McGarrah Jessee seeks an assistant media planner with 1+ years of relevant experience/education.

We are looking for someone to assist with the development and execution of media plans for a full-service client. In this role, the assistant media planner will collaborate with agency teams and vendor partners every day to produce customized marketing solutions. This individual will work closely with the media planners, media supervisors, associate media director and media director, as well as numerous other cross-functional team members.

Responsibilities:

Media plan development

Help create and maintain comprehensive media engagement plans based on multilevel client initiatives with ownership of up to five market plans

Assist in planning video (digital, TV/cable), audio (digital, radio), OOH, events and more as needed

Provide and analyze industry and consumer research trends, including but not limited to target audience segmentations, effective media mix, category competitive analysis, etc.

Media plan execution & maintenance:

Partner with buying agency to compile and issue buy specs for traditional media channels

Update and manage flowcharts on a consistent basis

Issue RFPs, negotiate buys, create IOs and posting/traffic instructions and create client reports

Help facilitate and QA digital trafficking

Track campaign KPIs and overall performance

Assist in development and delivery of compelling client presentations

Manage/track client approvals

Create and maintain records of insertion orders, schedules, contracts, etc., and work to meet vendor deadlines

Help reconcile media budgets and partner invoices, working with the invoice auditor

Overall

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

Serve as a stellar brand/agency ambassador both internally and externally

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

Strong attention to detail and accuracy is a must

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

This is a remote position.