Media Planner

Boston, MA (On-site)

$55K/yr – $60K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end media planning and execution across traditional and digital channels, coordinating with creative, analytics and partner teams to optimize campaigns while staying ahead of media trends.

  • Own media planning and buying across multiple channels
  • Lead coordination with creative, analytics and partners to optimize campaigns

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively with integrated media team across all traditional (TV, Radio, Print, OOH) and digital (programmatic, SEM, ecommerce, organic and paid social, influencers) media to support the development and execution of media plans by helping to:
  • Select media channels and make recommendations based on client campaign goals
  • Evaluate media kit information, client proposals and costs; Provide POVs
  • Negotiate rates and makegoods as needed
  • Develop and manage media flowcharts and budget allocation/reconciliation
  • Monitor campaign pacing and analyze/report on campaign performance with recommendations on inventory, channel and creative shifts; stay abreast of reporting schedules established using the Tableau dashboard to create client reports
  • Manage influencer relationships from discovery through delivery
  • Coordinate with creative and account services to schedule promoted posts and oversee community management on organic social content
  • Collaborate with account, production, and data/analytics teams for creative rotation and production team for deadlines and specs, along with media team for proper campaign set up and tracking
  • Participate in regular internal and client meetings

Requirements

  • 1+ years experience planning and buying digital channels with increasing responsibility
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
  • Ability to maintain and meet client deadlines
  • In-depth knowledge of Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, and Campaign Manager.
  • Experience working with influencers directly or through a third party provider
  • Experience with Pinterest Ads, Snap Ads, Reddit Ads a plus
  • Experience working with AI platforms to improve productivity, proof work, and research
  • Knowledge of traditional planning and billing systems a plus
  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred

  • Hungry to learn and grow, wants responsibility
  • Curious
  • Resourceful
  • Takes ownership
  • High standards
  • Passionate about the work
  • Willing to work hard when it matters
  • Seeks opportunities to improve for a client, the work, or GYK
  • Ambitious to become a stronger marketer and media leader
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GYK

Hey, we’re GYK, an independent, integrated agency serving as a creative growth engine. Autopilot is our enemy, creativity is our expertise and impact is our endgame. For clients like New Hampshire Travel & Tourism, Keolis, Harpoon, the Boston Bruins, Culture Pop Soda, Ken’s Foods, New Hampshire Lottery, Sallie Mae, Hometown Financial Group, Nuvance Health, and Sweet Baby Ray’s, GYK delivers culturally relevant, insightful ideas that ignite brands and fuel business growth. The agency is headquartered in Manchester, NH, with an office in downtown Boston. GYK offers clients the following services: Strategy, Creative, Media & Analytics, Production, Account & Project Management.

Founded in 1975
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
116 employees (41 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$55K/yr – $60K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Media Planning median pay in the United States

$91K/yr

Most pay falls between $73K and $125K. Based on 1,282 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
27 (23% of company)
Median Tenure
6.4 years

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.3%
Direct
44.6%
Referral
5.4%
Social
13.3%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~116
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Media Planner

GYK · Boston, MA · On-site