Integrated Media Associate

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$40K/yr – $45K/yrEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end governance of integrated media campaigns from planning to reporting, with a sharp eye on budget control, asset accuracy, and cross‑functional coordination.

  • Programmatic and multi-channel ownership: set up, manage, and optimize campaigns across DSPs including display, Connected TV, audio, and DOOH.
  • Operations and QA: ensure invoices, budgets, dates and targeting are correct, and steward campaigns to meet client expectations.
  • Collaborative execution: align with planners, buyers and finance to drive stewardship, reporting, and learning from campaign results.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate the mission, vision, values and culture principles of Blue Chip.
  • Support the integrated media planners and buyers on the set up of campaigns within our media software/tools.
  • Work with integrated media planners, buyers and our finance team to receive and approve media invoices, actualization of the invoices and reconciliation of the invoices.
  • With a strong attention to detail, participate in the quality control process for all biddable media campaigns, confirming details were entered properly (campaign dates, budgets, targeting, etc.) in order to prevent overspend/over-pacing, correct creative assets are running, click-through URLs are accurate, etc.
  • Attend and participate in agency meetings, departmental meetings, internal status meetings, and finance meetings as needed.
  • Assist in all aspects of media planning, buying, optimizing, reporting and reviewing marketing results.
  • Maintain a working list of preferred partners/vendors/software/tools and become well-versed in their offerings.
  • Assist with campaign stewardship to ensure media plans meet/exceed buys/plans and client expectations.
  • Traffic online & offline media assets for campaigns and manage digital media ad operations as needed (i.e. ad tagging).
  • Set up, manage, analyze and optimize programmatic media campaigns across multiple DSPs, spanning display, Connected TV, audio, and digital out-of-home tactics.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university preferred, business, advertising or communications degree a plus.
  • Entry-level up to 2 years of professional experience or relevant internship
  • Display ing strong organization skills and the ability to pay exceptional attention to detail
  • Displaying excellent relationship building skills
  • General knowledge of, and interest in, marketing and media is a plus.

Preferred

  • General knowledge of, and interest in, marketing and media is a plus.

Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Environment
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
  • 401K Match
  • Flexible PTO Policy
  • Rewards & Recognition Programs
  • Bonus Eligibility
  • Summer Hours
  • Paid Parental Leave
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Blue Chip

Blue Chip is an independent, full-service Brand Commerce agency. We bring change by uniting brand building and sales performance. We build brands over time and drive sales overnight.

Founded in 1982
Northbrook, Illinois, USA
431 employees (58 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.3%
Direct
49.5%
Referral
5.9%
Social
13.8%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~431

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
40 (9% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
12.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1