Junior Media Planner

Universal Music•New York, NY

9d•$60,500 - $85,500•Onsite

About The Position

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world. The REPUBLIC Collective, a division of the east coast record label groups, are seeking a Junior Media Planner to support frontline and catalog repertoire. This is a permanent, full-time position based in our New York City headquarters. Artist success is our ultimate metric, and what drives our mindset, skillset, and company culture. The ideal candidate for this position is passionate about the ever-changing advertising landscape, understands how to setup and strategically plan effective ad campaigns, and they care deeply about MUSIC! They have hands-on experience planning or buying across digital media channels, including paid search, social, programmatic, display, video, mobile as well as emerging media and new technology platforms. This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, managing multiple workstreams and communications simultaneously. The Junior Media Planner must bring strong organizational skills and attention to detail, building and maintaining media plans, gathering and tracking approved assets, tracking POs and budgets, optimizing campaigns, driving toward goals and ROI, and clearly communicating strategy and campaign results to marketing stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, preferably with a concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, or communications preferred
Minimum 2 years media planning or buying experience - preferably within entertainment, e-commerce, or agency environments.
Confidence in written and verbal communication skills in a professional environment
Experience planning or buying Meta, Google AdWords, TikTok, X, Snapchat, and other channels
Understanding of Google Shopping, Demand Gen, and PMAX campaigns, Facebook Commerce Manager, and Shopify
Proficiency in Keynote, Word, Excel and PowerPoint with ability to build compelling reports detailing campaign successes, ROI and learnings.
Experience with DoubleClick, Google Analytics, Domo, Looker, Linkfire
Demonstrated ability to drive eCommerce revenue growth and lead generation through paid media.
Passionate music fan with understanding of different artists & music fan community dynamics

Responsibilities

Develop and plan paid media campaigns including ecommerce promotions across socials, search, video, and programmatic platforms.
Understand pixel implementation on websites for data collection and conversion tracking.
Identify and define target audiences, analyzing consumer behaviors, shopping habits, and media consumption patterns.
Build and manage first-party and custom audiences for ad campaigns across different music genres
Manage media budgets and POs, track spend, pacing, and optimization opportunities
Research trends, innovations, and changes that impact media planning and buying
Lead test-and-learn initiatives including creative A/B testing, multivariate testing, and platform or format experimentation.
Provide recommendations to improve landing pages, websites, and overall user experience to optimize paid conversions
Identify growth areas and strategies to sell D2C eCommerce products, drive streaming, downloads, and break new artists

Benefits

Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
2-weeks paid Winter Break
10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent