Media Planner/Buyer

TN United Kingdom; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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CNS Media are one of the fastest growing full-service regional media agencies in the UK. We have offices in South Yorkshire and West Midlands with aspirations to expand into further regions.

Our Offline team work across all traditional media channels including TV, Radio, Press, Outdoor as well as other new channels and ambient media. CNS also have a full in house digital, design and development team working on Web/App development, Animation, Graphic Design and multi-platform online marketing.

We have an enviable mix of national, regional and local clients across a number of sectors including retail, motors, care, public sector, recruitment, education and services. Many of them are well known, leading national or regional brands within their sector.

About the Role

To support continued growth, we are looking for a Media Planner to join our team. The key responsibilities of the role will be:

• Plan, book and manage the delivery of client campaigns for TV, Radio, OOH and other media
• Proactively managing the day-to-day activities of assigned accounts with clients and CNS Media suppliers – providing and requesting information required for media campaign planning and booking
• Providing internal support to Account Managers – creating presentations, provision of planning information, booking, tracking and billing for media campaigns
• Gathering and presenting media insight and research to inform campaign strategy
• Preparing comprehensive post campaign analysis reports where appropriate
• Complete work within appropriate SLA/deadline on a daily basis: setting up distribution reports, campaign set up, compiling internal campaign trackers, entering in delivery #'s etc.
• Ensure the quality of services and solutions, including satisfactory resolution of all support requests, and troubleshooting of all reporting or data issues.
• Facilitate and ensure contract billing process is administered with quality in a timely manner.
• Write and develop rich content for media and digital clients
• Manage and/or participate in ongoing process improvement initiatives.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong understanding of media strategy
• Confident in the planning, execution and reporting/insight stages of media campaigns
• Experience in planning and buying some of the following media: TV / VOD / Radio / OOH / Press and other media
• Excellent communicator, with a focus on delivering outstanding client service and building strong client relationships
• Must be comfortable presenting to clients
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills, comfortable working with data for insight and post campaign analysis
• Need to be able to manage workload effectively and deliver to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in content creation and/or blogging would be beneficial