Advertising Campaign Coordinator

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Do you have excellent communications skills and possess a natural talent for sales campaign coordination and logistics? If so, we'd love to have you take charge of our ad campaigns! Our Lamar office in Urbandale, Iowa is now hiring a Campaign Coordinator to help us bring effective outdoor advertising campaigns to life for brands in Des Moines, IA and the surrounding areas.

• Coordinate the execution of advertising campaigns sold by the sales team.
• Take responsibility of managing tasks, deadlines, and performing a range of campaign related administrative functions that occur after the contract has been signed
• Manage other tasks assigned by Account Executives, Sales Manager, and/or General Managers.

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What you can expect from us:

• A part-time, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm work schedule
• An hourly range of $20.50 - $25 / hour dependent on relevant experience and qualifications
• 120 hours of paid time off (PTO) that increases with tenure
• 12 paid company holidays including Presidents Day and Juneteenth
• A comprehensive training program
• Career advancement opportunities
• Ongoing professional development and internal leadership programs to maximize your career potential
• Multiple medical plan options
• Dental and vision insurance
• 401K plan with company contributions for participation
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness program incentives such as medical plan premium holidays and HSA contributions

What we're looking for in YOU:

• Work requires an excellent command of the English language.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Gmail applications
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy
• Ability to timely and accurately enter and compile data
• Energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to meet deadlines
• High level of organizational skills, and excellent attention to detail.
• Creativity, initiative combined with commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of common public relations practices
• Strong written (Email) and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with a systematic approach to detail-oriented work
• Comfortable working in a deadline driven environment
• Ability to work independently and act on own initiative
• Problem solving

Education and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 2 years of related experience, preferably in sales, marketing, or administrative roles
• Experience in data management and Gmail preferred
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Please note: Upon submitting your application, you will be asked to complete an 8-15 minute personality assessment. This assessment compares your professional soft skills to the skills required for success in this role. Please answer honestly; this is not a test! Not completing this assessment could result in disqualification from consideration for this position.

Candidates with a disability in need of an accommodation to fulfill our application requirements should email View email address on us.edajobs.com .

A Day in the Life:

• Coordinating and monitoring the ongoing activities and internal communications related to advertising campaigns to ensure on-time and contractual campaign execution while delivering excellent customer service.
• Informing Account Executives and customers about the current status of advertising campaigns.
• Coordinating, managing, reviewing campaign progress, and delivering the customer installation and proof of performance information.
• Coordinating and/or obtaining approval from the client on artwork
• Coordinating and communicating panel locations in “to be determined” situations.
• Resolving problems during a campaign by investigating, identifying solutions, and notifying AE's, managers and customers.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• The primary work environment is an office.
• The specific physical demands/requirements of the job include: lifting less than 25% of the time, reading, color distinction, acuity, sitting greater than 50% of the time, and talking.
• The typical percentage of time spent traveling and spending nights away from home is less than 10%.

Who we are:

Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising Company is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world. With over 351,000 displays across the United States and Canada Lamar is dedicated to helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day.

We provide ad space through:

• Billboards

• Interstate logos

• Handpainted murals

• Transportation and airports

• The largest network of digital billboards in the United States

We live by the Golden Rule, and we operate with honesty and integrity in every aspect of our business. We are open with our employees, transparent with our customers, and loyal to the communities in which we serve. While Lamar is a large company, each office has its own culture and family atmosphere, making employees feel connected both locally and nationally.

We are committed to sustainable and environmentally friendly business practices and use a number of innovative strategies to reduce our environmental impact. We are actively working to reduce our annual greenhouse gas emissions and are projecting a 70% decrease by 2026 as a result of our efforts.

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Disability Self-Identification: When applying for a job with Lamar, you will be asked to voluntarily self-identify whether you have a disability. Please take a moment to watch this video for clarification on why we're asking for this information!

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)