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Senior Investment Associate (Integrated)

WPP Media · New York, United States · 1 mo ago
Finance$45k–$90k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About WPP Media" (company description) then "Role Summary & Impact" then "Responsibilities", "Requirements", "Life at WPP Media & Benefits". Also there is a pay range: "US Pay Range $45,000 - $90,000 USD". Also schedule: "hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week". So we need sections: About the role? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include sections only if posting has real specific content. We have content for About the role? There's "Role Summary & Impact" which is about role. Could map to "About the role". Also "Responsibilities", "Requirements", "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule". Also maybe "Qualifications" but we have Requirements covering qualifications. We'll not duplicate. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, privacy notice links? We should remove privacy notice lines and links? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove lines about equal opportunity employer, privacy notice, etc. Also remove "Please note that while our philosophy is the same across WPP, benefits may vary by office/country." That's maybe benefits detail but it's not boilerplate? It's a note about benefits variation; could keep? It's not boilerplate but it's a note. Might keep as part of benefits. However we should keep substantive info. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the role summary text, responsibilities list (many items), requirements list, benefits description, pay range, schedule. We must use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So responsibilities and requirements should be lists. Benefits also list? The benefits paragraph includes list: competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. Could make a list. Pay: we need a Pay section with the range. Schedule: hybrid approach, teams in office around four days a week. We also have "Life at WPP Media & Benefits" includes culture description. Could be part of Benefits section or separate "Culture"? But instruction only lists certain headings; we can include Benefits section that includes both culture and benefits. However we should not create sections with filler. The culture description is substantive; we could include under Benefits or maybe a separate "Culture" but not in list. Safer to put under Benefits as part of description. We must not include duplicated lines. The posting repeats some sentences: "You will provide strategic market insights, trends and pricing benchmarks, oversight and management of spending across major vendors while monitoring client budgets and adherence to KPIs." appears twice. We should deduplicate? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove duplicated lines. So we should remove duplicate sentences but keep the info once. So we need to combine responsibilities without repeating same bullet. We need to parse responsibilities list: It's a long paragraph with many items separated by periods. We'll need to split into list items. Let's extract responsibilities: From text: "Integrate with the Communication/Strategic Planning team to gain insights on objectives, KPIs, strategies, audiences, etc. to ensure tactical buys deliver against goals. Participate in vendor RFP selection Help manage RFP process (all digital channels, where applicable) Help centrally manage negotiations/rate tracking/planning costs/benchmarking/ budget management of assigned account(s) Demonstrate better pricing, efficiencies, and impact by consolidating buys across partners, Agency and GroupM Manage vendor relations (Inventory avails, IOs, notify if included/excluded from buy) Develop Partner Scoring Model (ranking for buy development) Gain approval for all supply sources on tactical buys internally Develop tactical buy with larger Investment team Assist the Associate with entering the partner buys into Buy platforms, sending out IO/Contracts and preparing campaign for launches (trafficking, setting up ad serving, etc.) Ensure all buys are entered correctly into Prisma (naming conventions, budgets, placements, compliance, updates, etc.), campaign launches, and delivery/pacing is occurring Build relationships and meet with vendors on an ongoing basis to provide updates and/or recommendations Create Partner POVs Keep current on partner and marketplace innovations, ad models, and technologies Proactive in following up on client team requests with a key awareness of client deadlines Follow key investment tenets around KPIs Actively participate in department projects/committees Estimate, update and adjust all ratings per demographic, per quarter. Analyze upfront network proposals and create recommendation books. Issue order letters. Negotiate all rates, special placement and added value per the determined strategy. Negotiate optimum buys in terms of cost efficiency, goals delivery and vendor agreements. Ensure the documentation of all negotiations, makegoods and credits. Ensure the accuracy of Donovan inputting, buys and order forms. Analyze buy performance, i.e. post-buys, positioning reports. Collaborate with Analytics to identify and activate buy optimizations Track media expenditures to ensure agency and budget compliance. Manage monthly billing Run commercial time period rotation and pod position reports. Oversee management of commercial inventory allocation and maintenance process, including monitoring audience delivery, and negotiating makegoods. Maintain communication with Communications Planning team to ensure timely delivery of requests. Maintain working relationships with vendors to ensure quality buys. Collaborate with the media team members to resolve media billing issues. Attend media presentations internally and outside the Agency. Maintain up to date knowledge of the national broadcast marketplace and its opportunities." We need to deduplicate: there are two similar lines about "Maintain communication with Communications Planning team" appears twice? Actually appears: "Maintain communication with Communications Planning team to ensure timely delivery of requests." and later "Maintain communication with Communications Planning team to ensure timely delivery of requests." duplicate. Also "Maintain working relationships with vendors to ensure quality buys." appears twice? Actually appears earlier: "Build relationships and meet with vendors on an ongoing basis to provide updates and/or recommendations" and later "Maintain working relationships with vendors to ensure quality buys." Not duplicate but similar. We'll keep both as they are distinct. Also "Build relationships and meet with vendors..." and "Maintain working relationships with vendors..." maybe keep both. Now Requirements list: From text: "Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications; OR equivalent professional work experience. 1+ years of prior digital or Video investment experience desired Assist the Associate and help guide them on their roles and responsibilities, their workload and development Build and maintain strong relationships with media, technology, analytics and internal teams as well as media and technology publishers Foster camaraderie within the Investment team and with all key stakeholders they support Educate media teams on the investment process Provide guidance to team members and nurture/promote team environment Train employees on tools and best practices Be capable of working successfully within a team as well as independently Thorough understanding of the media landscape and fast-moving digital trends Strong quantitative and analytical/results-oriented skills Strong understanding of interactive research tools Solid negotiation skills and tactics Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to work in a team environment that promotes collaboration Adept at communicating effectively across all levels Ability to multi-task, work successfully with teams, and work under pressure Excellent time-management and follow-through skills Advanced proficiency in Excel with intermediate PowerPoint and Word skills Strong understanding of interactive research tools" Note duplicate "Strong understanding of interactive research tools" appears twice. We'll keep once. Now Benefits: From "Life at WPP Media & Benefits Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days." We should keep culture description and benefits list. Pay: "US Pay Range $45,000 - $90,000 USD" Schedule: "hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week." Now we need to output HTML fragment with h3 headings for each section we include. Possible sections: About the role (Role Summary & Impact), Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should not include Qualifications/Skills separate as they are covered in Requirements. We need to wrap content in appropriate tags: after each h3, we can have

