Media Planner Manager
Location: Chicago, IL
Category: Marketing Communications
Employment Type: Contract
Job ID: 24236
Join the team of a leading PR firm located in Chicago, IL, as a Media Planner/Manager. The ideal candidate will have a strong working knowledge of the media space, including digital, and will thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment. The media planner is responsible for the day-to-day management of assigned accounts and assists other media planners, account teams, and the creative group head.
Media Planner Benefits:
Media Planner Responsibilities:
Media Planner Benefits:
- Opportunity to work for various clients.
- Weekly paycheck.
- 401 (K) plan.
- Health, vision, dental insurance.
Media Planner Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of media planning or media buying experience.
- Must have strong working knowledge of various mediums (traditional, digital, social, SEM, print).
- Must be extremely detail-oriented and organized.
- Should have strong negotiation skills.
- Must demonstrate strong analytical skills.
- Must be able to effectively handle multiple competing priorities successfully.
- BA/BS required.
Media Planner Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain media flowcharts and schedules.
- Manage internal communications with creative and account teams.
- Traffic digital media via third party ad server.
- Execute placements with media vendors.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of digital advertising specification.
- Daily monitoring and optimization of campaigns.
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reporting and analysis.
- Build positive relationships with internal account teams.
- Manage client expectations on performance and deliverables.
- Manage day-to-day client interaction on accounts where media planner/coordinator is lead.
- Handle discrepancies and payment for all vendor invoices for paid media department.
- Help maintain and oversee client budgets (have a working knowledge of all moving campaigns).
- Track and manage all paid media invoices by client and campaign.
- Create insertion orders, secure media with vendors, and manage process internally.
- Demonstrate industry knowledge/expertise across all media.
- Assist in developing strategic and integrated media plans and budgets across platforms.
- Assist in evaluating media proposals and negotiating media placements.
- Manage day-to-day responsibilities for assigned campaigns.
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