Assistant Media Planner, Client Orchestration

Jobtailor; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Santa Monica is seeking an entry-level strategist to support cross-agency media planning and data-driven decision making. You will help maintain monthly budgets, flowcharts, and status documents while pulling research from MRI-Simmons, NMI, and ComScore.

The role involves assisting with strategic recommendations, campaign optimization, and timely reporting under supervision. A foundational understanding of media tools and strong communication are required.

Qualifications

• Entry-level role; relevant internships, prior agency experience in media or coursework related to marketing or media are a plus.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the Strategy team across client and cross-agency work.
• Support planning decisions through tools, research, and data.
• Own and maintain recurring documents, including monthly budgets and flowcharts.
• Track team deadlines and maintain internal and client-facing status documents.
• Pull research and data using MRI-Simmons, NMI, and ComScore.
• Manage and review competitive data pulls and insight analysis.
• Assist with strategic recommendations and client-facing presentations under Supervisor guidance.
• Support campaign optimization recommendations and performance troubleshooting under Supervisor guidance.
• Track cross-team communications to help ensure projects are completed on time.
• Reconcile fee invoices and work with investment teams to ensure accurate billing.
• Pull campaign pacing and metrics using CM360 and Innovid.
• Work with investment teams on timelines, plan accuracy, and mid-flight and post-delivery reporting.
• Assist with digital direct campaign plan creation and campaign setup across IAS, CM360, and Prisma.
• Evaluate publisher proposals against campaign objectives and performance goals.
• Coordinate publisher and external vendor meetings and maintain professional partner relationships.
• Support ad hoc requests and projects as needed.

Skills

Media Planning

Data Analysis

Microsoft Office Suite

Campaign Performance Metrics

Client-Facing Presentations

Tools

MediaOcean

Prisma

Vivvix

Pathmatics

ComScore

MRI-Simmons

Job description

• Support the Strategy team across client and cross-agency work.
• Support planning decisions through tools, research, and data.
• Own and maintain recurring documents, including monthly budgets and flowcharts.
• Track team deadlines and maintain internal and client-facing status documents.
• Pull research and data using MRI-Simmons, NMI, and ComScore.
• Manage and review competitive data pulls and insight analysis.
• Assist with strategic recommendations and client-facing presentations under Supervisor guidance.
• Support campaign optimization recommendations and performance troubleshooting under Supervisor guidance.
• Track cross-team communications to help ensure projects are completed on time.
• Reconcile fee invoices and work with investment teams to ensure accurate billing.
• Pull campaign pacing and metrics using CM360 and Innovid.
• Work with investment teams on timelines, plan accuracy, and mid-flight and post-delivery reporting.
• Assist with digital direct campaign plan creation and campaign setup across IAS, CM360, and Prisma.
• Evaluate publisher proposals against campaign objectives and performance goals.
• Coordinate publisher and external vendor meetings and maintain professional partner relationships.
• Support ad hoc requests and projects as needed.

Requirements

• Entry-level role; relevant internships, prior agency experience in media or full-service advertising, and/or academic coursework related to marketing or media are a plus.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.
• Organized, detail-oriented, efficient, and able to prioritize work to meet deadlines while balancing two brand needs at once.
• Quick learner able to connect the dots and see the bigger picture.
• Foundational math skills, including calculating percentages and indices.
• Clear and professional verbal and written communication.
• Familiarity with media planning, advertising, MediaOcean/Prisma, Vivvix/Pathmatics, eTelmar, MRI-Simmons, NMI, ComScore, eMarketer, Innovid, IAS, and CM360 is a plus.
• Must not require employment visa assistance, which the company cannot provide.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates foundational skills in media planning and advertising, with proficiency in data analysis and campaign performance metrics. Capable of managing project timelines and maintaining effective communication with internal teams and external partners.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Media Planning
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Campaign Performance Metrics
• Client-Facing Presentations

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Foundational Math Skills
• Calculating Percentages
• Campaign Setup
• Budget Management
• Flowchart Maintenance

Soft Skills

• Organized
• Detail-Oriented
• Efficient
• Clear Communication
• Quick Learner

Industry Keywords

• Advertising
• Media
• Campaign Optimization
• Client Management
• Competitive Analysis

Tools & Technologies

• MRI-Simmons
• NMI
• ComScore
• CM360
• Innovid
• IAS
• MediaOcean
• Prisma
• Vivvix
• Pathmatics