Senior media planner

Starcom Worldwide, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work Your World program

Long weekends with an extra day off

Wellness & Tech benefits

Birthday leave

Learning & Development opportunities

Mobility within Publicis Groupe

Job summary

Starcom Worldwide, Inc. in Toronto, Canada, is seeking a Senior Media Planner to join the Strategy team and drive campaigns using data-driven insights.

You will collaborate with cross-functional colleagues, manage blocking charts, and leverage tools like Prisma and Mediatool to plan and optimize media campaigns. A Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration or communications preferred.
• 2+ years in a Media Strategy role.
• Experience building blocking charts to support media planning and execution.
• Experience with planning tools such as Prisma, Mediatool for campaign planning and budget tracking.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical abilities and proficiency in math; technical proficiency with media systems and MS Excel/Word/PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Media Planner, translate insights into measurable business outcomes as part of the Strategy team.
• Pursue and activate against meaningful consumer insights to guide campaigns.
• Collaborate with planning, media buying and analytics to optimize performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Math proficiency

Communication skills

Negotiation

Team player

MS Excel/PowerPoint

Education

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

Tools

Prisma

Mediatool

Job description

Overview

About Us:

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands.

Within Canada, Starcom is a part of Publicis Media within Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. Our team spans across our Windsor, Toronto and Montreal offices. We truly love the world of Media and Advertising. We see the planning and buying process as art. However, it is an art that is always best when backed by the science of empirical data.

You will be joining a well recognised agency with credentials:

• Great Places to Work certified three years in a row
• Only communications company to be ranked in LinkedIn’s Top 25 Great Places to Work
• 2022 Media Agency of the Year
• 2023 Media Agency of the Year finalist

What we Offer:

• Work Your World program enabling you to experience working from anywhere in Canada or overseas for up to 6 weeks a year
• Extended long weekends throughout the year with an additional day off each long weekend
• Wellness & Tech benefits to support what’s most important to you
• Birthday leave
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform as well as a Professional Development Allowance
• Local and Global Mobility within the Publicis Groupe network

Responsibilities

As a Senior media planner at Starcom, you are an important member of a broader Strategy team, which pursues and activates against meaningful human insights with the goal of driving measurable business outcomes. The Senior Media Planner’s key skill set includes deep analytical skills, math proficiency, and significant creativity, a solid understanding of consumer behavior, strong negotiation skills and great attention to detail.

Starcom has experienced an incredible growth rate over the past years. The network has transformed and moved at the pace of culture. As the Human Experience company, we are pleased to offer the opportunity to work from anywhere.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; degree or concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred
• 2+ years in a Media Strategy role
• Experience building blocking charts to support media planning and execution
• Experience working with planning tools such as Prisma, Mediatool (or similar platforms for campaign planning and budget tracking)
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating
• Able to work successfully within a team, handling high volume workload, and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong analytical abilities & proficiency in math
• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resourcesTechnical proficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Additional information

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $55 000 to $65 000 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.

Starcom 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.