Hybrid Junior Media Planner - Launch Campaigns & Learn

Hill Holliday; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Salar Labs is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Associate Media Planner to support the development and execution of integrated media plans for clients in the travel and healthcare verticals. This is an entry-level role for someone eager to learn about the full media planning lifecycle, from audience research and plan building to campaign coordination, reporting, and billing reconciliation.

The Associate Media Planner works closely with senior members of the media planning team, supporting

Qualifications

• 012 years in media planning or related marketing; internships or agency experience preferred.
• Bachelor27s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• Foundational understanding of traditional and digital media channels, and familiarity with core media terminology and metrics (e.g., CPM, reach, frequency, CTR).
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets and Microsoft PowerPoint/Google Slides; comfort working with data and large spreadsheets.
• Exposure to media planning, research, and measurement platforms such as Nielsen Media Impact, MRI-Simmons, MediaRadar, or TelmarHelixa is a plus, but not required.
• Comfort with use of LLMs for producing written or numerical deliveries strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Curiosity, a willingness to learn, and a genuine interest in media, advertising, and marketing.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced agency environment and take direction from multiple team members.

Responsibilities

• Media Planning & Research: Support development of integrated media plans across channels.
• Conduct audience, competitive, and category research to inform media recommendations.
• Pull and organize data from syndicated research and planning tools to support insights.
• Help prepare media partner RFPs and summarize findings for the planning team.
• Compile competitive media spend and category reports for assigned brands.
• Stay informed of emerging media trends and opportunities.

Skills

Media planning fundamentals

Research and data gathering

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication

Collaboration

Proactivity

Education

Bachelor27s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

PowerPoint/Slides

Nielsen Media Impact

MRI-Simmons

MediaRadar

TelmarHelixa

Job description

Salar Labs is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Associate Media Planner to support the development and execution of integrated media plans for clients in the travel and healthcare verticals. This is an entry-level role for someone eager to learn about the full media planning lifecycle, from audience research and plan building to campaign coordination, reporting, and billing reconciliation.

The Associate Media Planner works closely with senior members of the media planning team, supporting