Associate Media Planner

Critical Mass; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Associate Media Planner, where you'll immerse yourself in the dynamic world of digital media. This role offers a unique opportunity to learn from a robust team while managing and optimizing media campaigns. You'll collaborate with various internal teams, ensuring deliverables are met and contributing valuable insights into campaign performance. With a focus on professional growth, this innovative firm provides a supportive environment that encourages creativity and initiative. If you're passionate about media and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Global maternity and parental leave

Competitive benefits packages

Access to online services for families

Early Dismissal Fridays

Internal learning and development programs

Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a digital media associate or trafficker.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate management and reporting of campaign initiatives.
• Provide insights into campaign analysis and optimization.

Skills

Digital Media Experience

Communication Skills

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Multi-tasking

Adaptability

Tools

DoubleClick DCM 6

Google AdWords

eMarketer

Nielsen

comScore

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

As an Associate Media Planner, you are eager to dive into the world of media trafficking, reporting and implementation, and hit the ground running with support from the Media team. With guidance from your Media Director, you’re ready to break into the digital media landscape and learn as much as you can about current media trends and the collaboration between media syndication and creative development. You bring a passion for Media to the office, and your enthusiastic personality makes you keen to offer insights into campaign analysis and optimization. Working across all areas of the Media process, you want to get your hands dirty—and you are ready to learn from the robust team at Critical Mass. You’ll also support the Media team’s administrative needs by briefing the team on client files, campaign contracts, and conducting research.

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

You will:

• Coordinate the management, trafficking, optimization and reporting of all campaign initiatives.
• Work with Critical Mass headquarters to execute payment of invoices and pre-bill process.
• Be responsible for all media campaign set-up and execution, including working with other internal teams and clients to secure deliverables.
• Support Marketing and Media Managers in reporting templates, management and presentations to clients.
• Be responsible for pulling and delivering accurate data in initial analyses.
• Provide insight into campaign analysis and optimization.
• Research and prepare new information for paid media plans, RFPs, and presentations.
• Evaluate, build and maintain relationships in the display and emerging media community.
• Stay up-to-date on and advise the Marketing and Media groups on the latest trends in interactive marketing/media and developments.
• Aid in the development of “Point of View” (POV) documents on new trends or special opportunities.
• Participate in new business efforts as needed by management.

You have:

• Experience as a digital media associate / trafficker.
• Full knowledge of DoubleClick DCM 6 trafficking and reporting; DFP knowledge a plus.
• Previous experience with eMarketer, Nielsen and comScore.
• Familiarity with Google ad products—bonus points if you’re familiar with Google AdWords.
• Adobe programmatic experience a plus.
• General understanding of digital media and the digital landscape.
• Thorough knowledge of standard and rich media ad trafficking software for display, video, mobile and other emerging channels.
• Familiarity with and passion for digital media.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines while paying attention to details.
• Ability to work effectively under stressful situations and time constraints.
• Ability to work effectively across functional groups or geographic offices.
• Good project management, planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently, yet seek help when needed.
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel.
• Independent and able to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity.
• Flexible and able to quickly adapt to new situations.

What We Offer

• Global maternity and parental leave.
• Competitive benefits packages.
• Access to online services for families and new parents.
• Early Dismissal Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday).
• 13 affinity groups.
• Internal learning and development programs.
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts.

We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.

Salary Range

$60,000 - $60,000 USD

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.