Associate Director, National Video Investment

Zenith is a full-service media agency with capabilities and expertise across all channels and disciplines. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the #1 media buying network in the Americas and #2 globally. As “The ROI Agency,” Zenith’s expertise lies in driving real, tangible business outcomes, not just media metrics, that will have a measurable effect on our clients’ business. Every investment we make has an ROI mindset—not just for our clients, but for our agency at large. We’re focused on driving the maximum value for our people, our capabilities and our media investments for some of the world’s leading brands.

As an Associate Director, National Video your primary responsibilities including negotiating and maintaining national video buys across broadcast, cable and unwired tv, as well as VOD and OLV. You will also train and oversee a team of supervisors and negotiators. 

• Delegate and supervise workflow within group, determine priorities, and follow up with staff
• Negotiate, purchase and recommend national video activity
• Create and present recommendations to client and strategy teams regarding buys and new opportunities
• Estimate delivery for all target demographics
• Manage adherence to client guidelines
• Negotiate and execute value added opportunities
• Maintain confirmation of purchase, schedules, budgets, and reconciliation of network billing
• Monitor performance of buys using current rating information. Secure compensation weight for projected under delivery
• Assess/negotiate makegoods
• Evaluate post-analyses and secure compensation weight for any under delivery
• Meet all due dates for buys, post-analyses, and assigned projects
• Communicate regularly with national television representatives and management
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors
• Develop cost per points, competitive checks and group projects
• Contribute to training and development of Supervisors, Negotiators, and Assistant Negotiators
• Be on top of latest industry trends and marketplace conditions, and communicate these to clients

• B.A. or B.S. in Marketing, Advertising or related field
• Agency experience highly preferred
• 5 years of experience in media buying/investment
• Experience negotiating TV dayparts and online video
• Direct client contact experience
• Strong negotiating and presenting skills
• Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills
• Detail-oriented, able to multi-task and work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Office Suite - MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with MBOX and Prisma

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. 

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.  Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K,  as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $95,950- $137,850. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 5/21/25.

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Salary : $95,950 - $137,850