Assistant Media Planner

Mediahub Worldwide is a global media planning and buying company with over 900 employees worldwide. We are an award-winning agency built for challenger brands – those disrupting the status quo and looking to reinvent how to reach consumers and measure success. Our smart and nimble team consists of key verticals including Insights + Action (Comms), P3 (Search, Paid Social & Programmatic), and our creative media group, the R+D (Radical + Disruptive) Lab, which specializes in working with avant-garde media partners to develop ideas that consumers seek out, share and talk about.

As one of the three major Interpublic media agencies (NYSE: IPG), we are powered by the buying and intelligence power of Magna Global and the data and tech backbone of Kinesso. We’re proud to have been named Adweek’s 2018 U.S. Media Agency of the Year and Ad Age’s 2019 and 2020 Media Agency of the Year.

Our mission? To be an agency that attracts, retains, and promotes outstanding employees of all backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities while fostering an accepting, antiracist culture and atmosphere where all employees can do their best work and feel safe, fulfilled and appreciated. We hope you will join us!

Position Overview

The Planning team builds and maintains strong client relationships. Their focus is to think strategically about the business, develop business by building opportunities and actively contribute to the planning process. This team effectively problem solves, generates innovative solutions and displays energy and passion for the work presented. Mediahub strives to challenge the status quo by consistently looking beyond the quantitative. To be most successful at Mediahub, you must be organized, creative, and confident to support media issues relative to your account(s).

The successful candidate must also maintain a positive attitude in the face of a constantly changing environment. Must be a problem solver and professional in all communications both inside the agency and with clients.

Assistant Media Planners must have the ability to juggle multiple projects and should be driven, detail-oriented, amicable, a strong collaborator and hungry to do great work.

Responsibilities

The role of Assistant Media Planner will be responsible for planning traditional and digital media channels. The Assistant Media Planner’s main role is to work closely with Planner(s) in developing and maintaining media plans while absorbing as much media knowledge as possible.

• Inputting of buys, trafficking for digital buys, Media Authorizations, issuing of Insertion Orders, initial understanding and assistance (as needed) with Billing Process, updating team status documents and working across the internal cross functional teams (Video Investments, R&D Labs, creative, etc.).
• Beginning to help with evaluation of media (OTT, TV, Cinema, OLV, Print, OOH, etc..).
• Additional tasks include Reach/Frequency runs (IMS Tools) and Pulling target information from MRI, SCOUT (our Mediahub proprietary tool).
• Taking notes during all meetings and disseminating them for final review before being sent to the larger team.
• You are the conduit for your team in setting up media rep meetings for the team and ensuring that calendars are up-to-date for these meetings (description of the meetings, who we are meeting with, goals of meeting).
• You will be pulling other syndicated research such as competitive runs, social conversation as well as assisting with pacing and reporting.
• As you grow in this role you will be taking on some partner negotiations with oversight and assistance from your Planners and Supervisors as well as starting to assist with preparing/writing of slides for our presentation decks.
• Assists in budget reporting, flowchart development, status report writing, invoice clearing and payment approval.
• Assists in quarterly competitive spending reports for appropriate clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business administration/marketing preferred.
• No agency experience required. Internship or relevant coursework. Creative environment is a plus.
• Desire to learn new things, both formally and informally.
• Passion to collaborate in a creative environment.
• Ability to work on several projects at once.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in Power Point
• Advanced Word, Excel and Writing Skills

About You

• You are a great interpersonal communicator and are able to effectively communicate with others within not only Mediahub but within the broader agency as well.
• You are able to adapt to working with people/team members with different work styles and able to work within a multi-supervisory environment as needed.
• You are positive, promote kindness and contribute to the overall culture of Mediahub. Your goal is to not only see yourself grow but to see others do well as well.
• You are able to demonstrate the ability to successfully multi-task, manage your time and show superb organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• As you work building your skill set as an Assistant Media Planner you are more and more able to take initial direction, then transition into a more independent work style.
• As you continue to grow, we will be looking for emerging proficiencies such as intuition, creativity, leadership (showing independent initiative, professionalism and improved performance pace.

The salary range for this position is $45,000-$50,000.

Where you are paid within this range depends on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as your background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Here at Mediahub Worldwide, we believe that being together in person creates an energy that allows for innovation and collaboration. With that said, we are committed to remaining flexible and embrace different ways of working. As of January 2023, Mediahub Worldwide has adopted a flex work model in which employees work from their dedicated office at least one day per week.

BENEFITS OF JOINING Mediahub Worldwide:

One of our primary goals is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our compensation plan includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• We believe that being together in person creates an energy that allows for innovation and collaboration. With that said, we are committed to remaining flexible and embrace different ways of working. Mediahub Worldwide has adapted a flex work model which requires you to be within commutable distance of your dedicated company office (within 2 hours).
• Healthcare Options
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription Coverage
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Unlimited PTO and year-round “Summer Fridays”
• Paid family leave
• Health and wellness support including an Employee Assistance Program, Calm/Headspace discounts, parenting resources and more
• On-demand professional coaching
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Exclusive discounts on cell phones, gyms, and everyday purchases

Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and, if hired, present proof of vaccination prior to start date, unless eligible for a medical or religious accommodation or other accommodation required under applicable law.

You must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this role.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

Work is regularly performed in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodations for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: [email protected] – please include your location in the subject line of your email (BOS, NY, LA, WNS, MPLS)

Mediahub Worldwide is an EEO/AA M/F/Disability/Vet Employer.

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