Media supervisor

Zenith; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks vacation

Headspace membership

Wellness credits

Technology credits

Savings plan

Birthday off

Job summary

Zenith in Toronto, part of Publicis Media, is seeking a Supervisor to lead media planning for key brands. You will maintain direct client contact, gather data insights, and present media plans to drive effective campaigns.

You will mentor junior planners, ensure accuracy in billing, coordinate with global teams, and help identify growth opportunities with Spark and Publicis offerings. Competitive salary in a collaborative, diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration, or communications.
• 3+ years in media planning, buying and management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities.
• Proficient with media research and reporting resources.
• Technical proficiency with media systems and MS Excel/PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ongoing direct client contact for brands under your responsibility.
• Gather and analyze data and insights to determine client media needs.
• Create and present media plans to clients.
• Analyze media alternatives and allocate the advertising budget.
• Communicate objectives to the team to ensure effective connections plan delivery.
• Mentor Media Strategy Planners and Assistants.
• Oversee accuracy, quality and timeliness of work.
• Coordinate with partner agencies and global counterparts.
• Oversee monthly billing processes.
• Collaborate with team Director to identify growth areas for clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical abilities

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising/marketing/business/communications

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word

Media systems

Job description

Company description

Zenith is the ROI Agency. Our more than 6,000 specialists across 95 markets offer unparalleled capabilities in Media, Data, Technology, Commerce and Content. We put effectiveness at the heart of our work to solve complex challenges, drive successful business outcomes, and grow our clients’ businesses. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the media arm of Publicis Groupe.

Over the past year, Publicis Media hasbeen transforming the way we do our business. From structuring our investment practice around data and digital to bringing our strategy, data sciences and research practice under one house, we’ve been shaping Publicis Media to be the media network of tomorrow. One that both you and I want to work at.

Publicis Media Canada is proud to be Great Places to Work™ certified and recognized with Best Workplaces™ for Today’s Youth. We provide continuing opportunities for career growth by fostering a diverse work environment that respects and supports individual contributions and opinions.

We also offer our employees market leading benefit and incentive programs. You’ll be provided with 3 weeks minimum vacation to start plus additional long weekend Publicis days, holidays closures, your birthday off, free Headspace memberships, wellness and technology credits, and a market leading savings plan.

We strive to provide what matters to you personally with the ability to choose and modify programs to suit your lifestyle

Overview

• You will have ongoing direct client contact for those brands under your specific responsibility
• Gather and analyze data and human insights to determine the client’s advertising and media needs,
• Create and present media plans to clients
• Analyzes media alternatives and make recommendations as to how to best allocate the Advertising budget
• Clearly communicates client brand and campaign objectives to the team to ensure insightful and strategic connections plan delivery that bring human connections to life
• Provides guidance to and mentors Media Strategy Planners and Assistants to ensure their successful professional development
• Provides oversight to accuracy, quality and timeliness of Strategy Planner and Assistants’ work
• Co-ordinate with partner agencies and global counterparts to maintain efficient workstreams
• Oversight to financial process – ensuring monthly billing is accurate and complete according to deadlines, ensuring discrepancies are managed
• Part of the Supervisor role will be to work with the team Director to determine areas of growth for each assigned client: determining appropriate mix of Spark and Publicis Media offerings, effectively selling through solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; degree or concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred
• 3 + years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying and management
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• Able to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency
• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources
• Technical proficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Additional information

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $65 000 to $75 000 per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on current market data.

Zenith is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness, attracts world-class talent and serves as the industry benchmark for best practices.

We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request.

Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests.