Senior Media Planner Job Posting

Hoffman York; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Vacation

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Hoffman York is seeking a Senior Media Planner to lead data-driven media plans across traditional, digital, social, and streaming channels. You will collaborate with account, creative, and client teams, present strategies, and manage projects from planning through activation and reporting.

You’ll mentor junior staff and serve as a trusted media expert, transforming data into actionable recommendations while optimizing performance and exploring new opportunities and technologies.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of full-time experience in media planning, buying, and reporting.
• Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Marketing, or Communications.
• Certifications (e.g., Google Analytics/Ads, programmatic buying, Meta) are a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Strong writing and communication skills with professional references.

Responsibilities

• Assist with plan presentations backed by data and rationale.
• Analyze audiences, budgets, channel performance to refine strategies.
• Create concise summaries and PowerPoint visuals for reports.
• Coordinate with internal teams, clients, vendors to launch campaigns.
• Apply media buying platform experience (Meta Ads, Google Ads, LinkedIn, TikTok, The Trade Desk).
• Build interactive dashboards showing media buys and KPI progress.
• Monitor results and provide optimization insights for meetings and decks.
• Familiarize with agency research/auditing platforms (Media Radar, MRI/Simmons, Flashtalking/Innovid).

Skills

Media planning

Media buying

Reporting

Data analysis

Project management

Presentations

Team collaboration

Education

Advertising

Marketing

Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Hoffman York is a full-service, independent advertising agency that's been headquartered in Milwaukee for more than 90 years. With a legacy of delivering impactful, integrated work, we help brands succeed across channels and industries from Fortune 200 giants to up-and-coming challengers. We believe great ideas are the currency of transformation. As we like to say, "Ideas will get you everywhere."

Senior Media Planner Job Posting

what we're looking for

Hoffman York is looking for a Senior Media Planner to join the supportive, inquisitive, and analytical-minded media team. Here at HY, you'll find a passion for the important role that the media teamplays in delivering for our clients. We offer exciting opportunities to challenge you and advance your career.

As a HY Senior Media Planner, you will be responsible for developing strategic, data-driven media plans that connect client objectives with the right audiences, channels, and tactics. The role leads media planning and execution across traditional, digital, social, streaming, and other media, while identifying opportunities to optimize performance and incorporate new opportunities and technologies. You would collaborate closely with account, creative, and client teams, building thoughtful recommendations, presenting strategies, and managing projects from initial planning stages through activation and reporting. The Senior Media Planner also mentors junior team members and serves as a trusted media expert in their most experienced areas.

responsibilities

• Assist and collaborate with Media Supervisors and Directors in the preparation of compelling plan presentations that tell a story and are backed with supportive rationale.
• Analyze audiences, budgets, channel performance, and market data to build and refine integrated media strategies.
• Write thoughtful and concise document summaries and Power Point presentations including visually clean Microsoft charts, graphs, and tables.
• Coordinate with internal teams, clients, vendors, and media partners to ensure campaigns launch accurately and stay on schedule and budget.
• Apply experience with media buying platforms to manage buys in HY's self-serve buying platforms (e.g. Meta Ads, Google Ads, LinkedIn, TikTok, The Trade Desk).
• Build interactive dashboards for clients, showcasing all media buy components and with KPI performance progress.
• Monitor campaign results, identify optimization opportunities, and prepare insights and recommendations for client meetings and reporting decks.
• Achieve proficiency in agency research and auditing platforms (e.g. Media Radar, MRI/Simmons, Flashtalking/Innovid).

Note: While creativity is exemplified in how we use numbers, research, and data to tell a story, HY media professionals are not responsible for creative development (design, production, copywriting) or PR.

qualifications

• A previous job position(s) and a minimum of 4 years recent full-time experience in a role with media planning, buying, and reporting is required. Traditional and digital media experiences are relevant.
• A degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communications or a related field. Certifications (e.g., Google Analytics, Google Ads, programmatic buying, Meta) are a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel).
• Well-structured and grammatically-sound writing abilities for writing English-language emails, documents and presentations that are shared both internally and externally to employees, vendors, and clients.
• Positive references that suggest proactivity, comprehension, accuracy, and collaboration.

other competencies

We offer a fun, inclusive agency culture, competitive salary, hybrid work schedule, vacation and comprehensive benefits package.

Hoffman York is an Equal Opportunity Employer.