We’re looking for a Media Coordinator to join the growing team at Alphabet®.
Business address: 20 James Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, K2P 0T6
Title of the position: Media Coordinator (with some duties as a media buyer)
Positions available: One (1).
Starting date: As soon as possible.
Language of work: English
About Us
While some might see us as a traditional advertising agency, we’re really about helping our clients affect meaningful change in their industries. We’ll fill you in on the specifics later, but essentially, we work with national associations, tourism organizations, and B2U clients to solve unique communications problems with lots of moving parts.
Our team is a tight-knit group of creative professionals, conceptual thinkers, and results-driven planners who thrive on solving complex problems. We elevate our performance through our constant search for diversity – not by looking for things that make us different, but by looking for things that make us better. We work smart and hard, but our success isn’t just measured by our clients’ outcomes; it’s measured by our growth and accomplishments, too. We can also be really silly; it just depends where we’re at in the project lifecycle.
We know #agencylife isn’t for everyone. It can be fast-paced, challenging, and stressful. But for the right person, it can be just as exciting, fascinating, and rewarding. We’re constantly creating unique programs that leverage things like podcasts, video, experiential activations, and influencer campaigns (to name very few), so no day is ever the same. Most importantly, though, we value our team and offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and the resources needed to succeed.
Key Responsibilities
- Work directly with Media Manager and executive team to create comprehensive media strategies, budgets and campaign metrics. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Develop and implement marketing strategies.
- Establish marketing programs.
- Estimate cost of projects.
- Provide estimate of costs
- Plan and manage budgets.
- Prepare budget and cost estimates.
- Monitor and evaluate.
- Produce reports.
- Use social media management tools to schedule organic posts on various social media platforms. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Co-ordinate media services.
- Schedule activities.
- Implement marketing activities.
- Assist in media competitive analysis, media plan recommendations and media buying activities. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Conduct analytical marketing studies.
- Monitor and evaluate.
- Produce reports.
- Prepare marketing plans.
- Consult with suppliers.
- Review quotations.
- Advise and present to clients on advertising promotion strategies.
- Negotiate the purchase of media space with media vendors and manage all related contracts and insertion orders. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Negotiate offers from suppliers.
- Prepare purchase orders.
- Process purchases.
- Manage contracts for advertising or marketing strategies.
- Contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems.
- Launch and optimize advertisements based on the media plan. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Develop marketing strategies.
- Develop marketing and communication plans.
- Develop media strategies and public relations activities.
- Develop portfolio of marketing materials.
- Monitor campaign performances during campaign period. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Monitor and evaluate.
- Produce reports.
- Create campaign reports. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Monitor and evaluate.
- Produce reports.
- Assist with media research. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Conduct analytical marketing studies.
- Continually assess new media opportunities and bring forward new ideas to the collective. Responsibilities associated to the duty:
- Conduct analytical marketing studies.
- Produce reports.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Education:
Minimum of college or graduate certificate (business administration, marketing management and communications)
Area of work experience:
Manage and coordinate media strategies, purchase of media space, and assess campaign metrics
Area of specialization:
- Advertising
- Digital Media
- Marketing strategy development (media competitive analysis, media plan recommendations, media buying activities, etc.)
Personal Suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Time management
- Flexibility
- Ability to multitask
- Accurate
- Values and ethics
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Dependability
- Punctuality
Additional skills:
- Negotiation.
- Buying.
- Supervision – 1 to 2 people
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
Work setting:
- Private sector.
- Business services.
- Advertising, marketing and public relations agency.
- Work experience: 3 years or more.
- Terms of employment: Permanent position.
- Wage: CAD$ 37.00 per hour
- Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
- Terms: In person
Location: 20 James Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, K2P 0T6.
Health benefits offered:
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
Financial benefits offered:
- Life insurance
- Group insurance benefits
Long term benefits offered:
- Long term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits offered:
- Vacation & Paid time off (personal days)
- On-site amenities
- On-site recreation and activities
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Subsidised public transportation or parking
Location of work:
- Ottawa, ON (National Capital Region – Ottawa Region)
- Transportation: Public transportation is available
- Relocation: Relocation costs not covered by employer
What We Can Offer You
- An incredibly inclusive and diverse team to be a part of
- A competitive compensation package
- Career development opportunities
- Extensive Benefits Package
- A world class EAP and wellness program