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Competences — advertising media buyer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4795d4e3-c623-47ff-abab-7de97fcb764e).

Essential

  • buy advertising space (skill/competence)
  • copyright legislation (knowledge)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • digital media (knowledge)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage contracts (skill/competence)
  • media planning (knowledge)
  • meet expectations of target audience (skill/competence)
  • negotiate terms with suppliers (skill/competence)
  • present arguments persuasively (skill/competence)
  • study sales levels of products (skill/competence)
  • types of media (knowledge)

Optional

  • advertising techniques (knowledge)
  • analyse consumer buying trends (skill/competence)
  • coordinate advertising campaigns (skill/competence)
  • create media plan (skill/competence)
  • create media schedule (skill/competence)
  • demography (knowledge)
  • develop online community plan (skill/competence)
  • document interviews (skill/competence)
  • draw conclusions from market research results (skill/competence)
  • evaluate advertising campaign (skill/competence)
  • interactive media (knowledge)
  • manage online communications (skill/competence)
  • marketing principles (knowledge)
  • media studies (knowledge)
  • monitor media industry research figures (skill/competence)
  • negotiate buying conditions (skill/competence)
  • perform media outlets research (skill/competence)
  • polling techniques (knowledge)
  • use analytics for commercial purposes (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 68 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 69 %
  • campaign optimization — 31 %
  • media buying — 28 %
  • budget management — 28 %

Responsibilities

  • client communication — 21 %