Senior Associate, Media Planning

New York, USA (On-site)

$66K/yr – $80K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive media planning and strategy for Starcom’s Originals Marketing campaigns, owning cross-team collaboration and in-flight optimization.

  • Must-have: 3+ years of media strategy/planning experience at an agency or brand.
  • Standout: Experience coordinating bid-based campaigns across planners, agencies, and creative teams.
  • Standout: Data-driven optimization with clear communication of strategy and in-flight adjustments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist in long lead strategy development including audience approach, flighting strategy, partner considerations set, and any campaign specific needs
  • Develop RFPs and manage the feedback process with partners and the external agency that leads to a final tactical recommendation
  • Track campaign budgets as plan develops and through actualizations
  • Work closely with internal investment teams on tactical planning and creative needs across all bid based platforms
  • Partner with agency, creative, and investment teams on the asset delivery and trafficking process to ensure all placements are executed as planned
  • Utilize data to make informed optimization recommendations while campaigns are in-flight
  • Operate as a primary point of contact for Originals Marketing team, being able to clearly communicate campaign strategy, creative needs, and in-flight optimizations
  • Stay informed of new partners or product offerings, competitive landscape, and industry news that could have impact to strategy
  • Help drive day-to-day strategies to meet and exceed client business objectives
  • Provide research for and write media Point-Of-Views (POVs)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably with a concentration in marketing, advertising, communications, business, sociology, or consumer insights
  • 3+ years of experience at a media agency or brand/publisher in a media strategy focused role
  • 1-2+ years of experience in media planning experience across media channels
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong understanding of Excel and PowerPoint (experience in Looker and/or Monday.com is also valuable to this role)
  • Reasonable availability to respond to requests and attend the real-time needs of campaigns outside normal business hours
  • Willingness and flexibility to “pitch in” with various ad-hoc projects to help support the larger team.
  • Clear communicator who can translate strategy into action.
  • Experience working within media systems/platforms (Kantar, MOAT, Prisma, ComScore etc.)
  • A passion for entertainment!

Preferred

  • Digital media planning experience preferred
  • Experience in Looker and/or Monday.com is also valuable to this role
  • A natural collaborator who enjoys working across teams

Benefits

  • The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
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Starcom

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With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.

Founded in 1936
Chicago, Illinois, USA
6.1K employees (2,084 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
41.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,983 (33% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
33

Funding

Total Funding
$57.1M
Last Raise
$43.2M
Series A, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Series A • $43.2M
  • Aug 2025
    Series A
  • May 2025
    Series A • $13.9M

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