Media Planner

dentsu; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Media Planner to join their dynamic team in Toronto. In this exciting role, you'll be at the forefront of strategic communications planning, utilizing data-driven insights to enhance media performance across various channels. You'll work closely with clients and creative teams to ensure campaigns meet their objectives while maximizing efficiency and value. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about media and marketing, ready to make a significant impact in a collaborative and innovative environment. Join a company that values diverse perspectives and is committed to fostering a creative workplace where everyone can thrive.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

RRSP

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 1+ years of media planning and/or buying experience across various channels.
• Strong knowledge of media planning tools and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support media planning and buying for client accounts by translating briefs into actionable plans.
• Collaborate with creative agencies to develop marketing strategies and optimize campaign performance.

Skills

Media Planning

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Post-secondary Degree or Diploma in Media

Business Administration

Marketing

Tools

Media Planning Tools

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP’s)

Job description

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Job Description:

Our mission is to

Job Description:

Our mission is to Drive Business Performance. We use data to create personalized and connected experiences that deliver transformative business outcomes. Our role is to ensure our clients meet their quantifiable business goals every day, consistently, in every market. We are entirely focused on delivering better business results through optimization, creation and analysis across all digital platforms. Our scope ranges from recommending how to use content more effectively to optimizing daily media channel performance and maximizing visibility in eCommerce platforms.

The Media planner is the steward of the tactical communications planning process and provides mid-level strategic recommendations to the senior media team and/or clients. The Media Planner is expected to have strong working knowledge of the media landscape in Canada and experience using media planning and research tools. The Media Planner is expected to be an active participant on their client accounts and actively contribute ideas and insights to achieve goals and objectives.

Accountabilities:

• Supports the media planning and buying process for assigned client accounts by translating client briefs into ideas and actions that expand communications planning influence.
• Uses tools to develop strategic communications plans based on execution strategy, rationale and buy structure to deliver on campaign goals.
• Works closely with creative agency in developing a holistic brand management and marketing planning process, including new product development, positioning concepts, segmentation, creative execution, message distribution, measurement, and optimization.
• Supports the recommendations of the deliver buy structures that encompass the best environments for each client’s target audience, while maximizing value and efficiency.
• Assists with preparing reporting documentation for media planning teams and clients demonstrating the strategy and rationale executed to deliver on campaign goals.
• Works with Traffic Launch and Campaign Delivery teams to ensure flawless implementation of media plans.
• Contributes to the overall campaign strategy and strategies ways to improve and optimize campaign performance to meeting client goals.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary Degree or Diploma in Media, Advertising, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
• A minimum 1 year of media planning and/or buying experience focused on All Channels – Video, Display, Social, Programmatic, Broadcast, Print & Out of Home, Etc.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with media planning and buying tools.
• Strong to advanced level MS Office skills: Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP’s), Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to work with cross functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Aptitude for priority management where it concerns managing multiple deliverables/work streams.
• Ability to organize ideas and present back information logically and sequentially.
  
  
  

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is $50k-$55k. Actual salary within the salary range will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, and skills. A range of medical, dental, RRSP, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available to all permanent employees.

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process

Location:

Toronto

Brand:

Dentsu Media

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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