Senior Media Planner at Hill Holliday – Boston, Massachusetts

Hill Holliday Media is the boutique media agency arm of Hill Holliday. What makes us unique? Our integration with creative and the way we are able to holistically look at the marketplace when planning and investing our clients’ media budgets. In today’s ever-changing media landscape, knowing where to invest marketing dollars to deliver results can stump even the savviest marketers. That’s where we come in. We combine best-in-class media solutions with breakthrough media receptivity to truly move the needle for our clients, all while keeping one objective in mind – do more of the things that work. It's a deceptively simple concept: Do more. Waste less.

Overview:

The Senior Media Planner leads the development of strategic media plans based on a clear understanding of client objectives and close collaboration with both the media and creative teams. The Senior Media Planner will have heavy client exposure.

Responsibilities:

? Able to write and present media recommendations and media plans

? Has a strong command of latest industry research and agency resources

? Assists in planning overall budgets and manage junior team members in plan or budget development through the planning cycle

? Acts as the "Go To" person on assigned accounts and directs workflow to junior team members

? Writes in a logical flow and can present and defend recommendations

? Able to diagnose media performance and develop insights for optimizations and improvements

? Maintains familiarity with client procedures as well as knowledge in the industry

? Acts as a checkpoint for all media documents and buys

? Is well organized, detail oriented, and demands accuracy

? Prioritizes and manages flow of work to ensure timely delivery of projects

? Inspire creativity and proactivity of media staff

? Foster strong internal / agency communications and relationships

? Establish and maintain client and vendor relationships

Valued Behaviors:

Leadership

? Management experience beyond oneself. Understands the value of developing others and guiding junior team members by providing constructive feedback.

? Able to prioritize work, manage through change and help support junior team members through change.

? Able to lead team and client meetings.

Collaboration

? Diplomatically manages feedback from various team members and perspectives.

? Strong communication skills to both manage upwards and downwards.

? Enjoys working with different people who bring new ideas to the table.

Accountability for Results

? Experience managing projects and deliverables with little oversight.

? Can maintain momentum on projects and deliverables when priorities change and circumstances get demanding.

? Ingenuity that provides new thinking and ideas for the team to deliver great work.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

? Openness to people from all walks of life

? Excitement to learn more about diversity and inclusion

? Foster and promote inclusivity with agency

? Inclusive mindset and willingness to grow

This position is hybrid, based out of the Boston, MA.

Desired Experience:

• 3-5 years as a Media Planner in media agencies
• Proficiency in media-related tools (Nielsen Suite, Telmar, Media Radar, Resonate, etc.