Senior TV Buyer

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency made up of strategists, data scientists, and artists. We come from politics, brands, and government and we communicate without barriers and measure what matters. We have more than 400 team members in six countries and thirteen offices — Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, D.C., London, Los Angeles, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, and Zürich. We apply our unique expertise across strategic communications, public affairs, research, and digital marketing to create sophisticated and customized strategies that make change possible for both American and European clients.

The Impact You Will Make

We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior Media Buyer to support our traditional linear TV practice. This is a role designed for someone who fully understands the fundamentals of the media landscape, able to work in a fast-paced environment and knows how to prioritize tasks. In addition to buying markets, you will handle trafficking, maintenance and billing reconciliation. You’ll have a chance to learn other facets of paid media with an opportunity to grow into supervising linear TV accounts.

• Starting Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000
• Expectation to work from one of our offices (Chicago, DC, NYC, SF, LA) at least 3 days a week

What the Day-to-Day Looks Like

• Buying: Estimate and complete buy schedules within the Freewheel Strata system. Experience required for both rating and impression buying.
• Buying Support: Handle ordering, maintenance, revisions, posting and billing reconciliation within the Freewheel Strata system.
• Stewardship: Aid in securing pre-logs and post-logs for campaigns to ensure delivery and accuracy.
• Trafficking: Aid in the trafficking of local and network buys, ensuring all creative assets reach vendors on time.
• Billing: Aid with monthly invoicing and financial reconciliation, acting as a point of contact for both internal finance departments and external vendors to streamline the billing cycle.
• Vendor Relations: Aid in communications with media vendors, including new vendor setups.
• Reporting: Aid in the preparation of post-campaign analyses to measure effectiveness against goals.

What You Bring 

• Experience: 5-7 years of experience in traditional local TV broadcast buying. Network scatter buying knowledge is not required but a plus. While digital buying experience is not required, a strong background in traditional broadcast buying is essential.
• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on working knowledge of Freewheel Strata is preferred.
• Industry Tools: Familiarity with planning and buying tools such as comScore, SRDS, SQAD, and Extreme Reach.

BPI offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%, generous time off for vacation, $50 monthly phone reimbursement, unlimited sick time, and 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents. BPI’s benefits prioritize employee wellness and progressive support to our diverse workforce.

We’re looking for all kinds of people.  

BPI Group is an integrated public affairs agency that delivers outcomes for the top organizations and leaders around the world. With expertise in strategic communications, digital marketing, creative, research, and measurement, we offer a cohesive approach across corporate, policy, and public affairs strategy in today’s interconnected world. By combining incisive strategy and deep tactical expertise, we make change possible. Our transatlantic presence includes offices across thirteen markets in the US and Europe.

We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions based on individual commitment to excellence. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 

BPI is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. We consider applications holistically and you may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

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