Senior Media Planner

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency made up of strategists, data scientists, and artists. We come from politics, brands, and government and we communicate without barriers and measure what matters. We have more than 350 team members in six countries and thirteen offices - Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, D.C., London, Los Angeles, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, and Zürich. We apply our unique expertise across strategic communications, public affairs, research, and digital marketing to create sophisticated and customized strategies that make change possible for both American and European clients.

The Impact You Will Make

In this position as Senior Media Planner, you will support the execution and management of paid media campaigns across numerous clients on the Paid Media team. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is interested in building a career in digital advertising in an agency setting.

• Starting Salary Range: $58,000 - $65,000
• Expectation to work from one of our offices (Chicago, DC, NYC, SF, LA) at least 3 days a week

What the Day-to-Day Looks Like

• Support lead planners on complex advertising campaigns across all planning, launching, management and reporting aspects
• Work closely with internal media buying, marketing analytics teams and client service teams to bring media programs to life.
• Participate in all phases of advertising campaign planning and execution, including:
• Research audience insights, develop media mix, budget allocations and integrated media strategies to align with client objectives
• Lead media plan launches including relevant paperwork, ad trafficking, proof of performance, creative delivery and internal communication
• Identify media KPIs that align with client objectives and monitor and optimize to achieve client goals. Develop report templates that show campaign performance and deliver reports to internal stakeholders
• Manage monthly billing between external vendors and internal finance teams. Handle any discrepancies among internal and external partners
• Manage vendor communications, requests for proposals (RFPs) and negotiate items such as rates, terms and conditions, and added value
• Keep abreast of media trends and technologies, proactively sharing new opportunities with the wider paid media team
• Compile updates on vendor capabilities and offerings; maintain and update internal tracking system