Media Planner

R4 Advertising; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company laptop and full working setup

Private healthcare

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Training and professional development

Regular team and company events

Wellbeing support

Job summary

R4 Advertising is seeking a Media Planner to drive audience-led, performance-focused media plans in a collaborative agency environment. You will lead plan creation, manage data inputs and liaise with media owners to ensure outputs are accurate, timely and commercially sound.

Working with the wider Planning and Activation teams, you will own defined client portfolios, hit commercial targets, and contribute to ongoing agency growth. A senior role with trust and autonomy awaits.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years’ experience in a media agency, in-house media team or relevant placement
• Basic understanding of media planning principles
• Interest in audience-led planning and real-world media behaviour
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence working with numbers, spreadsheets and schedules
• Ability to work to deadlines and follow defined processes
• Clear communication skills and willingness to ask questions
• Comfortable working within systems and workflows
• You must be reliable, organised and open to feedback

Responsibilities

• Lead on the creation of media plans and ensure outputs are accurate and timely
• Manage data inputs and liaise with media owners
• Drive delivery of audience-led media plans within a performance-led agency
• Work closely with wider Media Planning and Activation teams
• Ensure planning outputs are commercially sound and aligned to targets

Skills

1-2 years experience

Media planning principles

Audience-led planning

Attention to detail

Numbers and spreadsheets

Deadline-driven

Clear communication

Feedback oriented

System and workflows

Job description

R4 is a media trading, planning and activation business built around how media actually works in the real world.

The Media Planner role exists to drive the delivery of accurate, audience-led media plans within a performance-led agency.

Working closely with the wider Media Planning and Activation teams, you will lead on the creation of media plans, manage data inputs, liaise with media owners and ensure planning outputs are accurate, timely and commercially sound.

Requirements

• 1–2 years’ experience in a media agency, in-house media team or relevant placement
• Basic understanding of media planning principles
• Interest in audience-led planning and real-world media behaviour
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence working with numbers, spreadsheets and schedules
• Ability to work to deadlines and follow defined processes
• Clear communication skills and willingness to ask questions
• Comfortable working within systems and workflows
• You must be reliable, organised and open to feedback

What You Get

• Ownership of a defined portfolio of local clients
• Clear commercial targets aligned to retention and value
• A senior role with trust, responsibility and autonomy
• Close collaboration with experienced traders and planners
• The opportunity to help strengthen and protect a growing agency
• £45,000 salary plus performance-related bonus
• 25 days annual leave, plus UK bank holidays
• Private healthcare is available after the successful completion of probation
• Company pension scheme, with employer contribution
• Company laptop and full working setup provided
• Training and professional development support, aligned to progression
• Regular team and company events
• Wellbeing support, including mental health awareness initiatives