You have agency experience in account planning with a minimum of 5+ years in leading client strategy.  You will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activity on several accounts with a leadership role in researching and developing positioning and strategy, overseeing budgets and resources.  You bring a strong consumer focus to all advertising decisions.  You are a pro with communicating and managing the quality of the briefs and the briefing process.  You are successful with building relationships with the client and the agency teams.  This opportunity has the potential to develop into staff position.

If you are interested, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com. Subject: Account Planner-Contract 

You should have about 10+ years of agency side experience in digital and traditional media (emphasis on digital). We are looking for someone who is experienced in digital strategy, planning, implementation and analytics/optimization. Deep knowledge of media technologies and today’s complex world of data is a must. We’d like for you to have extensive experience supervising multiple media groups in a sophisticated, fast moving environment. Ability to work externally with clients and support new business strategies is also required.

You have a Bachelor's degree and great communication skills and are quick learner in new areas. You are good with clients and have solid relationships with vendors and employees.  You love juggling multiple priorities and are known for your thoroughness with details. Get ready for the next step, get a change of geography and come work in a challenging and dynamic environment at Mediasmith.  

For more information, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com.

We are looking for a mid level Business Development Account Executive to join our team. Your main goals will be twofold: to identify prospects who can benefit from our services and get meetings for our senior executives and to field inquiries about our services, vetting them for senior staff evaluation.

You are a dynamic individual who enjoys attending networking events to prospect with potential clients. You have a fearless, competitive and professional personality. You will be making cold-calls to generate leads and you will be qualifying your leads, generating sales materials and meetings.  You are expected to have enough knowledge of media that you can easily converse with those who inquire of our services. You will be maintaining a Salesforce.com database.  You are motivated by the sales process, understand that it begins with the first phone call/email/hand shake, and will do what it takes to guide the prospect through the sales cycle.

Previous experience in digital media is required.  You need to understand our business, our services, be intimate with our case studies and talk the media talk. You are a team-player with good judgment and you can manage projects with limited guidance.

You need to be a polished writer as you will be preparing responses to inquiries. Your verbal skills are engaging. You can think quickly and creatively, multi-task and meet deadlines. You need to be computer literate, proficient with Microsoft Office and know your way around the Internet.

A college degree in business is required along with some media experience and a personality for inside sales. This is not a commissioned position but has the potential for a year-end and occasional spot bonuses. Please provide your annual salary requirement along with a cover letter that convinces us you are the right match for this position. Mediasmith offers a full range of benefits, plus 401-K and stock options.

For more information, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com.

Our Media Account Executive will be known for his or her thoroughness with details.  You must work well with clients, vendors, creative partners and employees. You must have a Bachelor degree, great communication skills and are quick to learn an account. Coordination is your middle name.

For more information, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com.

This position will provide behavioral insights and innovative solutions that will inform media teams within the agency and deliver insights to clients.

This position is a direct report to the COO. This position is also accountable to the Media Director on an assigned account.

Position Overview

• Manage team of analytics’ professionals that provide marketing performance analysis for client engagements. Understand client’s business goals and requirements, design and develop analytic approaches tailored to their needs
• Work with internal and external resources to develop client tools and services such as segmentation, modeling, dashboard development, decision aids and business case analysis. Work closely with the agency teams in making specific and actionable client recommendations and sell in additional client engagements.
• Oversee agency reporting product.
• Develop data strategies (e.g. what we should capture, how we should capture it, and the triggers/decisioning as a result, etc.)
• Contribute to innovation for the agency and help to establish the agency in the marketplace as being “accomplished” and cutting-edge in the area of analytics.
• Participate in key client meetings and new business efforts.
• Drive agency initiatives relating to analytics and lead in building out the agency’s analytics services, particularly in the areas of attribution management, social media, mobile media, and customer database analytics.
• Stay current with client and industry developments, trends and benchmarks.

Requirements & Qualifications

Strong Analytic Skills 

• Solid understanding of the fundamentals of web site design, social media, online and offline advertising.
• Must be solid in statistical modeling, segmentation, value analysis, as well as reporting for website, online advertising, social media, mobile, email campaigns and e-commerce activity.
• Must be proficient in analyzing and interpreting data from standard platforms such as Omniture, Google Analytics, Coremetrics, and various databases.
• Working knowledge of 3^rd-party ad servers, with proficiency in analyzing data collected by these systems.
• Ability to store, analyze and extract data from a database such as SQL or MS Access.
• Knowledge of a data visualization software a plus.
• Technical knowledge of ad tags and trafficking process required, understanding of html and the RTB (real-time bidding) media landscape a plus.

Strong Presentation and Interpersonal Skills

• Role requires client-facing skills and the ability to write clear and concise presentations for client summarizing data insights, outcomes and implications

Experience managing clients and staff

• Collaboration and team leadership essential
• 7-10 years experience in a related role with experience managing a team of analysts
• Agency background in media preferred
• Minimum Bachelors' Degree required, preferably in social sciences, economics, mathematics, statistics, business or marketing

Desired Characteristics

The following characteristics define a candidate that will succeed in the agency culture and for this position:

• Self-Starting: A self-motivated individual who can take limited direction and produce tangible results.
• Technology Forward: Has an interest in technology, knows the tools and tricks.
• Curiosity: Has a naturally curious mind, loves to explore and nurture intellect; observes and identifies patterns in data that can identify actionable insights.
• Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills; an active listener and concise presenter.
• Service Orientation: Recognizes the importance of providing outstanding service and support to both internal teams, agency partner teams and externally to clients.
• Time Management: Ability to manage a team to on-time deliverables, maintain project timelines, and communicate dependencies to a team. 
• Judgment: Makes sound decisions in a timely manner based on the appropriate balance of data and instinct. Knows how to ask the right questions (at the right time) necessary to uncover key information that can unlock relevant action.
• Team Oriented: Works well in collaborative team environments and across multiple teams.

Please e-mail your resume with a cover letter to: jobs[at]mediasmith.com Subject: Analytics Manager

For more information, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com.

As an Associate Media Director, you will be responsible for the overall service of client accounts and media teams. You will have budgeting/forecasting/cost control responsibility and will represent Mediasmith on a day-to-day basis at the Client, with the Media community and within the agency. You are a strategic thinker and are current on the basics of media planning, emerging technologies and search. You need a Bachelor's degree, about 7 years of relevent industry and digital media expertise. You have had supervisory experience, great communication skills and above all passion and energy for this industry.

If you are interested, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com. Subject: Associate Media Director 

Mediasmith is an advertising media agency specializing in both traditional and interactive campaigns headquartered in San Francisco. We plan and buy Broadcast, Print and Interactive media for our varied list of clients.

We are looking for a top-notch search professional with experience in all aspects of search. You understand SEO, SEM, technology tools, tracking and optimization. You are familiar with online research tools (AIM, Media Metrix, Atlas, etc.). You understand acquisition models (CPA, CPC, CPM, etc.). You are a good negotiator, have excellent analytical and communication skills and get excited about search engine marketing.

If the above description sounds like fun, we are also looking for an entry level employee. You will help with search engine management, keyword buying, tracking, optimization and administration of search campaigns. Familiarity with the Pay Per Click advertising services of Google and Yahoo!, and a working knowledge of web analytics, would be an advantage.

Both positions require college degrees, strong skills with Microsoft Excel and the ability to work in a team and across functions.

For more information, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com.

For more information, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs[at]Mediasmith.com.