Media Planner HYBRID

Digital People; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital People in Irvine, CA seeks an Associate Media Planner on a long-term contract to support a cross-functional media planning team across multiple brands. This role emphasizes coordination, operational efficiency, and accurate billing.

The role will drive media operations, calendar maintenance, and collaboration with internal teams and external vendors, requiring strong organization and clear communication in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, vendor-management, and cross-functional relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to learn complex processes quickly and manage multiple deadlines and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Media Operations: Manage intake processes and move work orders through the media workflow, including IOs/POs, contracting, and billing.
• Campaign Coordination: Launch approved campaigns, maintain media calendars and trackers, manage documentation, and ensure information stays accurate.
• Vendor Management: Coordinate with media vendors to gather specifications, obtain missing information, identify gaps, and resolve issues.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with internal managers, vendors, and teams across media verticals to keep projects moving and campaigns on schedule.
• Process Management: Learn complex workflows quickly, follow contracts through execution and billing, and ensure all steps are completed.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Vendor-management

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Job description

Associate Media Planner

Long term contract (1 year with possible extension)

Irvine, CA -Hybrid position - 3 days onsite/2 days remote

GROWTH POTENTIAL

Associate Media Planner - Role Summary

The Associate Media Planner will support an integrated media planning team within our client’s internal agency, working cross-functionally across 17 brand teams and multiple therapeutic areas. This is a coordination-focused role responsible for helping move media campaigns from approval through launch, execution, and billing.

Key Responsibilities

• Media Operations: Manage intake processes and help move work orders through the media workflow, including insertion orders (IOs), purchase orders (POs), contracting, and billing.
• Campaign Coordination: Help launch approved campaigns, maintain media calendars and creative trackers, manage documentation, and ensure information stays accurate and up to date.
• Vendor Management: Coordinate with media vendors to gather specifications, obtain missing information, identify documentation gaps, and resolve issues.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with internal managers, vendors, and teams across multiple media verticals to keep projects moving and campaigns on schedule.
• Process Management: Learn complex workflows quickly, follow contracts through execution and billing, and ensure all necessary steps are completed.

Ideal Candidate

• Extremely organized and detail-oriented.
• Able to learn complex processes quickly and manage multiple moving pieces.
• A confident communicator who can work with internal teams and external vendors.
• Proactive, able to think independently, and comfortable coordinating across teams.

Additional Details

• This is a true support and coordination role with exposure to a variety of agency functions, both internally and externally.
• Opportunity for growth, with potential for contract-to-hire.
• Systems mentioned: M3MI and MediaTools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or related field
• 2-4 years of experience in marketing, healthcare, media planning, media buying, campaign operations, or a related fieldExceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and dependencies
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and shared tracking tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication, vendor-management, and cross-functional relationship-building abilities
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, regulated environment, proactively escalating risks and resolving issues

The base pay range listed reflects what we reasonably expect to offer for this role. Actual pay may vary based on location, experience, and performance. Depending on the position, benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement and savings plans; paid holidays and time off; supplemental insurance; and additional wellness or incentive programs.

About Us

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