Media Planner

Company Description About Team One: Team One is Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We’re known as the ‘architects of aspiration’ helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture. We’re a team of 400+ creators, doers, and difference-makers across six North American offices—Los Angeles (our HQ), Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boise. Together, we’re proud partners to iconic brands, including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, Barclays, The RealReal, HKS Architects, Metabo HPT, KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Moët Hennessy, Citi, and Cathay Pacific Airlines. We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity, connection, and exceptional culture that have been recognized with honors like Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators and Ad Age’s Best Places to Work. Job Description About This Position: The Media Planner develops and manages media plans across multiple regional markets for our client, the Lexus Dealer Association (LDA), using a strong understanding of local media habits, consumer behavior, and marketplace trends. In this role, you’ll partner closely with the Platforms and Account Management teams, and ensure market plans and reporting are accurate and on time. You will work with research tools like Nielsen, ComScore, IHS, and Kantar, and collaborate with buying partners to keep campaigns running smoothly. You’ll also support larger LDA initiatives and look for fresh media opportunities that strengthen the overall media mix. Some travel may be required for client and agency meetings. What You’ll Do: Develop media plans across multiple smaller markets Responsible for assigned market LDA financials including flowcharts, billing discrepancies, and vendor negotiations Collaborate with bullpen to support and/or approve their work on your assigned markets Goal entries and buy authorizations Flow charts and budgets Budget and Billing Reconciliations Financial Discrepancies Maintain digital buys and compile/analyze metrics reports Review and approve spot buys for accuracy based on provided guidelines. Developing Heavy Up/Cut recommendations Ensure accuracy and timely updates of the Master Planning Sheets Develop POV evaluations Maintain daily communication with account management teams and media buyers to foster strong working relationships Build and maintain positive relationships with the media community Create and potentially deliver client presentations for dealer meetings using PowerPoint or other presentation tools Strengthen communication skills through internal and client‑facing opportunities Lead special projects as assigned Travel as needed to support client and agency meetings and initiatives Attend market meetings as media experts, answering questions about media strategies and performance in support of the presenter What You Bring: A Bachelor’s degree At least two years of media planning or transferable experience Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint Experience with MediaOcean (OX), Mediatools/Guideline, Prisma or equivalent programs Strong communication skills – both written and verbal Ability to be an enthusiastic, collaborative team player Good time management skills – ability to prioritize projects and meet tight deadlines when needed Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy on both internal and client‑facing work Why It’s Great to Work Here: We live by our C.O.R.E. values: Collaborative - We work together to get better stuff done than we could alone. Optimistic - Honest and confident in our quest forward; believing the impossible is possible. Results‑driven - Creativity is always in service of results and never for its own sake. Entrepreneurial - Build something new. Shoot for the moon. We offer comprehensive benefits and ‘work perks’ including medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) with company matching, unlimited PTO, generous paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, family‑forming assistance reimbursement, pet adoption assistance + “pawternity” leave, etc. We have a hybrid work schedule (4 days a week in office / 1 day from wherever your heart desires). We’re part of Publicis Groupe which is a huge global network, so there are many resources that come with that like Business Resource Groups for a variety of communities like Publicis Parents, VivaWomen, Egalité, etc. We give back to our communities with our annual Day of Good and volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We love to grow our talent and promote from within whenever possible, and we offer professional development trainings and regular structured performance reviews. We have a lot of fun! We have a whole committee called “Team Fun” that plans parties and events for us to celebrate birthdays, holidays, cultural moments, etc. Some recent fun events include a flower bouquet bar, origami lessons, and hearing from creative entrepreneurs at our Moonshot speaker series. Additional Information Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $50,065.00 - USD $63,200.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 7/27/2026. #J-18808-Ljbffr