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Digitas North America · 14 hours ago

Associate Media Planner

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$50K/yr - $66K/yr

1+ years exp

Digitas North America is a Networked Experience Agency focused on creating magnetic experiences for brands. They are seeking an Associate Media Planner to support media planning efforts, including gathering information, managing proposals, and overseeing campaign delivery.

Marketing & Advertising

Responsibilities

Gathering information during the media buying and strategy stage (cue impeccable research & organization skills)

Mastering media research tools to ferret out the best available information and data out there (tools include MRI, @plan, Scarborough, AdRelevance and CMR)

Managing Requests for Proposal and assuming full responsibility for execution of approved media buys

Inputting data into presentation format (PowerPoint, Prezi and Keynote wizards need apply)

Organizing and overseeing the trafficking and implementation process of Web creative as well as monitoring campaign delivery and compiling reporti

Qualification

Media planningMedia research toolsExcel proficiencyGenerative AI toolsCommunication skillsTime managementAttention to detail

Required

Four years of college education and one to three years of experience in an office environment (preferably at a communications-related company, and ideally at a creative agency)

Computer skills that make the old guys envious, as well as an intuitive understand of the digital tools that are reshaping the media and advertising world every day

Effective time-management, impeccable attention to detail and a compulsive ability to stay organized amidst many moving parts

Amazing communication skills - you're straightforward, you're candid and, above all, you're thoughtful & kind

Proficiency in managing numbers - if you can whip through an Excel document, you've got an ace in your pocket

A love of media - and the motivation to learn everything you can and get better at everything you do

Preferred

Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation