Hybrid Media Planning Supervisor & Client Strategy

BarkleyOKRP; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible PTO

Life insurance

401K

Job summary

BarkleyOKRP is seeking a Supervisor, Planning to own key client relationships and craft strategic media recommendations. You will collaborate with MissionOne Media and BarkleyOKRP client experience teams, partnering closely with clients to drive results.

You will lead a team, develop audience insights, and present clear POVs on media trends, with responsibility for budgeting and cross-team coordination in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field; 3-4 years of media planning experience preferred.
• Able to apply a strategic filter to solve client challenges.
• Knowledge of traditional media channels with digital understanding preferred.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking to inform plans and recommendations.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including Creative, Media, PM and Finance.
• Clear communication within teams and with media vendors.
• Demonstrates passion for media and advertising.
• Solid organizational and mathematical skills for media math.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with MRI-Simmons, Kantar and MediaTools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Owns key client communication on day-to-day media and manages internal projects.
• Develops strategic and tactical media recommendations to meet client objectives.
• Leads and balances delegation with team support on assigned plans.
• Trains junior partners on media planning approaches and tools.
• Builds strong relationships with internal teams (client experience, activation, data & analytics, CRM, strategy, finance).
• Develops audience recommendations using 3rd party syndicated tools to understand media consumption.
• Uses competitive intelligence to guide media strategy direction.
• Ensures flawless management of client media budgets and activation approvals.
• Supports client billing with finance to align invoices with planned investments.
• Crafts internal and external POVs on media trends impacting recommendations.
• Participates in weekly status calls and updates clients and teams.

Skills

Curiosity & Skepticism

Strategic problem solving

Initiative & accountability

Communication & storytelling

Adaptability

Self-development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

MRI-Simmons

Kantar

MediaTools

Job description

BarkleyOKRP is seeking a Supervisor, Planning to own key client relationships and craft strategic media recommendations. You will collaborate with MissionOne Media and BarkleyOKRP client experience teams, partnering closely with clients to drive results.

You will lead a team, develop audience insights, and present clear POVs on media trends, with responsibility for budgeting and cross-team coordination in a hybrid work environment.