Supervisor, Media Planning

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work Your World program

Extended long weekends

Wellness & Tech benefits

Birthday leave

Learning & Development opportunities

Mobility within Publicis Groupe

Job summary

Starcom is seeking a Planning Supervisor to oversee the development of media plans that meet client objectives, guiding junior team members and aligning with Directors to market Zenith and Publicis Media solutions. The role emphasizes turning human insights into actionable strategies within a fast-growing network.

You will lead client engagements, present plans, and mentor planners, ensuring timely, accurate deliverables and collaborative cross-agency coordination across Publicis Groupe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration, or communications preferred.
• Three+ years in media planning, buying and management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Proficient in media research and reporting resources.
• Technical proficiency with media systems and MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of media plan development to meet client objectives.
• Manage junior team members and ensure deliverables are clear and accurate.
• Create and present media plans to clients.
• Analyze data and insights to inform media allocations.
• Mentor and guide Media Strategy Planners and Assistants.
• Coordinate with partner agencies and global counterparts.
• Oversee monthly billing accuracy and timeliness.
• Identify growth areas for assigned clients with the Director.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Project management

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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

Overview

As a Planning Supervisor at Starcom, your role is to provide oversight to the development of media plans that deliver on client objectives, while ensuring that human insights drive business outcomes. You will be responsible to the management of junior team members and ensuring that their deliverables are clear, concise and accurate. You will work closely with your Director to develop and sell through Zenith and Publicis Media solutions to your roster of clients.

Starcom has experienced an incredible growth rate over the past years. The network has transformed and moved at the pace of culture.

Responsibilities

• You will have ongoing direct client contact for those brands under your specific responsibility
• Gather and analyze data and human insights todeterminethe client’s advertising and media needs,
• Create and present media plans to clients
• Analyzes media alternatives and make recommendations as to how to bestallocatethe Advertising budget
• Clearly communicates client brand and campaignobjectivesto 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 tomaintainefficient work streams
• Oversight to financial process – ensuring monthly billing isaccurateand complete according to deadlines, ensuring discrepancies are managed
• Part of the Supervisor role will be to work with the team Director todetermineareas of growth for each assigned client: determiningappropriate mixofZenithand Publicis Media offerings, effectively selling through solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor'sdegree;degree or concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred
• Three + 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 andproblem-solvingabilities
• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and mathproficiency
• Ability to effectivelyutilizemedia research and reporting resources
• Technicalproficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel,Wordand PowerPoint

Additional Information

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $70,000-$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.

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.