Senior Planner

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 13 days ago

Job Summary

Own the planning lead across target insights, market research, and integrated strategies for pharma brands, guiding workshops, creative briefs, and new business pitches.

  • Lead planning on supported brands, including market research and audience journeys.
  • Coordinate cross-disciplinary work across Engagement, Media, Marketing Intelligence, and Social.
  • Mentor Planners and Associate Planners in the department.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Target Identification: Deep understanding of target attitudes, beliefs, and behavior.
  • Insight Mining: Expertise in uncovering and utilizing target insights.
  • Market Research: Able to leverage market research to uncover learnings and insights, with a high level of proficiency in a variety of research methodologies.
  • Storytelling & Creative Inspiration: Develop strong verbal, writing, and presentation skills.
  • Pharma-Proficiency: Ability to quickly get up to speed on new therapeutic areas.
  • New Business Pitches: Act as the Planning lead on new business pitches.
  • Planning Projects: Lead planning-focused projects on supported brands, including market research, insight mining, audience narratives, customer journeys, and positioning development.
  • Integrated Strategist: Seamlessly coordinate the integration of multiple disciplines, including Engagement, Media, Marketing Intelligence, and Social.
  • Workshops: Lead insight, positioning, and messaging workshops.
  • Creative Briefs: Author compelling creative briefs.

Requirements

  • Experience: 5-7 years prior agency experience, with at least 3 years in Planning.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree (preference for social sciences, marketing, communication, or sciences).
  • Pharmaceutical Experience: Pharmaceutical experience is a plus.
  • Curiosity: Must be innately curious about human behavior.
  • Interest in Health & Wellness: Must have an interest in health and wellness.
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AbelsonTaylor Group

With AbelsonTaylor Group, ROI is what you’ll get. A Return On Imagination—through our expertise, insights, creativity, and strategy. Every discipline within our agency dreams up imaginative ways to transform brands and drive measurable market results.

Founded in 1981
Chicago, Illinois, USA
283 employees (108 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$85K/yr – $115K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
52 (18% of company)
Median Tenure
4.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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471
Traffic Source Mix
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20%
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34.9%
Referral
31.6%
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12.4%
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Current headcount: ~283
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Senior Planner

AbelsonTaylor Group · Chicago, IL · Hybrid