Supervisor, Media

McDonald's Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Long-term incentive unavailable

Benefits eligible

Job summary

McDonalds Corporation in Chicago is seeking a results-driven Media Planner to help shape national media strategies across digital, social, video, and audio channels. You will partner with agencies, manage timelines, and optimize campaigns to meet business objectives.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience, a bachelor’s in marketing or related field, strong analytics, and excellent communication. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in media planning, buying, activation, or strategy.
• Foundational understanding of digital, social, video, and omnichannel media.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance data.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of national media plans across digital, social, video, audio, and emerging channels.
• Partner with agency teams to manage campaign timelines, deliverables, and executional details.
• Assist in developing audience strategies and media recommendations grounded in consumer insights and campaign objectives.
• Monitor campaign performance and identify optimization opportunities throughout campaign flighting.
• Support testing and learning initiatives designed to improve media effectiveness and efficiency.
• Work closely with media agencies to ensure accurate and timely campaign implementation.
• Assist in gathering media inputs and performance data for business reviews and campaign recaps.
• Support the management of key deliverables, approvals, and communication between internal teams and agency partners.
• Help maintain campaign reporting tools and documentation.
• Stay current on media trends, platform updates, and emerging technologies.
• Identify opportunities to bring new ideas, channels, and approaches into media planning discussions.
• Support the development of media best practices, tools, and training resources for internal teams.

Skills

3-5 years media planning

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Project management

Collaborative mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Advertising/Business/Communications

Job description

Company Description:

McDonalds is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily.We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonalds remains one of the world's leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonalds means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At McDonalds, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

Department Overview

Working closely with the Media Manager, agency partners, and cross-functional teams, this role helps ensure campaigns are planned, activated, measured, and optimized effectively across paid media channels. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, detail-oriented media professional with strong digital media experience, a passion for consumer behavior, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Duties

Support the development and execution of national media plans across digital, social, video, audio, and emerging channels.

Partner with agency teams to manage campaign timelines, deliverables, and executional details.

Assist in developing audience strategies and media recommendations grounded in consumer insights and campaign objectives.

Monitor campaign performance and identify optimization opportunities throughout campaign flighting.

Support testing and learning initiatives designed to improve media effectiveness and efficiency.

Work closely with media agencies to ensure accurate and timely campaign implementation.

Assist in gathering media inputs and performance data for business reviews and campaign recaps.

Support the management of key deliverables, approvals, and communication between internal teams and agency partners

Help maintain campaign reporting tools and documentation.

Stay current on media trends, platform updates, and emerging technologies.

Identify opportunities to bring new ideas, channels, and approaches into media planning discussions.

Support the development of media best practices, tools, and training resources for internal teams.

Qualifications

3-5 years of experience in media planning, buying, activation, or strategy.

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, or a related field.

Foundational understanding of digital, social, video, and omnichannel media.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance data.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Effective communication and presentation skills.

Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Collaborative mindset and desire to learn within a highly cross-functional marketing organization.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: No

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is$78,281.00 -$97,852.00per year
The above represents the expectedsalaryrange for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining yourpay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, including but not limited to comprehensive health insurance, which includes medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision coverage, as well as, life insurance.

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

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