Media Coordinator

Job Description

Media Coordinator

This is a Remote/Hybrid based position

TheMedia Coordinator will manage various third-party media buying, scheduling, reporting across local sales teams. This person is responsible for working with sales teams to plan and then execute media buys including television, out of home, and other forms of advertising not supported by Advance Digital Operations. Working closely with the sales teams to ensure accuracy and performance is critical. Managing invoices and billing with vendors and internal finance teams is also necessary. In addition to managing these media buys, this person will also be expected to make recommendations for media plans and future opportunities. Managing various RFP platforms from state agencies will also be a responsibility for this position.

What you'll be doing:

• Work directly with sales teams and clients to build out strategies involving outside media buys.
• Coordinate with outside media companies to build and execute media buys and schedules.
• Build and manage process for working with sales teams and operations for third party media execution.
• Manage creative assets for outside media campaigns.
• Coordinate with sales teams and operations on reporting of outside media campaigns.
• Explore outside media opportunities and help the strategy team evaluate options for future campaigns.
• Oversee state RFP platforms and ensure sales teams are aware of and submitting for relevant opportunities.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Proactive and effective communicator
• Ability to work collaboratively and creatively with others to solve problems and deliver superior customer service.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 tools, including Teams, Outlook, Sharepoint, Excel and Word required.
• Ability to communicate directly, and as part of a team, with clients to assess and understand marketing needs at both a broad campaign level and with specific attention to creative needs.
• Ability to quickly learn and use new technology, including web-based applications.
• Understanding of Television, Billboard, and other media advertising is a skill that must be had or quickly learned.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a substantial 401k plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Alabama Media Group (AMG) is one of the country's most innovative local media companies. In 2021, it won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting and was a finalist for commentary, won six regional Emmys for documentary work, and earned a Webby Award for short-form comedy.

AMG includes AL.com, the state's largest news brand; a digital marketing operation serving clients in 13 states; Red Clay Media, a network of social media brands; Alabama's three most prominent newspapers: The Birmingham News, Huntsville Times and Mobile's Press-Register; the Mississippi Press Register; and Reckon, a news brand for diverse, younger Southerners.

Alabama Media Group is part of Advance Local, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 24 cities, reaching 50+ million people a month www.advancelocal.com.

Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.