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Mullen Lowe Media Planner in New York, New York
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. Media Planners must have strong mathematical abilities, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle multiple projects.
Responsibilities
\* Demonstrate strong understanding of media fundamentals.
\* Gather and analyze appropriate research to provide sound and strategic consumer insight driven media recommendations.
\* Ensure proper execution of media plans by monitoring buys/schedules.
\* Demonstrate proficiency with Mediahub and industry systems/tools (Kantar, MRI).
\* Build trustworthy relationships internally, with agency partners and with clients and appropriately respond to client needs.
\* Develop strategically sound, technically correct and accurate Media Plans for clients.
\* Regularly solicit and evaluate value added opportunities for clients.
\* 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.).
\* 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 and/or reviewing AMP notes from all meetings and disseminating them for final review before being sent to the larger team.
\* Responsible for key research runs and starting to build the ability to critically assess the data for strategies (with input from Snr. Planner/Supervisor).
\* You will manage some partner negotiations with limited oversight and assistance from your Senior Planners and Supervisors. You will be responsible for contributing to/preparing/writing slides for client presentation decks.
\* Build strong, positive relationships with media reps.
\* Keep up with latest trends/events in advertising and automotive industry and other client related industries.
\* Develop in-depth knowledge of client's business.
Qualifications
\* Bachelors degree preferred.
\* 1+ years of experience within a top creative and/or media shop (and top culture brands) preferred.
\* Must be able to occasionally travel to supported markets or client events
\* 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. And developing negotiation skills
\* Experience in Traditional and digital media planning/buying
\* Proficient in Power Point
\* Advanced Word, Excel and Writing Skills
The salary range for this position is $60,000-$70,000.
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: - 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.
Mediahub Worldwide participates in E-Verify.
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MullenLowe is an EEO/AA M/F/Disability/Vet Employer. MullenLowe participates in E-Verify.