Assistant Media Planner

Zimmerman Advertising

Assistant Media Planner

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Overall Objective

    The Assistant Media Planner is an entry-level position that is responsible for providing administrative and analytical support in the timely development of media plan documents including but not limited to; Media Plans, Point-of-Views (POVs), and related media analyses for the clients assigned.

    Responsibilities

    • Help in the conception, creation and delivery of innovative, well-targeted, business-building marketing solutions across a variety of digital media to meet or exceed client objectives
    • Work with media vendors and negotiate rates
    • Maintain status reports on all interactive media initiatives
    • Assists in the development, negotiation, implementation, tracking, reporting and optimization of online media buys
    • Analyzes reports and works with the Digital media team and media planning team to recommend needed optimization and changes
    • Communicates day to day digital media related needs and outstanding project tasks to the account service team, project manager and traffic teams for any interactive media campaigns
    • Assists the digital team in staying abreast of emerging trends and communicating innovative, business-building new media recommendations
    • Reads and selects articles to include in our research archive and send to team weekly
    • Assist in the monitoring and preparation of periodic media campaign reviews

    Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or closely related field
    • Entry-Level experience is required, preferably an Internship with a full-service Advertising, PR, or Marketing agency
    • Must be able to work full-time onsite in our Fort Lauderdale, FL office
    • The ability to analyze data and draw actionable insights is crucial for understanding campaign performance
    • MS Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint with effective writing skills
    • Strong verbal and written communication is needed to collaborate with team members and clients
    • Knowledge of Media is highly preferred; Digital, Traditional, and Social
    • Attention to detail is essential for managing multiple media placements, budgets, and deadlines accurately
    • Presentation skills and experience are highly desirable

    Required Skills

    Required Experience

  • Qualifications

    Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience
    • Internship in a full service agency in the area of interactive marketing preferred
    • Effective writing skills
    • Basic knowledge of interactive media concepts and methodologies
    • MS Office: Internet Explorer, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
    • Presentation skills and experience are highly desirable
    • Familiarity with one or more of the following media planning tools is desirable: TNS, Scarborough, Media Monitors, Nielsen, Arbitron, Tactician, Strata and Simmons
    • Third-party ad serving, tracking and reporting expertise (e.g. Double-click)
    • Experience or related intern assignments in retail, restaurant, franchisee operations or Interactive advertising is highly desirable
    • Employed at or intern role at full service agency is highly desirable

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  • Industry
    Marketing and Advertising