Media Planner (New York)

Hearts United; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee stock purchase

Paid family leave

Job summary

Hearts United in New York, NY seeks a Media Planner to develop, execute, and evaluate digital media plans for diverse clients. You will translate client goals into data-driven recommendations, manage timelines, and collaborate with creative and analytics teams to optimize campaigns.

The role requires strong communication, proficiency in MS Office, and the ability to work independently with project parameters and budgets.

Qualifications

• Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher/vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content).
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to impactful communications plan development to meet client needs and deliver communications ideas.
• Attend regular client status meetings, creative statuses and maintain ongoing rapport.
• Analyze and provide clients with research data and media/marketing information; including real-time opportunities to stay competitive.
• Provide audience intelligence and data inputs for communications design goal setting and decision making.
• Develop RFPs and oversee submission process with media partners.
• Oversee production timelines, creative development and hand-offs to ensure campaigns launch on time.
• Evaluate partner proposals, negotiate plan details and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Manage campaign implementation, optimization and reporting including IOs, budgets and billing.

Skills

Integrated media planning

Communication skills

Time management

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Media Planner you are an important part of the creation of the most appropriate communications plan for your client to achieve their business goals. You are responsible for helping to strategize, produce and make sense of the key media, consumer and market intelligence required to your clients' connections plan. You have a passion for brands, media and ideas, and within the team are considered the go-to-person on the latest news and innovations going on in media.

In this role, you will develop, recommend, execute, and evaluate digital media plans from inception to completion with moderate oversight from the Manager. The Media Planner should be able to work fairly independently once given project parameters, goals and budgets to develop a sound recommendation with clear rationale.

Responsibilities

• Contributor to impactful communications plan development to meet client needs and deliver communications idea
• Attend regular client status meetings, creative statuses and maintain on-going rapport
• Analyze and provide clients with research data and media/marketing information; including real-time opportunities to ensure our clients are remaining competitive
• Provide communications and audience intelligence and data inputs through the application of syndicated and proprietary systems for communications design goal setting and decision making
• Provide partner selection recommendation and justification designed to deliver on client KPI’s using the most sophisticated use of data and analytics, via multi-faceted, strategic partnerships, while delivering maximum strategic value and efficiency
• Develop the RFPs and oversee the submission process with media partners
• Develop industry and partner POV’s with Manager’s oversight
• Oversee all production timelines, creative development and creative hand-offs to ensure campaign launches on time and without issue
• Evaluate partner proposals, negotiate plan details, develop plan and ultimately present plan recommendations to internal stakeholders and clients
• Oversee campaign implementation, optimization, and performance of campaign activities including authorizations, IO’s, budgets, creative, reporting and the billing and reconciliation process
• Manage all partner specific budget allocation, optimization, media partnership programs and added value details

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher/vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Required PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Desired Skills and Experience

• 1+ years of experience in a digital media planning/buying position at an advertising/media agency
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and vendors
• Experience analyzing data and market research
• Experience delegating assignments to junior staff

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.

The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee's/applicant's skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

Employment Transparency

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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