Channel FactoryCF

Digital Media Planner - Strategist (CST)

Channel Factory is a global technology and data platform that helps brands and agencies maximize YouTube and video media buys through brand suitability, contextual targeting, and performance optimization.

Channel Factory

Employee count: 501-1000

United States only

Channel Factory provides intelligent marketing solutions for the next generation of contextual safety, suitability, and performance for brands and agencies. Our platform helps marketers implement, automate, and scale their marketing programs across the world’s largest video library, YouTube and emerging growth channels. We sit at the intersection of marketing and suitability and have a mission of enabling the world’s top brands to consciously connect with the right audience in the right context, maximizing suitability and contextual performance.

Channel Factory embodies a strong start-up culture that values diversity, collaboration, and results. Our bias towards execution balances critical thinking, analysis, and pragmatic problem solving. We expect a lot from one another and value our thoughtful and intellectually curious company culture.

As our team continues to grow, we are in search of a Digital Strategist to join our team. The Strategist is a highly motivated self-starter with a passion for digital media planning, analytics and creativity! The Strategist is responsible for knowing Channel Factory’s products and offerings inside and out. Our Strategists are the driving force in the RFP process – digesting and understanding client objectives, then building a media plan that will nail the client KPIs. If you are someone who thrives in a results-driven, fun and fast-paced digital media sales environment, then this is a great position for you!

Responsibilities:

    • Top-of-the-Line Stewardship of Details
    • Act as the project manager of the RFP process, communicating with key stakeholders on deliverables and deadlines and accurately filling out and maintaining SalesForce with
    • Develop tactical digital media plans that align with the most suitable Channel Factory products to successfully achieve client KPIs
    • Curating sample targeting lists that align with brand’s intended audience
    • Communicate, advise, and field questions from client and Sales regarding product (digital media specs, 3rd party vendor tags, research studies, etc.)
    • Partner with Account Management to seamlessly transition campaign from pre- to post-sales
    • Proactive Vision and Thinking
    • Review product and market research and historical campaign data for assigned accounts, and integrate research into RFP responses
    • Collaborate with Sales to proactively pitch opportunities to non-active clients and encourage new campaigns
    • Aid in building sales materials that include but are not limited to case studies, RFIs, client spec sheets, category best practices, market trends, and product updates for clients

Requirements

    • 2-3 years of experience at a digital media agency or ad tech publisher/advertising sales organization in an assistant digital media planner, digital media planner, or assistant Strategist / Sales Planner role, with a strong understanding of media math and terminology
    • 1+ years of hands-on planning or campaign implementation associated with digital video advertising in an auction marketplace such as YouTube via Google Ads, Facebook/Instagram, PMD, Programmatic, and/or DV360
    • Bachelor’s Degree
    • Self-starter
    • Operates with a sense of urgency and discipline across various time zones
    • Highly organized; curious about proactively finding solutions to problems
    • Collaborative - can work within a team and independently and manage up, down, and across departments
    • Knowledge of Excel calculations, pivot tables, and graphs
    • Driven and determined to learn and adapt to a fast-paced digital world
    • Enjoys being a part of the Sales cycle and may even want to grow into a Sales Representative or Account Manager
    • Strong verbal and written storytelling and presentation skills including PowerPoint, status calls, and emails
    • Above all, possess the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, and ethics
    • Ability to travel a minimum of 15% a year for onsite meetings, training, etc.

Benefits

    • Work with a leading startup in a high-demand industry, and you would be working with like-minded experts aiming to transform video ad operations
    • Competitive salary + bonus
    • Comprehensive medical benefits (Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance)
    • Cell phone and Wifi Reimbursement
    • Work-life flexibility – we value your contributions above all

Founded in 2010, Channel Factory is an award-winning marketing technology company that helps top global brands and agencies maximize YouTube advertising. Recognized as a technology innovator by Cynopsis and one of the fastest-growing companies by Inc., Channel Factory has served over three hundred of the Fortune 500 in delivering scalable, brand-safe, contextually aligned YouTube advertising software and services. By tapping into the deepest proprietary data pool on the market, the company enables highly customized, contextually aware, and dynamically optimized campaigns and provides industry-leading performance for a portfolio of clients across all industries.

Channel Factory is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Channel Factory makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. The company also has employee resource groups focusing on encouraging inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

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Channel Factory's customers, which include brands and agencies, often face the challenge of ensuring their video advertisements appear in brand-suitable and contextually relevant environments, particularly on platforms like YouTube with its vast and rapidly expanding content library. They need to maximize the performance and efficiency of their media buys while safeguarding their brand's reputation. This is why Channel Factory developed its proprietary AI-powered technology platform, ViewIQ. This platform analyzes YouTube channels and videos in real-time, considering creator data, audio transcripts, performance data, and human review filters. This enables advertisers to deliver their messages within the right content, at the right price, and in a cookieless environment. Our customers are looking for solutions that not only provide brand safety but also enhance contextual targeting capabilities to reach their desired audience effectively. Channel Factory addresses this by offering both managed services and self-service options for dynamic whitelists and blacklists, which can be easily implemented through platforms like DV360 or Google Ads.

Furthermore, in an evolving digital landscape, our clients are increasingly concerned with responsible media practices, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), sustainability, and civic society. Recognizing this, Channel Factory, as a purpose-driven minority-owned company, launched The Conscious Project. This initiative aims to help advertisers navigate these complex areas and make more inclusive and value-driven content choices. We provide tools and insights to help brands align their campaigns with content that reflects their values and resonates with their target audiences, ultimately fostering a healthier and more positive digital ecosystem. By offering solutions for contextual performance, brand suitability, and conscious advertising, Channel Factory empowers its customers to not only achieve their marketing objectives but also to contribute positively to the media landscape. Our global presence, with team members across numerous countries, ensures we can support our clients' needs worldwide.

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