Associate, Integrated Media Planning

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$34K/yr – $60K/yrIntern/New Grad1+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the entry level media planning process with a bias for research, audience insights, and competitive analysis, while keeping budgets and reporting tight and accurate.

  • Media Planning & Analysis: research audience, analyze competitors, and contribute to planning docs for campaigns.
  • Finance & Ops: track budgets, pacing, and monthly reporting to ensure accuracy and billing.
  • Collaboration & Learning: work with strategy, investment, analytics, and operations teams; build knowledge of media and the CPG landscape.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development of media plans through research, audience analysis, and competitive insights
  • Own and maintain planning documents, trackers, and flowcharts with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Pull and analyze competitive research
  • Support budget tracking, pacing, and monthly financial reporting to ensure campaigns are accurately tracked, actualized, and billed
  • Communicate proactively with team members to flag questions, risks, or discrepancies
  • Participate in internal, client, and partner meetings, building confidence and presentation skills
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with strategy, investment, analytics, and operations teams
  • Demonstrate curiosity and actively build knowledge of the media landscape and CPG space

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a concentration in Advertising, Marketing, Communications or related field
  • Knowledge of the principles of advertising, marketing, and media
  • Proficiency with Office Suite
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • 0–1 year of relevant experience (internships included)
  • Strong interest in media, advertising, consumer behaviors
  • High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Collaborative team player with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
  • Eagerness to learn media tools, platforms, and financial processes

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • vision insurance
  • dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • vacation days
  • sick days
  • personal days
  • paid parental leave
  • paid medical leave
  • STD/LTD insurance benefits
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