At Mad Genius, we aim to deliver the unexpected—for our clients and for one another. We do this by holding our values at the core of the decisions we make, choosing always to be creative, curious, competitive, collaborative, and courageous. All of that looks a lot like this. Sound like the kind of place you want to work? Perfect. Read on…
What You’ll Do
As a Media Strategist, you’ll research, experiment, and optimize in both the traditional and digital spaces. You will collaborate with in-house developers, designers, animators, illustrators, video producers, copywriters, and the account team to build strategies that generate results. From negotiating rates with media outlets and vendors to presenting trends, successes, and opportunities to clients, you will be challenged to pursue what is next over what is now. You’ll also feel peer pressure to have Star Wars toys in your workspace.
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, public relations, psychology or a related field from a four-year college or university, and/or…
- 3+ years of media marketing experience, preferably at an agency
- Knowledge of traditional media markets in the Southern U.S., especially Mississippi and neighboring states
- Expertise in maintaining and managing media relationships and follow-through with market sales reps, sales managers, general managers, etc.
- Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret standard documents, journals, and reports
- Ability to write reports, presentations, and general business correspondence
- Ability to write winning strategic mixed media proposals (traditional and digital) and effectively deliver presentations to senior management, prospective clients, and existing clients
If you really want to impress us, bring some…
- Experience in the automotive business sector
- Fluent in the SEO, SEM, and PPC arenas
- Google Ads certified
- Google Analytics certified
- Experience managing outbound email marketing campaigns
- Basic HTML/CSS/JS knowledge
- Familiarity with the WordPress CMS
In-house candidates are greatly preferred.
Candidates must be available to work between 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (CST).
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Mad Genius, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.