Assistant, Media Planner Buyer (Hybrid)

WPP Media•Toronto, ON

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. We are part of GroupM, WPP's global media investment management company.

Requirements

Embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity, Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust, Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

Responsibilities

Support media Planner/Buyers in development of their plans, POVs, reports and presentations
Maintain templates, implementing updates as requested by the planning/buying team
Assist through all stages of the media planning process
Including rankers, insertion orders, buy sheets, MediaOcean/Prisma inputting, billing and discrepancy resolution, trafficking, specs and deadline charts
Pull data reports for planning/buying team to review and analyze
Utilize and understand research tools and vendor platforms for the collection of data
Proactively look for trends and anomalies
Input purchased media into agency stewardship platform (MediaOcean/Prisma)
Manage the billing process and resolve discrepancies with urgency
Escalate vendor invoice errors to Planner/Buyers for negotiation/resolution
Coordinate and schedule meetings with internal teams and vendors as required
Maintain contact/rep lists and assist planning/buying team in vendor outreach