Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pollinate is an independent, full-service agency based in SE Portland, Oregon. They are seeking a Media Planner I who is experienced in media strategy and capable of navigating client relationships to craft holistic media campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Basic to intermediate understanding of the media landscape and current advertising/media industry trends
- Plan, negotiate and buy media across the media mix
- Effectively oversee multiple client media projects at any given time (including budgets, timelines, and quality of work)
- Skilled in deriving insights from digital campaign data and able to mentor team members in developing concise client reports
- Experience utilizing campaign analytics and syndicated research to inform future campaign approach
- Solid detail skills and adherence to (and ability/willingness to champion) established processes including QA protocols
- Monitors campaigns, vendors, and pacing to ensure potential errors are avoided, particularly those with financial ramifications
- Understanding of current industry best practices involving digital paid media trafficking, brand safety, analytics, and reporting
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams: client services, creative department, analytics, and accounting department
- Maintain healthy client relationships and identify areas of opportunity for client account growth
- Effective in utilizing self-service ad platforms, trafficking platforms, data dashboards, research tools and media buying software
- Resourceful and proactive in improving processes and practices
- Approaches group projects and tasks with a people-first mindset and seek to understand when navigating complex projects with others
- Ability to provide positive mentorship to junior team members (including strategic direction and constructive feedback)
- Seek input from and embrace collaboration with colleagues, mentors, and supervisors to improve work quality
- Complete projects and tasks by established deadlines
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and possess the ability to present client-facing materials
- Interest in automation practices and experience utilizing AI tools such as Gemini, Claude, etc
- Exhibit proficiency across most of these key platforms: Media analytics, planning and buying tools (ex. Google Workspace, Campaign Manager 360, comScore, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Nielsen, MRI-Simmons, Strata, TapClicks, Looker Studio, etc.)
- Effective interpersonal skills, interest in research, curious and adaptable as environments change (growth mindset)
- Able to meet project and task deadlines
- Possess a clear attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Exhibit resourcefulness and proactivity in a fast-paced environment
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients
- Estimate time needed for projects and tasks
- Effectively report weekly time with appropriate level of detail
- Complete training goals as defined
Skills
- Experience planning and buying across the media mix (TV, OTT/CTV, Radio, Digital Audio, Out of Home, Print, Paid Social, Digital Display, Paid Search, Rich Media, Native, Endemic, etc) is required while digital experience is required
- Basic to intermediate understanding of the media landscape and current advertising/media industry trends
- Plan, negotiate and buy media across the media mix
- Effectively oversee multiple client media projects at any given time (including budgets, timelines, and quality of work)
- Skilled in deriving insights from digital campaign data and able to mentor team members in developing concise client reports
- Experience utilizing campaign analytics and syndicated research to inform future campaign approach
- Solid detail skills and adherence to (and ability/willingness to champion) established processes including QA protocols
- Monitors campaigns, vendors, and pacing to ensure potential errors are avoided, particularly those with financial ramifications
- Understanding of current industry best practices involving digital paid media trafficking, brand safety, analytics, and reporting
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams: client services, creative department, analytics, and accounting department
- Maintain healthy client relationships and identify areas of opportunity for client account growth
- Effective in utilizing self-service ad platforms, trafficking platforms, data dashboards, research tools and media buying software
- Resourceful and proactive in improving processes and practices
- Approaches group projects and tasks with a people-first mindset and seek to understand when navigating complex projects with others
- Ability to provide positive mentorship to junior team members (including strategic direction and constructive feedback)
- Seek input from and embrace collaboration with colleagues, mentors, and supervisors to improve work quality
- Complete projects and tasks by established deadlines
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and possess the ability to present client-facing materials
- Interest in automation practices and experience utilizing AI tools such as Gemini, Claude, etc
- Exhibit proficiency across most of these key platforms: Media analytics, planning and buying tools (ex. Google Workspace, Campaign Manager 360, comScore, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Nielsen, MRI-Simmons, Strata, TapClicks, Looker Studio, etc)
- Effective interpersonal skills, interest in research, curious and adaptable as environments change (growth mindset)
- Able to meet project and task deadlines
- Possess a clear attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Exhibit resourcefulness and proactivity in a fast-paced environment
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients
- Estimate time needed for projects and tasks
- Effectively report weekly time with appropriate level of detail
- Complete training goals as defined
- 3+ years paid media experience
- 2+ years digital experience minimum preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing or Advertising preferred but not required
- Previous ad agency experience on a media team across 2+ client categories is preferred
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