Associate, Experience Planning

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an entry-level Media Planner to support the strategy team in developing and executing media plans, gathering data, and preparing client-ready reports. You will collaborate with the Strategist, learn media tools, and contribute to performance reporting and client meetings.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, teamwork, and strong writing and communication skills, with exposure to syndicated research and weekly status updates.

Qualifications

• Entry-level role
• Interest in advertising, marketing and media principles
• Analytical thinking and competency in mathematical concepts
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to learn media tools and software
• Clear and concise writing skills
• Professional communication and interaction skills

Responsibilities

• Work with the strategy team to develop and execute media plans
• Gather and prepare information for media plan development, plan stewardship, and performance reporting
• Gather data using syndicated research tools, target audience analyses, and competitive reports to support media recommendations
• Assist with media plan execution by preparing authorizations for client signature and insertion orders
• Work with the Strategist to prepare and distribute weekly status reports
• Analyze results data in weekly client dashboards and begin drawing insights from big data
• Measure media performance against original objectives
• Participate in client and publisher meetings
• Attend internal and external publisher meetings and presentations

Skills

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Clear writing

Professional communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Syndicated Research Tools

Job description

• Work with the strategy team to develop and execute media plans
• Gather and prepare information for media plan development, plan stewardship, and performance reporting
• Gather data using syndicated research tools, target audience analyses, and competitive reports to support media recommendations
• Assist with media plan execution by preparing authorizations for client signature and insertion orders
• Work with the Strategist to prepare and distribute weekly status reports
• Analyze results data in weekly client dashboards and begin drawing insights from big data
• Measure media performance against original objectives
• Participate in client and publisher meetings
• Attend internal and external publisher meetings and presentations

Requirements

• Entry-level role
• Interest in advertising, marketing, and media principles
• Analytical thinking and competency in mathematical concepts
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to learn media tools and software
• Clear and concise writing skills
• Professional communication and interaction skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates proficiency in media planning and execution, utilizing analytical skills to gather and interpret data for performance reporting. Strong communication abilities support effective collaboration with clients and team members.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Media Plan Development
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Excel Proficiency
• Clear Writing Skills
• Team Collaboration

Hard Skills

• Media Planning
• Data Gathering
• Performance Reporting
• Analytical Thinking
• Mathematical Competency

Soft Skills

• Professional Communication
• Teamwork
• Clear Writing

Industry Keywords

• Advertising
• Marketing
• Media Principles

Tools & Technologies

• Syndicated Research Tools
• Media Tools
• Microsoft PowerPoint