At Saatchi & Saatchi we believe in creating ideas that can live anywhere. We believe that when we work as a team, nothing is impossible. We strive to bring out the best in each other and in ourselves and expect applicants to understand the value of close collaboration. We also believe that creating transformational work requires initiative, an entrepreneurial spirit and a bold commitment to achieving measurable results and business success for the clients we service.

Saatchi & Saatchi has a once in a lifetime career opportunity for people ready to step to the challenge. Our long-standing global client, Toyota, began an 8-year relationship with a Global Sports Organization and we are hiring people to join the dedicated Global team based in Los Angeles with a focus on the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris.

The Saatchi & Saatchi team works as one-team with our business partner team at Dentsu Tokyo - together we lead the global advertising and communications for Toyota's global sports partnership.

The people who join our Los Angeles based team should have the experience and desire to work on a global assignment. The team works across multiple languages, currencies, cultures, time zones and will be expected to create systems, processes, procedures to streamline our work flow and improve communication. The Global Team will be expected to work with the country teams (including the U.S.), but will not have specific assignment responsibilities for country-specific work.

As a Media Supervisor, you will be a key member of the Global Media team in developing integrated media campaigns that deliver against key performance metrics for a highly respected automotive client. An ideal candidate will have a strong media background, developing and implementing media campaigns for well-known brands. The candidate should have 4-5 years of experience in an agency setting working in media, with global experience highly valued.

Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Utilize organizational skills to manage and prioritize team daily work flow
• Speak knowledgably to the strategic needs of the client’s business
• Possess a working comprehension of business objectives
• Develop and execute media plan
• Carry out buying strategies and negotiate media to maximize investment
• Implement and follow media process and agency process
• Cross collaboration with other departments such as account, strategy, creative, project management, and analytics
• Responsible for coaching, guidance, inspirational leadership and performance management of all direct reports

Skills/Qualifications

• Minimum 4-5 years of solid media planning (Digital, Social, Broadcast, Print, OOH) with at least one of those being in a supervisory capacity
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of media research tools (IMS, MRI, Nielsen, ComScore, Simmons, etc.) and ability to analyze syndicated research
• Familiarity with digital technologies and ad servers
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to use good judgment when making business decisions and performing tasks
• Attention-to-detail; demonstrates a high degree of accuracy
• Excellent organization and time management; ability to prioritize workload and multi-task
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and changes in direction
• Global experience not required but highly valued, including coordinating campaigns across global markets, and experience working with global sports partners
• B.A/B.S. Degree
• Working experience in Sports / Olympics is a plus
• Automotive or retail media experience is desirable

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.