Media Specialist

Be part of a high-performing marketing team at one of Louisiana's leading full-service advertising agencies.

At The Moran Group, media isn't just about placements and spreadsheets—it's about precision, accountability, and helping our clients win in competitive markets. We're looking for a Media Specialist who takes pride in getting the details right, enjoys supporting complex work, and wants to grow inside a respected, collaborative agency.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• A strong, people-first company culture built on trust and teamwork
• The opportunity to directly impact client results across local, regional, and national campaigns
• Hands-on exposure to both traditional and digital media
• A stable, professional environment where detail-oriented team members are valued for their expertise, reliability, and contribution to the agency
• The freedom to build a career path that matches your strengths and interests

For over 40 years, The Moran Group has partnered with clients to help them become leaders in their markets. As a fully integrated agency, we handle everything in-house—from media strategy and buying to creative, production, and analytics. That means your work is connected, visible, and valued.

Benefits

• Generous, flexible paid time off
• Competitive compensation
• Paid training and ongoing professional development
• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending account and additional benefits

Position Overview

The Media Specialist works closely with our Media Buyers to support the planning, execution, and reconciliation of advertising campaigns across traditional and digital media channels. This role is ideal for someone who is organized, dependable, and motivated by accuracy and follow-through.

This position is in-office at our Baton Rouge headquarters.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with media vendors
• Update and manage client media budgets with accuracy and consistency
• Support advertising campaigns across video, audio, print, and outdoor media
• Monitor media schedules daily for changes, preemptions, revisions, and makegoods
• Reconcile traditional media invoices and ensure proper documentation
• Track details across multiple campaigns and deadlines simultaneously
• Stay informed on media trends and industry best practices

What We're Looking For

This is a detail media operations position for someone who enjoys working with numbers, invoices, spreadsheets, and data.

 A significant part of this role involves matching and reconciling media invoices, entering and verifying information, identifying discrepancies, and maintaining accurate media records.

The ideal candidate is dependable, highly organized, comfortable with detail-oriented work, and enjoys working in an office environment as part of a team.

This is not an entry-level advertising agency position. We are looking for someone with professional office experience who can step into a fast-paced agency environment and take ownership of detailed media support responsibilities.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years of professional office experience in an administrative, accounting, billing, bookkeeping, media, or similar detail-oriented role
• Strong data entry skills with a high degree of speed and accuracy
• Comfortable working with invoices, numbers, spreadsheets, budgets, and detailed financial information
• Ability to match invoices against orders, identify discrepancies, and follow through until issues are resolved
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort learning specialized software systems
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to catch errors and inconsistencies
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage recurring monthly deadlines
• Dependable, consistent, and comfortable performing routine, process-driven work
• Ability to work independently while also supporting Media Buyers and other members of the media team
• Strong communication skills
• Comfortable working in-office at our Baton Rouge headquarters
• College degree or equivalent professional experience

A Plus but Not Required

• Experience with Strata/SBMS or other media buying and billing software 
• Experience in an advertising agency, media company, broadcast station, cable company, or other media environment
• Automotive working knowledge 

The Right Fit

You may be a great fit for this position if you are the person who likes making sure everything balances, notices when a number doesn't match, enjoys checking items off a list, and takes satisfaction in getting the details exactly right. 

This position is especially well suited for someone who enjoys the operational side of media and wants to be an important part of an established, high-performing agency team.

If you're someone who values precision, takes ownership of your work, and wants to be part of a smart, driven team where your contributions matter, we'd love to hear from you.