Assistant Media Planner
Location
AUSTIN
Type
Full Time
McGarrah Jessee seeks an assistant media planner with 1+ years of relevant experience/education.
We are looking for someone to assist with the production and implementation of media plans for a full-service client, help the team track all budgets and collaborate with agency teams, clients and vendor partners every day to produce customized marketing solutions. This individual will work closely with the media planners, media supervisors and media director, as well as numerous other cross-functional team members.
Responsibilities:
- Help create and maintain comprehensive media engagement plans based on multilevel client initiatives
- Assist in planning digital, TV/cable, radio, OOH, events and more as needed
- Assist in development and delivery of compelling client presentations
- Provide and analyze industry and consumer research, including but not limited to target audience segmentations, effective media mix, category competitive analysis, etc.
- Help integrate all facets of the media landscape, including paid, owned and earned
- Foster and manage collaborative relationships to maximize performance
- Keep internal/external teams up to date on media trends, providing formal POVs as necessary
- Customize media procedures to achieve the most efficient and effective outcomes
- Track campaign ROI
- Update and manage flowcharts on a consistent basis
- Manage/track client approvals
- Help invoice, bill and reconcile media budgets
- Serve as a stellar brand/agency ambassador both internally and externally
- Issue RFPs, negotiate buys, create IOs and posting/traffic instructions, manage POP and create client reports
- Help facilitate digital trafficking
- Create and maintain records of insertion orders, schedules, contracts, etc. and work to meet vendor deadlines
- Take clear ownership of assigned tasks
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1+ years of relevant experience/education
- Strong written, oral and presentation skills
- Ability to juggle multiple projects at once, even under pressure, and deliver a high-quality work product
- Attention to detail
- Combination of problem solving, creativity and strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and media math proficiency
- Multimedia experience, some digital experience preferred
- Proficiency in all the necessary tools to get the job done (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, media resources/software, DCM, etc.)
- QSR/restaurant experience a plus
Please do not call. All submissions will be reviewed. Thank you.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
McGarrah Jessee
McGarrah Jessee is an independent brand development agency in Austin, Texas. We partner deeply with uniquely great clients to solve big problems, push creative boundaries and shape all parts of the brand. The result: unusual levels of brand fandom, award-winning work and an employee and client tenure rate that runs counter to the industry.
McGarrah Jessee believes in the power of a workplace that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. And we believe our culture is more inviting and creative and our work more productive and truthful when we are welcoming to all.
McGarrah Jessee is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. Eligible McGarrah Jessee employees can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period per the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). McGarrah Jessee complies with the Employee Polygraph Protection Act. If you need assistance or accommodation during the application process, please email accommodations@mc-j.com or call (512) 225-2258. If you’d like, please note the pronouns you use (she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.) in your application.