Media Planner

Boston, MA (On-site)

$61K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize media strategies and campaign execution, mentor junior staff, and translate insights into stronger workstreams while collaborating across vendors and internal teams.

  • Lead strategic channel/media approaches and drive client impact
  • Mentor the associate planner and oversee campaign setup and trafficking
  • Translate campaign learnings into actionable recommendations to improve future work

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Working closely with the media supervisor to develop strategic channel/media approaches that routinely impress and excite clients
  • Managing and mentoring the associate planner in gathering creative spec data, developing insertion orders, trafficking and monitoring campaigns
  • Expertly developing and evaluating RFPs, making smart vehicle list recommendations, and effectively utilizing media research tools and resources to aid in buy recommendations and campaign development
  • Developing close working relationships with vendors, as well as managing cross-departmental issues/questions regarding campaign execution
  • Analyzing campaign results to highlight key learnings – and translating those learnings into concise, actionable recommendations so that we can push our work to be even more outstanding

Requirements

  • A four-year college education and two to four years of experience working as a media assistant or planner, preferably in a multichannel capacity at a creative agency
  • Strong familiarity with the digital environment – you know this world by heart and you keep pulse with the rapid changes happening within it – and a clear, solid understanding of the media planning and buying process
  • An artful ability to translate client objectives into exceptional media strategies – and communicate them clearly
  • Solid understanding of general advertising and direct marketing performance metrics, and a firm grasp on media research tools and how and when to most effectively use them
  • Willingness to travel as needed – you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation

Preferred

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parantal and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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Digitas North America

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Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Founded in 1980
Boston, Massachusetts, US
2.8K employees (892 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

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Posted range

$61K/yr – $90K/yr

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