Media Planner Buyer

We’re Mediahub, the industry’s best kept secret. This year we got our first Campaign School Report, coming in at number one for building the most ethnically diverse team in the industry. COMvergence rank us as the UK's fastest growing media agency for the second year running. We bring a challenger mindset to everything we do. Brands choose to work with us to disrupt category norms. We offer the best of both worlds: a start-up culture backed by Mediabrands. Just some of the brands we work with include New Balance, Pinterest, and Akzo Nobel.

You’ll be joining an agency that is for everyone. We live by our values:

• Anticipate tomorrow - we are challengers, proactive in thinking about what needs to happen today to make tomorrow better.
• Hustle from the heart - we move fast, take ownership, and look out for each other.
• Perform with pride - we take pride and care in what we do and strive for excellence.
• Believe you can - believe in yourself to make a difference; believe in each other to do great things.
• Stay curious - we have fun on the journey of discovery.

Position overview: We are looking for a media planner buyer to join our smart, fun, and award-winning New Balance team. In this role, you will be the day-to-day steward for your client(s), including accurate budget control and flow of media activity across partnerships, digital, social, TV, outdoor, and audio. We manage New Balance’s brand media across Europe from our London hub, so you will also be planning in different markets.

At Mediahub, your roles and responsibilities will be centred around the below core competencies:

• Client Service - Contribute to weekly client calls, present to clients with support from the team, understand the client’s business, the industry in which they operate, their business and campaign objectives, and the difference between those two.
• Media Strategy & Execution - Work on responses to brief, including audience insights, planning scenarios, and creating media plans. Demonstrate proficiency with industry systems/tools (TGI, GWI, YouGov, Nielson). Display a good understanding of all relevant media channels and key partners. Manage the delivery of weekly reports and contribute to post-campaign analysis. Manage the trafficking of digital campaigns, working closely with our in-house Ad Ops team.
• Commercial - Help to negotiate media costs with media owners. Book campaigns accurately and by set deadlines to help ensure a smooth finance process.
• Career Development & Team Management - We’ll give you training in all the key tools we use for audience insights and scenario planning, as well as channel training. Longer-term, work towards Account Manager role.

Desired Skills and Experience: We’re looking for someone who ticks some or all of these boxes:

• Media planning experience required across digital & offline media.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Has strong attention-to-detail.
• Enjoys working as part of a fast-paced team.
• Experience planning, negotiating, and executing across all digital channels including OLV, Social, Mobile, etc.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, e.g., suppliers, advertising/marketing agencies, media owners, and internal specialist resources.
• Loves a challenge and is keen to get stuck in.
• Is excited to learn more about New Balance.
• Is interested in sport, fashion, and/or cultural trends.

Employee Transparency: At Mediabrands and Kinesso, we celebrate difference and believe this makes us stronger. Mediabrands and Kinesso are equal opportunity employers and committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Perks: We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:

• Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum.
• In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year.
• Free breakfast and free lunch.
• Early finish Fridays.
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times).
• Interest-free season ticket loan.
• Paid time off for Volunteering.
• Group Income Protection.
• Life Assurance.
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level).
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%.
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free eye tests.
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts, and many more!