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            with hybrid description. We must not include any extra markup like or . Just the fragment. Let's craft. First, About the role: combine the role summary sentences: "The Senior Investment Associate handles day to day management (negotiating, managing and executing) of the integrated video spend and negotiations for their assigned clients. You will provide strategic market insights, trends and pricing benchmarks, oversight and management of spending across major vendors while monitoring client budgets and adherence to KPIs. Work closely with Planning teams to ensure that final buys deliver on the approved plan objective and strategy. As the Senior Associate, Client Investment, you will implement media negotiations and buying/activation for one or more assigned accounts. You will provide strategic market insights, trends and pricing benchmarks, oversight, and manage spending across major vendors while monitoring client budgets and adherence to KPIs. You will also work closely with Planning teams to ensure that final buys deliver on the approved plan objective and strategy." We see duplication: "You will provide strategic market insights..." appears twice; also "Work closely..." appears twice. We'll deduplicate: keep one each. So final prose: "The Senior Investment Associate handles day to day management (negotiating, managing and executing) of the integrated video spend and negotiations for their assigned clients. You will provide strategic market insights, trends and pricing benchmarks, oversight and management of spending across major vendors while monitoring client budgets and adherence to KPIs. Work closely with Planning teams to ensure that final buys deliver on the approved plan objective and strategy. As the Senior Associate, Client Investment, you will implement media negotiations and buying/activation for one or more assigned accounts." That covers. Now Responsibilities list: we need to ensure no duplicates. Let's list unique items: 1. Integrate with the Communication/Strategic Planning team to gain insights on objectives, KPIs, strategies, audiences, etc. to ensure tactical buys deliver against goals. 2. Participate in vendor RFP selection 3. Help manage RFP process (all digital channels, where applicable) 4. Help centrally manage negotiations/rate tracking/planning costs/benchmarking/ budget management of assigned account(s) 5. Demonstrate better pricing, efficiencies, and impact by consolidating buys across partners, Agency

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