Supervisor, Integrated Investment

Job Description
Who We Are
Horizon Media, founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms. We are headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service. Renowned for its incredible culture, Horizon is consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, AdAge, Crain’s New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal. Together we are building a place of belonging.
At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.
Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.
What You’ll Do
Team Management and Delegation – 25%
Oversee junior team members, and manage expectations with team leadership in the creation of media specific documents such as media plans, buy documents, objectives and strategies decks and other related functions
Oversee junior team members tasks in negotiating and maintaining schedules
Guide team in setting goals and project tasks & timelines, ensuring team members have challenging, level-appropriate projects and opportunities to learn new skills, contributing to overall team success
Have foresight and understanding of projects to maintain and adjust timing of deliverables for team at large, communicating changes to managers and leadership
Guide team in ensuring team members have challenging, level-appropriate projects and opportunities to learn new skills, contributing to overall team success
Manage and develop junior team member(s), contributing to growth plans and career goals
Manage performance reviews: including providing clear next steps for growth, suggest training opportunities, and ensure actions are taken
Provide ongoing education and training on best practices, media principles, and industry at large to junior team
Assist in the training of Assistants and Associates regarding media fundamentals, policies/procedures, and computer systems
Participate in interview process for junior team members’ roles
Media Strategy – 25%
Develop and articulate media strategies as it pertains to digital planning and buying, setting the team up for success in building tactical plans per client KPIs
Lead team alongside Associate Director and Director in creation of strategy/tactical recommendation materials for client presentations
Incorporate data from Horizon Media’s suite of planning, evaluation and buying tools for application/analysis into competitive landscape, target digital consumption support, plan development and reporting
Lead brainstorms to kick off plan and consideration set development with the intention of bringing great ideas to life
Work closely with Horizon account teams (I.e. Business Solutions) on client strategy, ensuring strategy is implemented throughout the buying process
Take lead in creation and presentation of media specific documents such as media plans, objectives and strategies decks, and other related functions
Stay on top of marketplace conditions, monitoring trends, tools, opportunities and applications within digital and video environments, and appropriately apply that knowledge to campaign strategy and client goals
As the account lead, effectively communicate client’s goals and deadlines to the team; responsible for proofing and delivering final buys
Provide an active voice in client & internal meetings/calls
Relationship Management & Mentorship – 15%
Foster strong, mutually beneficial relationships, building trust and accountability with Horizon Media departments to facilitate problem solving, i.e. Business Solutions, Social Marketplace, Hx AdOps, as well as clients
Work closely with vendors to promote advantageous relationships for our clients
Apply knowledge of current/previous clients’ specific business and industry to enhance and further relationships
Act as key resource and trusted partner for clients (i.e., campaign updates, creative needs, POVs on industry changes)
Media Negotiating & Buying – 15%
Manage RFP creation and review of partners/site responses, act of point of escalation for partner negotiations
Provide final sign off on insertion orders within internal systems tool and accuracy of plan details
Act as a resource for team as they work through the planning process
Spearhead collaboration with other Horizon Media teams (Business Solutions, Social, etc.) towards 360 partnerships, incorporating relevant extensions
Initiate and guide team collaboration with key partners during planning process, including Partners, Creative Agencies, and biddable activation teams (e.g. Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic)
Campaign Management & Execution – 10%
Oversee management of budgets and deliverables (GRPs, impressions, response data, etc.) across National, Local, OTT buys across markets and team members
Ensure proper protocol for trafficking and site tagging is followed by junior team members
Provide final sign off on specs documents and confirm all materials are received from creative agency
Ensure that all execution and campaign post launch information are compiled in a timely fashion
Act as resource for junior team members on mid-campaign reconciliation, billing, pacing, campaign validation and brand safety
Reporting & Analysis – 10%
Act as primary resource for junior team members as they work through optimization strategies, proactively communicating challenges and opportunities across display, mobile, social, video, the buying strategy and network performance
Encouraging junior team members to draw thoughtful, data-based conclusions that illustrates the ‘why’ behind performance, and maps back to the overall strategy
Review dashboard and all insights and provide feedback as necessary to ensure accuracy ahead of client delivery
Provide client facing insights into buying strategy, network performance and optimizations
Oversee weekly campaign pacing, clearance and goal delivery, reacting quickly to results and implement required optimizations for all accounts