At a glance:

This is an entry-level advertising agency position on our media team, with a focus on our video practice. This role will support end-to-end activation of national and local video campaigns, across the planning and investment teams. The role includes creation, analysis and day to day management of tv campaigns, as well as buy management functions.

What does an Assistant Media Planner/Buyer do at Rain the Growth Agency?

• Manage client campaign reporting
  • Master use of planning and buying database (Rain Tracker) and Client Dashboards (Salesforce Datorama).
    • Pull reports and monitor campaign performance
    • Evaluate optimization recommendations
  • Utilize appropriate planning tools, MRI, Media Impact, Kantar, Nielsen, etc… to pull reports as input for media plans.
  • Maintain and organize data using Excel.
  • Use data to creatively showcase weekly client facing reporting.
  • Participate in weekly client performance calls/meetings.

• Buy management support for assigned networks/media outlets
  • Closely track, enter and report pre and post logs
  • Learn basic buying tasks. (Booking orders, dub orders, traffic, revisions, reconciliation, S&P, etc.)

• Be an active and engaged member of the team.
  • Support the Media Planning team across multiple accounts in the creation of media strategies and plans based on client brief.
  • Present your point of view confidently and persuasively.
  • Be a continuous learner.
  • Participate in internal and client meetings by sharing your thoughts and ideas.
  • Continually grow your knowledge of new and emerging media and technologies.
  • Build rapport with other departments such as Digital Media, Client Service, Partnerships, Project Managers, Analytics, Accounting, etc.

• Maintain a high level of work quality.
  • Always keep an open dialogue with your team.
  • Consistently meet deadlines to deliver on needs of the team and clients.
  • Able to troubleshoot when faced with challenges.

What makes a great Assistant Media Planner/Buyer at our agency?

• Recent graduate or up to 2 years of relevant experience
• Interest and aptitude in evaluating data
• Experience using Excel to analyze data a must
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Team player
• Maintain a high level of work quality
• Ability to multi-task across different projects and clients
• Ability to learn various systems and databases
• Strong MS Office skills, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Google Doc, SharePoint
• Appreciation of our agency's Core Values

Why work at Rain the Growth Agency?

• We are a national leader in DTC marketing and a fully integrated creative and media agency specializing in both linear and digital channels
• We have represented many successful companies including OOFOS, Mercari, 1800Contacts, Headspace, Rothy's, Humana, Bissell, and many, many more
• We believe in Transactional Brand Building. Meaning, we deliver on our clients' brand and sales objectives at the same time, often with the same work and the same media plan. This proprietary Rain the Growth Agency philosophy has helped build many iconic brands such as Peloton, Wayfair, Humana and Chewy
• There are about 240 of us all over the U.S. so we are big enough to have all the bells and whistles, but small enough to have a warm welcoming culture where everyone's voice is heard
• We are collaborative. We care about, appreciate, and respect each other, value diversity, and treat our staff very well
• We proudly invest in our employees, technology, and tools to ensure the best possible work environment
• We like to have fun, so there is always an opportunity to join in group activities, book clubs, contests, parties, and events
• Transparency is valued. Everyone in the company knows how we are doing and where we are going. We encourage open communication and share success with a profit-sharing program
• We are built for stability. We believe in keeping and enhancing key talent and have a large and diverse roster of impressive clients with diverse revenue sources. We only take on organizations that we believe can scale because our motivation is our clients winning, not just revenue
• All of the above because we are privately held. We make big decisions quickly and answer only to our clients and to each other.