Media Supervisor

Position: OOH Media Supervisor

Contract Duration: Ongoing (they are conducting a full time search in the interim)

Start Date: ASAP

Onboarding/Interview Process: 1 interview

Equipment (laptop, etc): TBD

Software/Tools: Microsoft suite

Onsite Dress code: Business Casual

Team Overview (size, culture, cross-functions): Different structures depending on account

Job Overview:

Need support on a few clients focused in OOH media planning.

Required Functional Skills/Tools:

• Planning
• OOH
• Very organized and buttoned up, attention to detail

Years of Experience Expectation: 4-6 years+

Position Description:

The Out of Home (OOH) Supervisor manages and oversees OOH initiatives including traditional, tra-digital/digital, digital placed based, experiential, event partnerships/event targeted, traditional embellishments (ex. extensions, props/builds, illumination, etc.) across the assigned clients with the support of direct reports.

Additionally, you will also support senior members and managers of the team on department or agency-wide initiatives, be responsible for hands on training with direct reports, ensuring a high-quality level of work and motivating the team to hit deadlines.

Key Duties/Responsibilities & Desired Knowledge Base:

1. Function independently while maintaining a high quality of work
2. Oversee and manage team including training direct reports to be self-sufficient
3. Autonomously manage planning efforts, with support of the team, on strategic direction, RFPs, negotiations, evaluations, and presentations
4. Develop and present strategically focused OOH plans/recommendations with sound rationale
5. Expert understanding of media terms, concepts, and strategy (KPI, ROI, CPM, R/F)
6. Familiarity with OOH industry partners: Geopath & OAAA
7. In depth knowledge of OOH formats, vendors and markets (local, regional, national)
8. Proficient in planning across a variety of OOH verticals:
9. Required: traditional, tra-digital/digital, digital placed based
10. Preferred: experiential, event partnerships/event targeted, traditional embellishments (ex. extensions, props/builds, illumination, etc.)
11. Participate in strategy development and brainstorming meetings with ability to work Take a proactive approach to planning and problem solving/trouble shooting, anticipating potential challenges and seeking amicable solutions
12. Compile and present POV’s as needed; rooted in sound research and presented with strong supportive context/rationale that is client specific
13. Stay current on new/ evolving trends with the media landscape (OOH and media overall)
14. Attend Industry and client-related functions and networking events, when necessary, while simultaneously balancing workload/deadlines
15. Remain solution oriented, seeking creative resolutions, through to fruition
16. harmoniously with internal teams on projects from start to finish
17. Ability to simultaneously multitask between multiple accounts and projects and prioritize accordingly based on deliverables under tight deadlines
18. Ability to recognize appropriate new opportunities, need for 101’s or other documents and motivate self/team to compile and present as needed
19. Participate in/attend meetings/trainings and/or market rides as needed

Qualifications

1. Innate curiosity with a desire to learn and grow as an OOH/Media professional
2. Aptitude for critical thinking and problem solving
3. Self-starter who approaches workload with a positive attitude
4. Proactive (vs reactive) approach to projects/workload as well as overall management of the business and direct reports
5. Strong communication and presentation skills (written & verbal)
6. Acute attention to detail
7. Highly organized, including time management (of self and team)
8. If errors/mistakes do occur, ability to take responsibility, adjust accordingly and apply learnings moving forward (of self and team)
9. Drive projects from start to finish in a timely manner
10. Meet tight deadlines under pressure
11. Multitask across numerous projects/accounts
12. Prioritize and reprioritize "to-do list” accordingly to meet tight and/or changing deadlines while remaining positive
13. Effectively and fairly delegate workload
14. Synthesize large volumes of information quickly, with the ability to accurately and effectively communicate it out
15. Advocate for OOH (internally, externally)
16. Proficient in math
17. Ability to interpret, analyze and synthesize media research
18. Build, foster and maintain strong relationships (internal/external)
19. Collaborative team player (can work independently & as part of a matrix structure)
20. Receptive to feedback and able to apply moving forward
21. Manage up/down appropriately
22. Act as a role model to direct reports and junior staff within the agency

Experience & Education:

1. Years of professional experience: 5+
2. Bachelor’s or Associates Degree is highly preferred but not required
3. Experience buying and planning (not just one), preferably within OOH
4. Experience training and/or managing multiple direct reports
5. Fluent in Microsoft (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
6. Prior employment at a media agency, preferably within OOH