Assistant Media Planner

rpa; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

rpa in Santa Monica seeks an entry-level AMP to support the Client Orchestration team across planning and cross-agency work. You will help prepare client presentations, compile data, and maintain plan activity while collaborating with colleagues and external vendors.

This role favors candidates with internships or coursework in marketing/media, strong MS Office skills, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset. The position offers growth opportunities in a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams).
• Organized, detail-oriented and efficient; able to prioritize work to meet deadlines and balance brand needs.
• Quick learner, able to connect the dots and see the big picture.
• Personable and collaborative; a team player.
• Proactive and problem-solving attitude; volunteers for additional tasks.
• Foundational mathematical skills (percentages, indices).
• Solid communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Assist with campaign plan creation and QA processes for Digital Direct, Print, OOH, TV across platforms.
• Own and maintain recurring documents (monthly budgets and flowcharts).
• Track team deadlines and maintain status documents (agency + client-facing).
• Pull research/data to assist planning (MRI-Simmons, NMI, ComScore).
• Support reporting, data validation and delivery of performance metrics.
• Review competitive data and insights to help develop considerations and rationales.
• Assist with strategic recommendations and client-facing presentations under supervision.
• Assist with campaign optimization recommendations and troubleshooting under supervision.
• Coordinate schedules for publisher/external vendor meetings and professional communication with partners.
• Handle ad hoc requests/projects as assigned.

Skills

MS Office

Organized

Detail oriented

Quick learner

Team player

Proactive

Math basics

Communication

Tools

MediaOcean

Prisma

Omni

IAS

CM360

Job description

Why You'll Never Want to Leave

Respect People. Produce Results.

For more than 35 years, we've built a reputation for both the work we do and how we do it.

Respect shows up in how we work together and with our clients. It means trusting people to do their jobs, giving them the space to do it well, and holding each other to a high standard. Because when people are respected, they do better work, work that grows businesses, shapes culture, and builds relationships that last. And just as important, they have the support to build a career and a life worth investing in.

Who You'll Be Collaborating With

Every day, you'll be teaming up with a diverse, enthusiastic, multi-disciplinary team of professionals with a smart sense of humor and a strong desire to grow and develop.

Job Summary

The AMP is responsible for providing support for the Client Orchestration team across all aspects of its discipline as pertains to client and cross-agency work. Job responsibilities include the usage of tools and data to help support planning decisions; providing support for recurring deliverables and ad hoc projects; assisting in the maintenance of plan activity; preparing client facing presentations; connecting and collaborating across teams to accomplish work and maintain professional partner communication with external vendors.

Although this is an entry level position, relevant internships, prior agency experience (Media/Full Service) and/or academic courses related to marketing/media would be a plus.

Essential Functions / Duties:

• Assist with campaign plan creation and QA processes to set up campaigns across billing and tracking platforms (i.e. IAS, CM360, Omni) for Digital Direct, Print, OOH, National & Local TV
• Own & maintain recurring documents (monthly budgets & flowcharts)
• Track team deadlines & maintain status documents as needed (agency + client-facing)
• Pull research/data runs to assist with the planning process (e.g. MRI-Simmons, NMI, ComScore)
• Support reporting pulls, data validation, and delivery of accurate performance metrics for optimal campaign effectiveness
• Manage and review competitive data pulls & insight analysis (monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc as needed) to help develop consideration sets and rational
• Assist with strategic recommendations and client-facing presentations, under Supervisor guidance
• Assist with campaign optimization recommendations and performance troubleshooting, under Supervisor guidance
• Track day-to-day cross-team communications to ensure projects are completed in a timely manner
• Reconcile fee invoices and work with investment teams to ensure billing is completed accurately
• Pull campaign pacing and metrics to ensure investments are running properly (i.e. CM360, Innovid)
• Work with investment teams to manage timelines, ensure plans are up to date and accurate, review/create mid-flight and post-delivery reports
• Evaluate publisher proposals and assist in assessing opportunities against campaign objectives & performance goals
• Coordinate & own scheduling of publisher & external vendor meetings, while assisting in professional communication with partners on behalf of the agency
• Assist with ad hoc requests/projects as they're assigned

Skills/Technical Knowledge:

Required:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
• Organized, detail-orientated and efficient; able to prioritize work in order to meet deadlines & balance two brand needs simultaneously
• Quick learner, able to connect the dots and see the big picture
• Personable and brings positive, respectful attitude to the workplace; a team player & highly collaborative
• Proactive, inquisitive, takes initiative to problem solve, raises hand for additional tasks to proactively support the team and help keep workstreams moving
• Foundational mathematical skills (calculating percentages, indices, etc.)
• Solid communication skills, both verbal & written

Preferred/Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with media planning/advertising
• MediaOcean / Prisma / Omni
• Vivvix / Pathmatics
• eTelmar (MRI-Simmons), NMI, ComScore, eMarketer, etc.
• Innovid / IAS / CM360

The salary for this position is $20/hour, based on a seven hour day. This role is non-exempt and is eligible for overtime pay.