Associate Media Planner

Critical Mass; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Critical Mass is seeking an Associate Media Planner in Toronto. This role involves coordinating media campaigns, engaging with data analysis, and requires a general understanding of digital media. Candidates should have relevant internships or projects, strong communication skills, and a passion for media trends.

Benefits

Global maternity and parental leave

Competitive benefits packages

Wellness days and flex days

Diversity and Inclusion Board

Early Dismissal Fridays

Internal learning and development programs

Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Qualifications

• Understanding of digital media from internships or capstone projects.
• Strong communication and project management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate media campaign management, trafficking, and reporting.
• Support Marketing and Media Managers with templates and presentations.
• Conduct research for paid media plans and prepare documentation.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Digital Media Familiarity

Adaptability

Education

Relevant internships or capstone projects

Tools

Google AdWords

MS Office

DoubleClick DCM

Job description

As an Associate Media Planner, you are eager to dive into the world of media trafficking, reporting and implementation, and hit the ground running with support from the Media team. With guidance from your Media Director, you’re ready to break into the digital media landscape and learn as much as you can about current media trends and the collaboration between media syndication and creative development. You bring a passion for Media to the office, and your enthusiastic personality makes you keen to offer insights into campaign analysis and optimization. Working across all areas of the Media process, you want to get your hands dirty—and you are ready to learn from the robust team at Critical Mass. You’ll also support the Media team’s administrative needs by briefing the team on client files, campaign contracts, and conducting research.

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from the office 2 days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays in Toronto).

You Will:

• Coordinate the management, trafficking, optimization, and reporting of all campaign initiatives.
• Work to execute payment of invoices and pre-bill process.
• Be responsible for all media campaign set-up and execution, including working with other internal teams and clients to secure deliverables.
• Support Marketing and Media Managers in reporting templates, management and presentations to clients.
• Be responsible for pulling and delivering accurate data in initial
• Research and prepare new information for paid media plans, RFPs, and presentations.
• Evaluate, build, and maintain relationships in the display and emerging media community.
• Stay up to date on and sharing the Marketing and Media groups on the latest trends in interactive marketing/media and developments.
• Aid in the development of “Point of View” (POV) documents on new trends or special opportunities.
• Participate in new business efforts as needed by team lead(s)

You Have:

• Exposure or general understanding of digital media, or relevant capstone projects or internships.
• Familiarity with Google ad products—bonus points if you’re familiar with Google AdWords.
• Familiarity with and passion for digital media.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines while paying attention to details.
• Ability to work effectively under stressful situations and time constraints.
• Good project management, planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently yet seek help when needed.
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel.
• Independent and able to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity.
• Flexible and able to quickly adapt to new situations.
• Knowledge of DoubleClick DCM 6 trafficking and reporting, DFP is a plus.
• Adobe programmatic experience a plus.

What We Offer

• Global maternity and parental leave
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days
• Access to online services for families and new parents
• Early Dismissal Friday’s (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 13 affinity groups
• Internal learning and development programs
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

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