Assistant Negotiator

Job description

Overview: Assist buyers in the implementation of broadcast media purchases (network, syndication, cable, spot) and all associated tasks and maintenance. Responsibilities: •Assist buying group in the input and maintenance of media schedules into the housekeeping database •Contact stations to place orders and make revisions •Manually input airchecks and responses weekly •Input airchecks and responses manually weekly •Request relevant information from vendors, stations, clients and internal departments and sustain email, Core, MBox, Word, Excel, PowerPoint for documentation and archiving purposes •Identify and resolve billing discrepancies with stations to ensure that buys were correctly billed. Assist buyers in reconciling all spending in assigned markets for assigned clients •Maintain and produce stewardship reports on a periodic basis •Provide support and assistance to assigned buyers Requirements: •Bachelor’s degree; internship experience or coursework in a related industry strongly preferred •Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills •Detail-oriented, able to multi-task and work well under tight deadlines in a fast paced environment •Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint