Media Planning Associate - Training & Growth

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

401K

Parental and family care leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking an Associate to join the Publicis Media Training Program and build a career supporting media plans and investments. You'll work with client teams across analytics, local buying, planning, programmatic, digital, search, content and social.

You will develop skills in media fundamentals, Excel, PowerPoint, and client relations while collaborating in a fast-paced, creative environment. The role emphasizes teamwork and delivery.

Qualifications

• You thrive on a team, can meet tight deadlines, and can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You are comfortable using Microsoft Excel and Power Point. You’ll use spreadsheets to perform math calculations and percentages to create understand data and create results.
• You want to work in a world of creativity.
• You have a basic understanding of consumer behavior, and you want to spend your days influencing the way brands and consumers interact
• You enjoy managing projects and/or processes and taking on new opportunities
• Experience developing and presenting your thoughts and ideas

Responsibilities

• Participate in team brainstorms to kick off plan and consideration set development.
• Participate in negotiations, including but not limited to: evaluating RFPs, contracting rates, and increasing program value.
• Assist in the creation and presentation of media specific documents such as media plans, tactical decks, and other related functions.
• Meet with vendors to stay on top of marketplace innovations and cultivate relationships within the vendor community
• Work with Senior Associate to project manage programs from proposal stage through end date including compiling specs documents, overseeing asset production, and gaining brand approval.
• Responsible for generating insertion orders and placement and creative trafficking.
• Responsible for the creation of campaign post-launch information such as screenshots, links and placement information to demonstrate proof of placement for clients.
• Own post-campaign reconciliation and billing.
• Assists in management of day-to-day communication with key partners: Vendors, Partner Agencies, and Creative media and social clients
• Demonstrate curiosity and adaptability when learning and using new technologies, including AI, as tools and capabilities continue to evolve across the media landscape.
• Leverage AI to assist with drafting, summarizing, editing, and organizing work (e.g., meeting notes, insights, and workflows) to improve speed and quality, while applying AI tools in ways that best support your specific role and area of focus.
• Apply AI responsibly, following company guidelines to protect client data and proprietary information.

Skills

Teamwork

Deadline management

Project management

Consumer behavior understanding

Presentation skills

Experience presenting ideas

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking an Associate to join the Publicis Media Training Program and build a career supporting media plans and investments. You'll work with client teams across analytics, local buying, planning, programmatic, digital, search, content and social.

You will develop skills in media fundamentals, Excel, PowerPoint, and client relations while collaborating in a fast-paced, creative environment. The role emphasizes teamwork and delivery.