As an Associate Media Planner, you’ll be responsible for assisting in the development media plans that recognize opportunities and recommending appropriate recruitment advertising solutions for the client. This position joins a team that is focused on results and works together to solve problems.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with account team to understand overall client  business and hiring objectives by function and  location
• Use client knowledge and a variety of tools to make solid on and offline media recommendations;  build and deliver integrated media plans to achieve these goals
• Work closely with media to negotiate packages to offer the best value to clients
• Analyze the results and make optimization recommendations while the media is live and use empirical data to improve results for the next buying cycle
• Ability to manage multiple plans across multiple markets in the US
• Tell the full media story of the campaign lifecycle from inception through optimization to results, and do so in a client-facing, consultative manner  
• Evaluate new advertising opportunities
• Market and demographic research
• Ad hoc media research, such as one-off media packages that are not part of the plan
• Ad placement, Insertion Orders (I.O.s) and contacting media

To learn more about the TMP Chicago office and what we are working on- check out these links: 

https://www.tmp.com/tmp-office-spotlight-chicago

Requirements:

• 0-1 year experience with print and online media negotiating, planning and buying; web/media analytics and reporting
• Critical thinker with excellent MS Office product suite skills who can present complex concepts, media recommendations and data results in a clear and effective manner (PPT and Excel expertise a must)
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in an ever-changing environment and meet tight deadlines
• Be a self-starter who can work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, negotiation and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and their respective participants.) and how they can be deployed in different scenarios
• Familiarity with various interactive mediums including: websites, banners, mobile, etc.
• Experience using comScore and 3rd party recommendation engines a plus

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.