Senior Planner, Media Planning

Zenith; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith, the ROI Agency, is seeking a Senior Planner in Toronto to join the Strategy team and drive data-informed media plans that generate measurable business outcomes.

You will analyze market insights, develop media strategies, and work with agency partners to optimize budgets. Strong analytical and negotiating skills are essential, along with proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration or communications
• +3 years in a Media Strategy role
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating
• Able to work well in a team, handle high volume workload and meet deadlines
• Strong analytical abilities & math proficiency
• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources
• Technical proficiency with media systems and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze marketing, industry and human insights data to determine client media needs
• Develop understanding of client objectives, strategies, and media relationships
• Understand client business and competitive landscape
• Assist in budget allocations across media for strategic plans
• Present plans to client brand group with senior team
• Communicate media objectives and execution guidelines to teams
• Collaborate with agency partners
• Maintain relationships with media suppliers and monitor market conditions
• Develop campaign performance documents and reporting
• Utilize syndicated media, research and data resources
• Educate client on media landscape evolution
• Participate in internal and external status meetings
• Develop POVs
• Support monthly billing accuracy and timeliness

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Team player

Analytical skills

Math proficiency

Media research

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

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 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

As a Senior Planner at Zenith 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.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze marketing, industry, and human insights data to determine the client’s advertising and media needs

• Develop a firm understanding of marketing objectives and strategies, the human–product relationship and human–media relationship

• Develop understanding of client’s business and competitive landscape

• Assist in developing budget allocations across media resulting in strategic and effective media plans

• Present plans to the client brand group, with assistance of more senior media team

• Clearly communicate media objectives, strategies and executional guidelines to execution teams

• Work closely with agency partners

• Maintain strong relationships with media suppliers and stay abreast of market conditions

• Campaign maintenance ensuring quality control and adherence to overall media plan objectives. Develop campaign performance documents, including online campaigns

• Utilization and knowledge of syndicated media, research, and other data resources

• Take an active role in client education of the evolution of the media landscape

• Active participation in internal and external status meetings

• Develop/assist with development of POVS

• Active participant in the overall financial process - responsible for collecting and inputting data and ensuring monthly billing is accurate and delivered on deadline

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; degree or concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred

• +3 years in a Media Strategy role

• 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 resources

• Technical proficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Additional information

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process upon request.

Salary

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $55k - $60k 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.

AI Use

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or analyzing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach, where your experience and potential are recognized by people.

Zenith is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage applications from all interested parties. Accommodations are available, upon request, for all stages of the interview and employment process for those with a disability or medical need during any stage of the recruitment process. We thank all candidates for their interest in Zenith , however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.