Media Planner

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Our mission is to drive business performance. We use data to create personalized and connected experiences that deliver transformative business outcomes. Our role is to ensure our clients meet their quantifiable business goals every day, consistently, in every market.

We are entirely focused on delivering better business results through optimization, creation, and analysis across all digital platforms. Our scope ranges from recommending how to use content more effectively to optimizing daily media channel performance and maximizing visibility in eCommerce platforms.

• Supports the media planning and buying process for assigned client accounts by translating client briefs into ideas and actions that expand communications planning influence.
• Uses tools to develop strategic communications plans based on execution strategy, rationale, and buy structure to deliver on campaign goals.
• Works closely with creative agency in developing a holistic brand management and marketing planning process, including new product development, positioning concepts, segmentation, creative execution, message distribution, measurement, and optimization.
• Supports the recommendations of the buy structures that encompass the best environments for each client’s target audience, while maximizing value and efficiency.
• Assists with preparing reporting documentation for media planning teams and clients demonstrating the strategy and rationale executed to deliver on campaign goals.
• Works with Traffic Launch and Campaign Delivery teams to ensure flawless implementation of media plans.
• Contributes to the overall campaign strategy and strategies ways to improve and optimize campaign performance to meet client goals.

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Media, Advertising, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
• A minimum 1 year of media planning and/or buying experience focused on all channels – Video, Display, Social, Programmatic, Broadcast, Print & Out of Home, etc.
• Knowledge and hands‑on experience with media planning and buying tools.
• Strong to advanced level MS Office skills:
  Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP’s), Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to work with cross‑functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Aptitude for priority management where it concerns managing multiple deliverables/work streams.
• Ability to organize ideas and present back information logically and sequentially.

Vacancy: Is this posting for the purposes of filling an existing vacancy Y/N?
Salary: $50k-$55k, based on experience. Medical, dental, RRSP, paid time off, and/or other benefits available to all permanent employees.

AI Disclosure: dentsu utilizes artificial intelligence tools as part of its recruitment process, specifically during the sourcing and screening stages. All other parts of the dentsu application and hiring processes do not utilize artificial intelligence tools.

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to working with candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best.

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Location: Calgary

Brand: Dentsu Media

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Entry level

Full-time

Marketing and Sales

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