Media Planner Buyer

Mediabrands; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency seeks a media planner buyer for the New Balance team in London. In this role, you will oversee client media strategies, manage budgets, and work across various media channels. Ideal candidates have media planning experience, strong Excel skills, and a passion for sports and culture.

Benefits

Flexi–leave with 25 days annual leave

Free breakfast and lunch

Early finish Fridays

Core Hours with flexible start/finish times

Interest free season ticket loan

Paid time off for volunteering

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible benefits including Gym Discounts

Qualifications

• Media planning experience across digital & offline media required.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage media activity and budget control for clients.
• Contribute to media strategy and execution.
• Negotiate media costs and manage campaigns.

Skills

Media planning

Excel

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Negotiation skills

Digital channels execution

Job description

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We’re Mediahub, the industry’s best kept secret. This year we got our first Campaign School Report, coming in at number one for building the most ethnically diverse team in the industry. COMvergence rank us as the UK's fastest growing media agency for the second year running.

We bring a challenger mindset to everything we do. Brands choose to work with us to disrupt category norms.

We offer the best of both worlds. A start-up culture backed by Mediabrands.

Just some of the brands we work with – New Balance, Pinterest, Akzo Nobel.

You’ll be joining an agency that is for everyone.

We live by our values:

• Anticipate tomorrow- we are challengers, we are proactive in thinking about what needs to happen today in order to make tomorrow better
• Hustle from the heart - we move fast, take ownership, and look out for each other
• Perform with pride - we take pride and care in what we do and we strive for excellence
• Believe you can - believe in yourself to make a difference; believe in each other to do great things
• Stay curious -we have fun on the journey of discovery

Position overview

We are looking for a media planner buyer to join our smart, fun and award-winning New Balance team. In this role, you will be the day-to-day steward for your client(s), including accurate budget control and flow of media activity across partnerships, digital, social, TV, outdoor and audio. We manage New Balance’s brand media across Europe from our London hub so you will also be planning in different markets.

At Mediahub your roles and responsibilities will be centred around the below core competencies. These include but are not limited to:

• Client Service Contribute to weekly client callsPresenting to clients with support from the teamUnderstand the client’s business, the industry in which they operate, their business and campaign objectives and the difference between those two
• Media Strategy & Execution Work on responses to brief, including audience insights, planning scenarios and creating media plansDemonstrate proficiency with industry systems/tools (TGI, GWI, YouGov, Nielson)Display a good understanding of all relevant media channels and key partnersManage the deliver of weekly reports and contribute to post-campaign analysisManage the trafficking of digital campaigns, working closely with our in house Ad Ops team
• Commercial Help to negotiate media costs with media ownersBook campaigns accurately and by set deadlines to help ensure a smooth finance process
• Career Development & Team Management We’ll give you training in all the key tools we use for audience insights and scenario planning, as well as channel trainingLonger-term, work towards Account Manger role

Desired Skills and Experience

We’re looking for someone who ticks some or all of these boxes:

• Media planning experience required across digital & offline media
• Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills
• Has strong attention-to-detail
• Enjoys working as part of a fast-paced team
• Experience planning, negotiating and executing across all digital channels including, OLV, Social, Mobile, etc.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, e.g. suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners and internal specialist resources
• Loves a challenge and is keen to get stuck in
• Is excited to learn more about New Balance
• Is interested in sport, fashion and/or cultural trends

Employee Transparency

At Mediabrands and Kinesso, we celebrate difference and believe this makes us stronger. Mediabrands and Kinesso are equal opportunity employers and committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please reach out to our Talent Inclusion Specialist Jess at if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application.

The Perks

We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:

• Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year
• Free breakfast and free lunch
• Early finish Fridays
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Paid time off for Volunteering
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level)
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free eye tests
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!