Assistant Media Planner Job Description

Assistant Media Planner Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Assistant Media Planner to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist Media Planner to execute media campaigns and to manage relationships with external media agency partners and vendors;
  • Support media planner and external ops leads to implement tracking tags and problem-solve any coding or implementation issues;
  • Work within analytics, trafficking, ad-serving, and finance to ensure successful campaign management;
  • Manage day-to-day plan changes and maintenance of media plans;
  • Respond to competitive requests;
  • Lead the billing and reconciliation process with the finance team;
  • Work directly with internal stakeholders across Accounts and Creative and PM teams to align on milestone deadlines for campaign launches.

Requirements:

  • Experience with media buying/billing platforms a plus (MediaOcean, Adazzle, Nexelus, etc.);
  • Proficient in Excel;
  • Good listener;
  • Self-motivated with the ability to multitask and work effectively within a fast-paced agency environment;
  • Basic understanding of all forms of media planning, including demand generation, lead generation and branding;
  • Ability to work as part of a team, share ideas and accept constructive reviews;
  • Must be assertive, highly motivated and have strong communications skills;
  • Minimum 1 year’s experience in media planning/buying;
  • Must be goal-oriented and exhibit a high level of professionalism;
  • Experience with digital planning and research tools (Comscore, MRI, SRDS, etc.) a plus.