Job Description

Snap is seeking a seasoned Sr. Media Buyer with history of sourcing and maintaining profitable media relationships/placements to drive growth and successfully leveraging partnerships with publishers and networks. Leveraging your vast rolodex of relationships with online publishers, networks and ad exchanges, you will be responsible for the identification, negotiation and acquisition of profitable media buys. In addition, the Sr. Media Buyer is also responsible for insuring that sources maintain the minimum acceptable metrics/goals. Timeliness, attention to detail, analytics and accuracy are critical to this position. This individual must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to focus on short-term objectives and long-term growth opportunities. S/he will have direct responsibility in the fulfillment of large-scale online advertising campaigns.

The individual must be experienced in a start up environment that requires both planning and managing and rolling up the sleeves.

Responsibilities

1) Make Snap successful.
2) Find, evaluate, and negotiate online advertising deals in the US and internationally
3) Analyze and manage marketing campaigns to achieve Snap’s volume and ROI goals
4) Foster relationships with advertising networks & publishers
5) Optimize placement and targeting of online media buys using internal ROI measurement system
6) Administer monthly media plan
7) Provide professional support and account management to publishers and ad networks
8) Troubleshoot serving problems and reporting discrepancies

Requirements / Qualities

1) BA/BS degree
2) 5+ years of proven successful online media buying experience showing profitable results and quarter-over-quarter contribution growth
3) Accomplished in dynamics of negotiating profitable online media deals with proficiency in analytics, online marketing metrics and optimization strategies
4) Passion to participate as a key driver in taking this business to the next echelon of success in the online media/entertainment space
5) Must be a "hunter"
6) Proficient in Microsoft Excel
7) Ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment
8) Strong communication, follow through, attention to detail, problem solving skills

Company Overview

Snap is one of the largest distributed media networks on the Internet, already reaching 24% of the US audience and tens of million unique global users each month in 48 languages. Snap contextual products are used on over 2,000,000 websites and blogs, who appreciate the improved experience we provide their users along with the additional advertising inventory we create.

Launched in 2006 by Founders Bill Gross & Tom McGovern, Snap is backed by blue chip Venture Investors including Mayfield Fund and Idealab.

Environment

Snap is a mid-stage start-up that is growing year over year. Snap has achieved it market success with a relatively small team of HIGH IMPACT team members. Snap intends to continue to follow this strategy of keeping the organization small in the immediate term but will expand as revenues grow.

The Snap environment is a start-up where employees are personally passionate about the products and building the business and will do what ever is necessary to achieve our shared goals. It is a meritocracy where great ideas from any team member is celebrated and pursued yet “good ideas are killed as we only have time for the great ones.” We are an “always on” team that values fact based decisions, speed, entrepreneurship and sweating the details.

Company Benefits

• Fun people in a great working environment
• Stock options package
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• Life insurance
• Company holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k
• Subsidized lunches, gourmet coffee, free snacks, daily fruit and healthy snacks, and free soft drinks
• Casual dress

Position Location: Pasadena, CA. Local candidates only, no relocation

INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR RESUME AND SALARY HISTORY TO JAY MEYDAD: jay {at} snap {dot} com

Snap is an equal opportunity employer