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About the Role

The Senior Media Planner supports the development of effective, innovative, and strategic media solutions. This role is responsible for the oversight, coordination, and execution of approved media plans, and manages media planners and assistant media planners. The role reports directly to the Media Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Produces creative, results-driven work that meets client goals and earns industry recognition.
• Identifies and executes innovative media opportunities to maximize impact.
• Manages daily account operations, including billing, budgets, flowcharts, and performance analyses.
• Maintains accurate records, monitors contracts, and ensures timely vendor agreements.
• Leads media strategy and POV development grounded in research and data.
• Applies deep channel expertise to align media with client objectives.
• Stays current on client business priorities, competition, and market dynamics.
• Communicates regularly with supervisors to flag issues and ensure team alignment.
• Negotiates with buying teams and media partners; evaluates partners for strategic fit.
• Maps customer journeys across channels to identify optimal touchpoints.
• Analyzes audience data and validates campaign forecasts and performance.
• Monitors media trends, consumption shifts, and audience behaviors.
• Builds and maintains strong vendor relationships that reflect Noble People’s values.
• Oversees campaign execution, ensuring smooth workflows, timely creative delivery, and accurate placements.
• Leverages data for ongoing analysis, optimization, and troubleshooting via ad servers.
• Ensures precise pacing, delivery, and reconciliation; negotiates credits or adjustments as needed.
• Mentors and delegates to planners and assistants, fostering growth and leadership skills.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Media Planner or Senior Planner in a creative media agency.
• Proven experience managing and developing junior team members.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; able to craft and deliver concise, strategic media recommendations with confidence.
• Trusted for sound creative, strategic, and analytical thinking.
• Strong relationship builder with colleagues, vendors, and clients.
• Proficient in media research tools with a clear understanding of their capabilities and limits.
• Confident advocate for bold, innovative, and transformative ideas.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical abilities; adept at applying insights to strategy and storytelling.
• Solid command of media math and data integration in planning.
• Skilled at translating consumer insights into actionable strategies.
• Experienced, fair, and effective negotiator.
• Detail-oriented and organized under pressure.

Skills

• Media strategy
• Media planning
• Media buying
• Reporting
• Optimization
• Creative thinking
• Data analysis
• Client relationship management
• Vendor management
• Negotiation
• Customer journey mapping
• Audience analysis
• Media research tools
• Critical thinking
• Team leadership

Experience Level

• Senior

Salary/Compensations

• $75,000 - $80,000 per year

Benefits

• 15 PTO days per annum
• Safe & sick days
• Personal and Birthday PTO
• Summer Fridays
• Mental Health & Wellness days
• Sabbatical Program (after 7 years)
• Comprehensive healthcare plan (Medical with Telehealth/virtual care options, Dental, Vision)
• 401K
• STD
• LTD
• Life Insurance
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Flexible Spending Account
• Daily snacks

About the Company

• Noble People is a modern creative media agency that develops original, bold, and provocative media ideas for exciting brands.
• They focus on communications strategy, media planning and buying, and reporting and optimization with a creative and innovative approach.
• The agency is passionate, transparent, and values-driven, stripping out old rules to find smarter ways to make an impact.

Equal Opportunity

• Noble People is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best possible talent.
• They are an equal opportunity employer committed to expanding opportunities for all employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability, or any other characteristic.
• Each person is valued for his or her talents, expertise, experience, and perspective.