Senior Media Planner/ Buyer

Middle River, MD (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $80K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive integrated media strategies and hands-on campaigns, from planning and setup to optimization, reporting, and client-facing guidance.

  • Lead multi-channel media planning and buying across platforms
  • Analyze performance to uncover strategic opportunities and improve client ROI
  • Mentor junior team members and collaborate with cross-functional partners

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Development of media strategies that perform in tandem with an integrated advertising approach, as well as hands-on campaign execution
  • Writing media recommendations, POVs, and competitive analysis decks
  • Managing campaign setup for digital campaigns, across multiple platforms as well as providing ongoing campaign optimization
  • Analyzing campaign performance, identifying strategic opportunities, and facilitating change to ultimately meet and exceed client KPIs
  • Managing relationships with vendor partners and keeping internal teams up to date on developments in the media space
  • Purchasing and stewarding media buys, negotiating the best rates and added value, and ensuring buys run as ordered to deliver upon Client KPIs
  • Interacting with clients, presenting components of media recommendations, campaign analysis, POVs, etc.
  • Working with other agency team members to integrate media campaign reporting and analysis with other reporting outputs, helping to develop data visualization and presentation
  • Aiding in the management of the day-to-day tasks of junior media team members and mentoring their growth and development

Requirements

  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience planning multi-media, multi-market campaigns, including a minimum of 2 years of online planning and buying, and ideally having managed campaigns with annual budgets totaling $1MM+
  • Demonstrated experience planning and managing multi-channel media campaigns inclusive of a variety of media platforms
  • Proficiency in end-to-end campaign set-up, management, optimization, and performance reporting methods across digital media platforms
  • Ability to interpret, compile, summarize and communicate learnings, striving to continuously improve the ROI of a client’s budget
  • Solid understanding of Google Analytics and other web analytics tools
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and Google Suite combined with strong written and communication skills, including experience presenting to Clients
  • Familiarity with syndicated media research tools such as Resonate, MRI, Scarborough, SQAD, Vivvix, etc.
  • Aptitude for managing multiple tasks with attention to details, deadlines, budgets and timelines
  • Ability to work well independently and collaborate effectively with client services teams
  • Passion for media and a drive to continue to learn more and keep up-to-date with latest trends and best practices In depth knowledge of media planning, negotiation, implementation and performance analysis

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Up to 15 paid holidays
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Life and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • 401K with matching
  • Parental Leave Policy
  • Flex Time Policy
  • Agency closed between Christmas and New Year
  • Summer Fridays
  • Hybrid Work Schedule

Salaries

Posted range

$60K/yr – $80K/yr

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