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A prominent International Media Agency seeks a planner buyer to join their team and deliver effective, innovative and integrated media planning and buying campaigns for an impressive client.

About the Job

As Media Planner Buyer, you will:

• Support the Activation Manager with the implementation of online and offline media planning and buying campaigns, whilst working with the Operations Department to ensure trafficking runs smoothly.
• Ensure online media planning and buying campaign reports are accurately maintained and that key trends are identified for optimisation.
• Support the Activation Manager in conducting media and consumer research, and analysing data for relevant insights.
• Act as a pivotal client contact for all planning and buying matters and handle client administration including invoice tracking.
• Build relationships with media owners, assess their relevance against client objectives and carry out negotiations.
• Work collaboratively with third party agencies i.e. creative agencies.

About the Person

You will:

• Possess experience of handling digital media planning and buying campaigns within a recognised UK media agency, coupled with exposure to offline media planning and buying.
• Have an understanding of communications planning and the desire to enhance skills and experience coupled with a broad understanding of marketing disciplines.
• Possess experience with industry tools, such as Telmar (EMS, TGI), Comscore, Nielsen Adrelevance and DDS.
• Be familiar with Adservers and the trafficking process.
• Have strong analytical, numerical, workflow management, organisational, Microsoft Office, time management, financial management and negotiation skills and experience.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills and ideal be exposed to other languages as well.

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