Media Planner

New York City, NY (On-site)

$65K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the media planning lifecycle from strategy through execution, leveraging data, research, and vendor relationships to meet client goals and drive performance.

  • Lead media strategy and POV development
  • Mentor and develop junior planners
  • Optimize campaigns using data and ad servers

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Produces creative, results-driven work that meets client goals and earns industry recognition.
  • Identifies and executes innovative media opportunities to maximize impact.
  • Manages daily account operations, including billing, budgets, flowcharts, and performance analyses.
  • Maintains accurate records, monitors contracts, and ensures timely vendor agreements.
  • Leads media strategy and POV development grounded in research and data.
  • Applies deep channel expertise to align media with client objectives.
  • Stays current on client business priorities, competition, and market dynamics.
  • Communicates regularly with supervisors to flag issues and ensure team alignment.
  • Negotiates with buying teams and media partners; evaluates partners for strategic fit.
  • Maps customer journeys across channels to identify optimal touchpoints.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years of experience as a Media Planner in a creative media agency.
  • Proven experience managing and developing junior team members.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; able to craft and deliver concise, strategic media recommendations with confidence.
  • Trusted for sound creative, strategic, and analytical thinking.
  • Strong relationship builder with colleagues, vendors, and clients.
  • Proficient in media research tools with a clear understanding of their capabilities and limits.
  • Confident advocate for bold, innovative, and transformative ideas.
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical abilities; adept at applying insights to strategy and storytelling.
  • Solid command of media math and data integration in planning.
  • Skilled at translating consumer insights into actionable strategies.

Benefits

  • Noble People offers a generous time-off package of 15 PTO days per annum, Safe & sick days, Personal and Birthday PTO as well as Summer Fridays, Mental Health & Wellness days, and a Sabbatical Program if you are with the agency for 7 or more years
  • We offer a comprehensive healthcare plan for eligible employees and their families which includes Medical with Telehealth/virtual care options, Dental, Vision, 401K, STD, LTD, Life Insurance
  • Lastly, we allow for a cell phone reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Flexible Spending Account, daily snacks, and much more
  • The salary range is $65,000 - $70,000 per year
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Noble People

Noble People is a media agency.The combination we offer is not found everywhere: creative approaches to using media space underpinned by strategic rigor through analytics and the application of the latest marketing science. While marketers are often forced to choose between data or creativity, we recognize they need both.Put simply, what we do is advise our clients how to invest their marketing communications budget in the most effective way to deliver an impact on their business. We focus more on business metrics than on leading indicators—which only feed back on a narrow window of activity. We execute our recommendation through buying media space in all channels (digital, search, broadcast TV, podcasts, out of home, social, as well as traditional channels); negotiating partnerships with publishers, platforms and personalities; and sometimes finding new ways for people to encounter our clients’ brand by creating entirely new media spaces.We’ve done this across many product categories including packaged goods, fintech, travel, business to business, food delivery, and entertainment.

Founded in 2010
New York, New York, USA
91 employees (50 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.4%
Direct
46%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.2%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~91

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
47 (52% of company)
Median Career Experience
14.5 years
Median Tenure
6.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3