Job Description
Assistant Political Media Buyer (Washington DC)
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Do you thrive on the rush of a campaign headquarters but would rather not move across the country? Is your perfect Saturday binge-watching all the latest shows? If so this could be the perfect job to combine your love of politics and pop culture.
Sage Media Planning & Placement is seeking smart, organized, and personable individuals for the campaign season (through November 2018) for Assistant Media Buying positions in our Washington DC office. We are a Democratic firm with decades of expertise at all levels of political campaigns, from small mayoral races to national Super PACs.
The Assistant Media Buyer will participate in many aspects of media planning and placement for our political candidate, issue and advocacy clients.
Duties include:
• gather and organize media costs and ratings information from media outlets, station sales representatives, & subscriber databases
• utilize media buying software and tools to develop and implement political media buys for television, cable, radio, and digital media
• create & execute media budgets and coordinate payments with finance dept.
• deliver ad creative & confirm spot traffic instructions
• perform post-buy reconciliation of accounts
Political, campaign, or legislative experience is required, with prior campaign finance, compliance, and/or digital advertising experience an advantage. Knowledge of television programs & pop culture is a plus. College degree required, along with excellent references.
Attention to numeric detail and organization is a MUST, as is strong follow-through. Must have proven proficiency with spreadsheet (MS Excel) and word processing software, as well as internet research resources. The ideal candidate possesses outstanding verbal and written communication skills; thrives in an energetic, stimulating, and team-oriented environment; and is passionate about Democratic victories in 2018.
Please submit resume & cover letter to work@sagemediaplanning.com
Sage Media is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.