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Broadcast Media Buyer Position
Broadcast Media Buyer Position
Job Description
The primary role of the Media Buyer will be to provide assistance to the Media Supervisor in
research, planning and placement of all clients projects.
Primary responsibilities would include:
Enters media schedules into STRATA and generates insertion orders for all media
Establishes deadlines for needed creative and reports deadlines to the Client Services
department
Promptly approves all media invoices and settles billing discrepancies with media
vendors and accounting
*Due to the fact that the position requires purchasing significant amounts of media with client
funds, the Media Buyer position requires a high degree of ethics and integrity.
*The Media Buyer is also expected to protect the confidential information that is part of the
planning process.
Job Requirements
The Media Buyer is required to:
Demonstrate the ability to handle many issues, items and functions at one time and deal
rapidly with multiple items in prioritized sequence.
Demonstrate the ability to set and prioritize goals and achieve them as scheduled.
Demonstrate the ability and willingness to build and maintain positive relationships
quickly.
Demonstrate the ability to perform well and remain organized under tight deadlines.
Demonstrates the ability to perform well and remain organized under tight deadlines
Demonstrates a desire to learn, willingness to do both menial tasks and take on more
complex challenges
Consistently demonstrate the ability to understand and use all current media
hardware/software programs
Demonstrate willingness to work together with peers and other departments to improve
quality and performance.