Our growing media team is looking for an entry level Media Buyer to join and grow with us. Barkley's media team works with multi-million dollar media budgets for clients in retail, CPG, healthcare, and even in niche industries.
Our size provides junior team members with early access to clients, cross-functional teams and to all types of media channels.
No prior media experience is necessary, though an interest and curiosity in media is encouraged!
Responsibilities
Trained and onboarded in a variety of media platforms and agency practices with the eventual goals of :
- Building relationships and maintaining ongoing communications with media representatives
- Supporting the team with key inputs and reporting for client discussions
- Working through all schedule entry into Strata buying software (manual and EDI process)
- Inventory management including moving or adding units based on schedule changes
- Setting up new vendor forms and requesting necessary documentation
- Working through billing reconciliation with Finance teams and vendor partners
- Ensuring strict adherence to client budgets while meeting client objectives
- Staying current on all media trends and opportunities in the industry
- Other duties / responsibilities may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite with proficiency in MS Excel
- Comfortable using math and working with numbers on a daily basis
- Ability to show attention to detail
- Eager to learn, willing to shadow and ask questions often
- Passion for both traditional and digital media
- Critical thinker with the ability to process information and make recommendations based on data
- Ability to work independently to complete projects and also work with a team
BarkleyOKRP's Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world's great creative idea companies.
By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive.
- BarkleyOKRP is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab, Creative Accelerator, Fellowship, MAIP, and BLAC.