Strategic Media Planning Lead

Starcom Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Wholeself program

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Leave benefits

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Job summary

Starcom Australia is seeking a Senior Planning Executive to be the operational backbone for our retail and franchise client portfolio. You’ll work with the Planning Director and Activation Managers to ensure media plans, budgets, reporting and invoicing are accurate and timely.

You will coordinate campaign setup, monitor delivery, and own mid/post-campaign reporting while collaborating across Activation, Investment and Strategy teams to drive client value.

Qualifications

• Experience in a media agency, publisher, media sales or a closely related media planning role.
• Read, update and quality-check media plans and turn briefs into outputs.
• Solid understanding of the Australian media landscape.
• Experience with Spectra or a similar campaign finance and administration system.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and confidence managing multiple deadlines.
• Clear communication, both written and verbal, including flagging delivery issues early.
• Collaborative approach and willingness to learn across channels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain media plans, budgets and campaign documentation.
• Coordinate campaign set-up, material instructions and confirmations before launch.
• Monitor live campaign delivery and elevate issues early.
• Own mid-campaign and post-campaign reporting, delivered accurately and on time.
• Ensure activity is loaded into finance/workflow systems with invoicing.
• Draft activation and investment briefs with Planning Director guidance.
• Collaborate with activation, investment, strategy and Groupe teams.
• Contribute ideas on measurement, incrementality and client opportunities.

Skills

Media planning

Campaign coordination

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Deadline management

Collaboration across teams

Tools

Spectra

AQX

Roy Morgan

Job description

Starcom Australia is seeking a Senior Planning Executive to be the operational backbone for our retail and franchise client portfolio. You’ll work with the Planning Director and Activation Managers to ensure media plans, budgets, reporting and invoicing are accurate and timely.

You will coordinate campaign setup, monitor delivery, and own mid/post-campaign reporting while collaborating across Activation, Investment and Strategy teams to drive client value.