Merchandise Buyer, Sr. jobs in Laredo, TX

Summary/Objective:

The Media Buyer is responsible  for seeking out, purchasing, and for the placement and monitor of all media buys. Provides solutions or services to his/her employer and employer affiliates and subsidiaries (“Company”)

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions

1. Execute all media buys
2. Monitors buying strategies and optimize effectiveness of campaigns
3. Resolves billing discrepancies as needed
4. Monitor competitors activities, notify any changes in media and/or scheduling stategies
5. Mantain up to date with industry research figures, including distribution figures (newspapers and magazines) and audience figures (television and radio);
6. Prepare advertising schedules
7. Keep control of assigned budget for specific buys
8. Build relationships with media sales representative
9. Capable of working on more than one client account at a time.
10. Work closely with media planners
11. Support the Media Planner and other work teams.
12. Responsible for maintaining the professional and technical knowledge required to perform the duties
13. Staying up to date in digital media trends, and changes
14. Responsible to comply with all Company’s policies as describe in the Employee Manual

Other Duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Special Projects 

Develops and implements projects and programs to standardize efforts; improve processes; and reduce, avoid, or contain costs.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, for other positions in the department

 Job Competencies:  

1. Organizational Skills
2. Listening
3. Problem Solving
4. Technical knowledge/Researching Information
5. Time Management Skill
6. Analysis/Reasoning
7. Attention to Detail

Core Competencies: 

Creativity – ideas that transforms

Knowledge – Better informed leads to better results

Encouraging Leadership and Responsibility

Teamwork – Stronger as a collective team

Service - Commitment to our clients

Best People

Committed to Greatness

Preferred Education and Related Experience:

Preferred Bachelor Degree, or a minimum of 2 years college education and  1 year media buying experience

Knowledge and Critical Skills Required: 

1. Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Spanish
2. Excellent computer and Math Skills
3. Multitasking
4. Strong passion for and knowledge of technology and digital marketing
5. Proven critical thinking skills
6. Familiarity with web standards and accessibility

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee might occasionally lift around 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually normal.