Senior Media Planner (Chicago)

Hi we're Envisionit, a Chicago-based digital marketing agency. We’re hiring a Senior Media Planner to own the media plan for one of our tourism accounts, end to end. You’ll build the plan, keep the budget accurate and negotiate the vendor contracts behind it. At a lot of agencies, “senior planner” still means working in someone else’s system and waiting for someone else’s sign-off. Here, the plan, the budget and the vendor relationships are yours.

Tourism media doesn’t sit still. A team makes the postseason, a festival comes up, flights get cancelled and suddenly there’s an audience to reach. The plan you build in January won’t be the plan running in June. The mix is mostly digital (CTV, programmatic, streaming audio, online video, social, publisher direct) with some traditional thrown in the mix: OOH, broadcast, airport and print.

Fair warning: this is a detail-heavy job. A lot of it lives in spreadsheets, and you’re the last check before a number, spec or invoice goes out the door. If you like being the person who catches things, you’ll do well here.

You’ll report to the Media Director, run the plan and budget day to day on your own, and use your judgment on when something needs to go up the chain.

What you’ll own

• Building multi-channel media plans from approved strategy: channels, budgets and flighting
• The working budget and media authorizations (MAFs), from first allocation through every revision
• Approving media invoices and reconciling them each month against the flowchart, budget tracker and approved plan
• Negotiating annual vendor contracts for OOH, broadcast and airport, and getting performance reporting for custom placements
• Updating plans as performance data, scope and client feedback change
• Clean handoffs to channel buyers, creative and vendors
• Specs, the creative calendar and materials tracking, including chasing anything late, wrong or unapproved
• Keeping creative, strategy, analytics, account and project management working from the same version of the plan

What you’ll need

• 4+ years building media plans yourself, including flowcharts, budgets and flighting, not just maintained someone else’s.
• You’ve negotiated vendor contracts directly, in OOH, broadcast, radio, airport or similar.
• You’ve owned budget accuracy where mistakes had consequences: MAFs, budget sign-offs, invoice approvals, monthly reconciliation.
• Advanced Excel: you can build a budget tracker or reconciliation from scratch.
• You’ve managed several plans or accounts at once without things slipping.

Nice to have

• Strata, Mediaocean/Prisma or a similar planning platform
• Tourism, travel, destination or multi-market experience
• Agency experience

Perks, Salary & Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $100,000 USD. This is a good-faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and any potential offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process.

Our benefits include:

• A hybrid office model, with the option to WFH 2+ days/week (non-local candidates may be eligible to work remotely)
• A minimum of 20 days off yearly + 12 company holidays + summer hours
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance
• Employer-matched 401k
• Transit benefits, corporate discount programs, free fitness center membership
• Career pathing, dedicated budget towards opportunities for professional growth
• A culture focused on collaboration, curiosity & support, with regular events, volunteerism, and an employee-led recognition program

Due to the high volume of applicants, we are not currently accepting phone calls about employment opportunities or application status. In addition, we cannot pay for relocation expenses or act as an immigration sponsor at this time. Please peruse our website and socials to learn more about us. At this time, we can only consider candidates from the following US states: FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NV, SD, TN.

Envisionit is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with diverse strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for the work we do. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one's identity. All of our employee's points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Envisionit is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact HR Manager, Ali Aguilar at or .

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