-oriented environment. This individual is expected to show resourcefulness, exhibit accountability, and understand their role well enough to work independently and demonstrate initiative. The Digital Media Assistant is responsible for establishing the daily digital buying activities and works closely with Buyers in preparing, implementing, and stewarding our clients’ digital media schedules.

• Assist buyers with implementation and maintenance of campaigns for assigned accounts
• Manage assigned digital campaigns in the Spectra OX system:
     - Input new campaigns
     - Send insertion orders to vendors and verify receipt
     - Revise insertion orders when necessary
• Execute jobs in PeopleSoft to reserve trade credits and update all necessary instructions (e.g. job code, request credit check and execute)
• Update contact list with new media representative information on an ongoing basis
• Update clearance list with information from buyers’ negotiations
• Liaison with operations team to ensure invoices are received in a timely fashion each month.
• Troubleshoot discrepancies in billing
• Assist buyers with RFP process by collecting responses and organizing them in designated area
• Generate media authorization forms for new campaigns for client / agency signature
• After 3-6 months, begin buyer training on an assigned account with supervisor

Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

The salary for this position may range between $43,000- $50,000. The successful candidate’s salary will depend on actual ranges of current employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, geography, as well as the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications. Active offers a very competitive benefits package inclusive of medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, paid time off, community engagement opportunities, great colleagues, and great learning opportunities.

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience is required
• 1 year of related experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, required
• Experience with any of the following proprietary or media applications, a plus:

Digital: Doubleclick’s DART ad serving system, MediaOcean’s media stewardship software and Comscore’s analytical tools, SRDS, Adspender, 3^rd party Ad Serving software (DCM etc,), POWS / POWS Lite

Travel

This position does not require regularly scheduled travel.