Senior Media Planner & Buyer – Flexible, 12-Month FTC

Digital Waffle; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed term contract: Birmingham

Bonus scheme & benefits

Job summary

Digital Waffle is seeking a Senior Media Planner / Buyer in Birmingham on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You’ll own media planning and buying across a diverse client portfolio, shaping strategies and delivering campaigns across TV, radio, press, OOH and digital.

Join a collaborative team where you’ll negotiate with media owners, manage campaigns from planning through reporting, and provide insights to clients. Flexible working and development opportunities are included.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in media planning and buying, ideally agency-side.
• Experience across multiple channels; TV experience highly desirable.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and client-facing skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple campaigns and deadlines.
• Confident using media planning tools and audience data.

Responsibilities

• Plan and buy campaigns across TV, Radio, Press, OOH and Digital.
• Develop multi-channel media strategies aligned to client objectives and budgets.
• Negotiate with media owners and suppliers.
• Manage campaigns from planning through to delivery and reporting.
• Build strong client and media-owner relationships.
• Analyse campaign performance and provide clear insights.
• Support Account Managers and junior members of the team.

Skills

Media planning

Media buying

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Client-facing

Multi-channel planning

Tools

Media planning tools

Audience data analysis tools

Job description

Digital Waffle is seeking a Senior Media Planner / Buyer in Birmingham on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You’ll own media planning and buying across a diverse client portfolio, shaping strategies and delivering campaigns across TV, radio, press, OOH and digital.

Join a collaborative team where you’ll negotiate with media owners, manage campaigns from planning through reporting, and provide insights to clients. Flexible working and development opportunities are included.