Media Planner

Company description

About Team One :

Team One is Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We’re known as the ‘architects of aspiration’ helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture.

We’re a team of 400+ creators, doers, and difference-makers across six North American offices—Los Angeles (our HQ), Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boise. Together, we’re proud partners to iconic brands, including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, Barclays, The RealReal, HKS Architects, Metabo HPT, KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Moėt Hennessy, Citi., and Cathay Pacific Airlines.

We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity, connection, and exceptional culture (that has landed us awards like Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators and Ad Age's "Best Places to Work" in 2024).

Overview

About this Position :

We’re looking for a Media Planner to develop smart, effective media plans across multiple Lexus Dealership Association (aka LDA) regional markets. You’ll tap into local media habits, consumer behavior, and marketplace trends to build strategies that deliver real impact. In this role, you’ll guide Assistant Media Planners, collaborate closely with Account teams, and use tools like Nielsen, ComScore, IHS, and Kantar to keep plans sharp and informed. You’ll also help drive larger LDA initiatives, explore new media opportunities, and ensure flawless campaign execution.

What You’ll Do :

Develop and present media plans across multiple smaller markets

Manage assigned market financials / budgets including flowcharts, billing discrepancies / reconciliations,, and vendor negotiations

Train, mentor and assist Assistant Media Planner with delegated responsibilities

Execute responsibilities for assigned markets including but not limited to :

Issue Goal entries and Buy Authorizations for local buys

Review and approve Spot Buys for accuracy based on provided guidelines

Develop Heavy Up / Cut recommendations

Maintain digital buys and compile / analyze metrics reports

Ensure accuracy and timely updates of the Master Planning Sheets

Develop POV evaluations

Maintain regular communication with account teams and media buyers / vendors to foster strong working relationships

Strengthen presentation skills through internal and client-facing opportunities

Lead special projects as assigned

Travel as needed to client and agency meetings and initiatives

What You Bring : A Bachelor’s degree

Two years of advertising or transferable experience

Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Experience working with MediaOcean (OX), Mediatools / Guideline, Prisma or equivalent programs

Strong communication skills - both written and verbal

Ability to build rapport and strong collaborative relationships with internal teams and external vendors and partners

Why It’s Great to Work Here :

We live by our C.O.R.E. values :

Collaborative -We work together to get better stuff done than we could alone.

Optimistic -Honest and confident in our quest forward; believing the impossible is possible.

Results-driven -Creativity is always in service of results and never for its own sake.

Entrepreneurial -Build something new. Shoot for the moon.

We offer comprehensive benefits and ‘work perks’ like great options for medical / dental / vision insurance, 401(k) with company matching, unlimited PTO, generous paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, family forming assistance reimbursement, pet adoption assistance + “pawternity” leave, etc.

We have a hybrid work schedule (3 days a week in office / 2 days from wherever your heart desires).

We’re part of Publicis Groupe which is a huge global network, so there are many resources that come with that like Business Resource Groups for a variety of communities like Publicis Parents, VivaWomen, Egalité, etc.

We give back to our communities with our annual Day of Good and volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

We love to grow our talent and promote from within whenever possible, and we offer professional development trainings and regular structured performance reviews.

We have a lot fun! We have a whole committee called “Team Fun” that plans parties and events for us to celebrate birthdays, holidays, cultural moments, etc. Some recent fun events include a flower bouquet bar, origami lessons, and hearing from creative entrepreneurs at our Moonshot speaker series.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range : $49,305.00- $65,415.00. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer / temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 2 / 6 / 2025.

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