at Creative Circle, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Our agency client is seeking a freelance Senior Associate of Broadcast Media. This is a 40-hour-per-week role that starts in late November/early December 2025 and will conclude in February 2026. This role can be remote, but the ability to go onsite in Chicago is highly preferred.
The Senior Associate of Broadcast Media is responsible for all aspects of broadcast media management (audio and video) for assigned clients, including negotiation, placement, management, and reconciliation for assigned clients. The Senior Associate must maintain quality control of all client activations and encourage team productivity as well as collaborate with our internal and external teams, clients, and partners.
Senior Associate of Broadcast Media Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of broadcast buys (audio and video), including negotiation, execution, maintenance, reconciliation, reporting, and vendor management
- Collaborate with planners to aid the development of media plans for assigned clients
- Engage and implement all client-approved plans
- Foster and implement positive, collaborative, proactive communication with Account Management, Creative, and Integrated Planning teams
- Maintain a solid understanding of clients' brands/products/markets/and target audiences
- Ensure accountability of client investment, including posting of buys, reporting, make-good / discrepancy management, and invoice reconciliation
- Create, implement, and support best practices across the team and within the department
- Identify areas for operational efficiencies and leverage tools and technology for the benefit of our clients
- Foster accountability and ownership of client portfolio
- Coordinate resources, as necessary, to ensure work is completed accurately and timely
- Lead and direct the work of other support staff, as needed
- Anticipate client needs in response to changing media and market landscapes by providing proactive information and solutions
- Meet tight deadlines within established budgets
- Work closely with the Manager and Director to ensure buy goals are met.
- Miscellaneous projects/duties, as assigned or requested by Director
Senior Associate of Broadcast Media Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (communications, marketing, advertising, or business) or a combination of an Associate's degree and related work experience
- 3+ years of progressive media buying experience, along with audio (OTA) and video (linear and non-linear) planning, buying, and execution desired
- Proficiency in MediaOcean/Spectra/Prisma - Knowledge in research/data tools (SQAD, Vivvix, Nielsen, comScore, PrimeLingo, etc.) desired
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Strong interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with in-house teams and vendors
- Proven track record of successfully delivering savings and advantaged audio / video campaigns
- Demonstrated understanding of media planning concepts such as reach, frequency, frequency management, impression share, ROI, ROAS, and other KPIs
- Strong media and vendor management skills, along with demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills
- Proven ability to exceed client expectations
- Strong analytical skills and command of media buying, research, and reporting resources and tools
- Working knowledge of other media a plus (i.e. digital, print, search, social, OOH, etc.)
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.
Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
Email your resume in Word to:
kimberly.murray@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Kimberly Murray - Recruiter
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 11/05/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.
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