Senior Trade Media Planner

HDMZChicago, IL
$70,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The HDMZ paid trade media team develops and executes integrated media strategies across traditional media channels, such as print and digital channels, ranging from heavy promotion to paid media placements, to help our clients grow. We match great creative ideas with effective distribution and leading expertise in the paid media healthcare/life sciences space. The Senior Media Planner must have a solid foundation of knowledge and experience across all media channels, with an emphasis on B-to-B marketing and preferably trade media. Have a proven ability to plan, execute, and analyze digital campaigns across display, mobile, rich media, and video. A firm understanding of both branding principles and ROI driving tactics will be critical for this position.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience within trade media and building relationships
  • Leads client meetings and media presentations
  • Expert in life science media and current media landscape
  • Extensive knowledge in clients, competitors, and science applications
  • Has brought and built improvements to process and templates for media team
  • Has made decisions and recommendations that make business more profitable
  • Negotiates on behalf of clients
  • Excels at client relationships
  • Advocates for other HDMZ team members
  • Member of media committees or association
  • Seeks out educational opportunities
  • Expert in media tools (CM, DV360, MediaRadar, and Google Workspace etc)

Responsibilities

  • Develops and presents to the Client multi-channel media plans, with an emphasis on traditional and digital media
  • Comfortable leading media discussions with clients
  • Creates or contributes to agendas prior to client-facing meetings
  • Extensive knowledge of media opportunities and ability to justify recommendations with data and opinions
  • Displays knowledge of clients, products, and target audience to publishers and sales reps
  • Owns relationships with relevant publishers and sales reps
  • Schedules calls and meetings with media reps to advance planning objectives
  • Can find solutions and resolve problems independently
  • Understands metrics and benchmarks to gauge success of campaigns
  • Understands Google Analytics and Digital Marketing terms (Google Ads)
  • Shows desire to improve media process and templates
  • Shows level of organization that allows for shared information and streamlined media planning efforts
  • Can build Data Studio report independently
  • Proficient in Google Workspace
  • Manages the flow of client media-related issues based on changes in direction, goals, and budgets; is aware of the need to create solutions and resolve problems
  • Evaluates various syndicated research and draw conclusions/provide audience profiles
  • Confers with media representatives to evaluate the best use of budgeted funds to achieve marketing and sales objectives
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