Senior Planner, Strategy & Investment

New York City, NY (On-site)

$66K/yr – $102K/yrSenior Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

media planning ownership across client briefs, plans, budgets, and vendor coordination in a fast paced agency setting.

  • Own weekly pacing, RFP briefs, and plan reviews to drive on time delivery and client-approved objectives.
  • Coordinate insertion orders, traffic tagging, and billing reconciliation to keep schedules and invoices aligned.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing digital RFPs and brief vendors.
  • Create and review plans based on a brief and ensure planned metrics are accurate.
  • Present media plans and provide plan maintenance including objectives/strategies and updates.
  • Create and send insertion orders in Prisma and traffic tags.
  • Own weekly pacing document and present to clients during status.
  • Maintain stewardship of competitive analysis using Strategy software to assess media schedules of competitors, interpret data and draw conclusions.
  • Prepare and update flowcharts and budget trackers.
  • Prepare and issue buying specs and guidelines to buyers including delivery goals and budgets for use in negotiations.
  • Review and verify media buys to ensure proper execution.
  • Contribute to billing reconciliation process and negotiate invoice discrepancies with partners.

Requirements

  • B.A. or B.S., preferably in Marketing, Advertising, or related field
  • 1+ years of experience in media planning/strategy
  • Agency experience highly preferred
  • Preferable Computer Skills/Software Knowledge: Microsoft Suite, Prisma, Nielsen Suite, Kantar, IMS, Flowchart Software, R/F and Optimization Software, Social Tracking tools, comScore, Mbox, MRI/GfK, GWI
  • Basic knowledge of all cross-channel media, with a drive for curiosity and passion for the client’s business
  • Demonstrate ability to learn new propriety software and processes quickly and proficiently
  • Solid written and verbal skills, with ability to present to clients, maintain client correspondence and internal documentation
  • Detail-oriented, good follow through, able to multi-task, and work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Meet client and internal deadlines and obligations
  • Manage projects, resources, stakeholders, and participants
  • Be a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems/issues
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    Founded in 1988
    Лондон, Англия, GBR
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    Total Funding
    $350K
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    $350K
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