Associate Media Planner

As an Associate Media Planner, you are eager to dive into the world of media trafficking, reporting, buying and implementation, and hit the ground running with support from the Media team. With guidance from your Media Director, you’re ready to break into the digital media landscape and learn as much as you can about current media trends and the collaboration between media syndication and creative development. You bring a passion for Media to the office, and your enthusiastic personality makes you keen to offer insights into campaign analysis and optimization. Working across all areas of the Media process, you want to get your hands dirty—and you are ready to learn from the robust team at Critical Mass. You’ll also support the Media team’s administrative needs by briefing the team on client files, campaign contracts, and conducting research.  

You Will:  

• Coordinate the management, trafficking, optimization, buying and reporting of all campaign initiatives.  
• Work with Critical Mass headquarters to execute payment of invoices and pre-bill process  
• Support media campaign set-up and execution, including working with other internal teams and clients to secure deliverables.  
• Support Marketing and Media Managers in reporting templates, data and data management and presentations to clients.
• Learn to provide insight into campaign analysis and optimization. 
• Research and prepare new information for paid media plans, RFPs, and presentations.  
• Evaluate, build and maintain relationships in the display and emerging media community.  
• Stay up-to-date on and advise the Marketing and Media groups on the latest trends in interactive marketing/media and developments.  
• Aid in the development of “Point of View” (POV) documents on new trends or special opportunities.  

You Have:  

• Exposure to or experience in digital media (prior internship or project) or related programs
• General understanding of digital media and the digital landscape.
• Familiarity with and passion for digital media.  
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.  Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines while paying attention to details. 
• Ability to work effectively under stressful situations and time constraints.  
• Ability to work effectively across functional groups or geographic offices.  
• Good project management, planning and organizational skills.  
• Ability to work independently, yet seek help when needed.
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel. 
• Independent and able to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity.  
• Flexible and able to quickly adapt to new situations. 

 What We Offer 

• Global maternity and parental leave 
• Competitive benefits packages 
• Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days 
• Six free therapy sessions through Therify  
• Access to online services for families and new parents  
• Hybrid work options* 
• Extensive winter holiday office closures
• Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
• Funding towards internal learning and development
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts  

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 2 days a week.