Company Description

A global agency network, dedicated to our clients’ long term, sustainable growth. We deliver growth through fully integrated solutions and are powered by dentsu Group’s best-in-class media, data, technology and content capability. Across the world we work hand in hand with our clients’ other agencies, and tap into our vast landscape of innovators, from tech giants to upstart startups. 

Job Description

We are looking to add a Manager, Media Planning to our Chicago - based dentsuX team. Your responsibilities will bring you in person with your team and client on a periodic basis. You will join a supportive team and work with a client that sees us as a true partner. You and your team will support one of the nation's most well-known CPG brands.

You will serve in an important junior/mid-level role potentially more in time. You will report directly into the Senior Manager Media Planning. You will also get to demonstrate your working knowledge of the media space (Traditional and Digital media preferred) and available media research and systems. You will help manage the daily tasks by assuring focus on important client goals and communicating appropriate resource needs to meet ongoing client goals.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding of all media channels and experience coordinating across multiple media disciplines with a heavy focus on TV/CTV/Social/Digital
• 1 years of experience with upper funnel media awareness campaigns
• Coordinate with creative agencies on creative assets and accounts needs
• Coordinate with multi-channel teams to design modern, strategic and thoughtful integrated media plans across a myriad of awareness-based channels (TV, CTV, Video, Social, Programmatic and Audio)
• Comfort overseeing and communicating directly with clients on questions and media plans
• Help evaluate timelines and manage daily deliverables
• Experience w/ analyzing competitive landscapes, pulling reports using agency tools and compiling insights
• Manage a large Media Budget and Flowchart
• Guide media channel selection and forward think on new opportunities

Qualifications

• 2 years of total experience in a large agency setting
• 2 years of media planning and buying experience in the TV, CTV, Social and digital landscape
• 1 years of experience with Media Ocean, DDS, Nielsen Ad Intel, Pathmatics, Media Tools, Web Analytics, Ad Servers, Media Research tools
• Understanding of planning sponsorship campaigns on a national level
• Experience promoting collaborative relationships with other teams
• Comfortable working with budgets/numbers and an understanding of mathematical concepts

Additional Information

What you get:

• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Opportunity to get experience with a variety of leading brands
• Agile, remote work environment with periodic in person meetings
• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible time-off
• 16 weeks paid parental leave

The anticipated salary range for this position is $62,400 - $83,375 Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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About dentsu
Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

Dentsu, Innovating to Impact.

Find out more:
https://www.dentsu.com/https://www.group.dentsu.com/en/

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

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