GAIN Customer Science - Media Strategist

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive traditional media planning and cross-channel coordination for client campaigns, turning objectives into practical plans, grounding decisions in audience insights and competitive trends, and ensuring flawless delivery from brief to reporting.

  • Media Strategy & Planning: translate objectives into channel rationales, schedules, and planning decks; collaborate with buyers/vendors.
  • Audience & Insights: use tools like TGI, YouGov, Nielsen, BARB, RAJAR to profile audiences and track trends to inform placements.
  • Campaign Coordination & Delivery: manage timelines, asset delivery, bookings, and performance tracking with cross-functional teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Media planning & campaign support
  • Support the development of media plans across traditional channels including TV, radio, print, OOH, cinema and audio
  • Assist in translating client marketing objectives into practical media recommendations and campaign plans
  • Conduct audience, market and competitor research to support planning decisions and identify opportunities
  • Help build media schedules, flowcharts, channel rationales and supporting planning documents
  • Work with media owners, vendors and internal buying teams to gather costs, availability and campaign information
  • Support the preparation of presentations, planning decks and campaign recommendations for clients
  • Ensure media plans are delivered accurately, on time and within agreed budgets
  • Audience & consumer insight
  • Use audience data, research tools and industry insights to understand consumer behaviour and media consumption trends

Requirements

  • Experience in a media agency, marketing agency or media planning environment preferred
  • Understanding of traditional media channels including TV, radio, print, OOH and cinema
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets and campaign reporting
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn from cross-functional teams
  • Experience with audience data tools such as TGI, YouGov, Nielsen, BARB, RAJAR or Route (optional)
  • Experience in a media agency, marketing agency or media planning environment preferred

Preferred

  • Experience using media planning and research tools is advantageous
  • Interest in media trends, consumer behaviour and advertising effectiveness
  • Strong organisational and time management skills

Benefits

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • BUPA Life Assurance
  • Income protection
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
  • Tech & Wearables salary sacrifice scheme
  • Octopus EV Scheme
  • Discounts and deals on a range of items from hotels, holidays and hormone testing to cinema, gyms and will writing