Junior Media Planner

Mindshare is a global media agency network dedicated to forging a competitive marketing advantage for businesses and their brands. 116 offices in 86 countries - opportunities at any stage in your career, anywhere in the world. Mindshare is part of GroupM, which oversees the media investment management sector for WPP, the world’s leading communications services group.

Our role in this world is to help clients grow their business and to become their lead business partner and we achieve this through a culture of original thinking driven by speed, teamwork and provocation

Media Planners at Mindshare are part psychologists, part scientists, part artists, part entrepreneurs, and part politicians. We strategize how brands should communicate with people across the myriad of media channels, and how to do that differently from every other brand. 

Responsibilities include:

· Prepare and present planning documents and POVs internally and to the client

· Help manage day to day and on-going projects

· Further develop your understanding of media planning concepts and process

· Research market trends in emerging media and content development

· Work with our partners to ensure that the idea is strategically relevant and commercially viable

· Work with various departments (e.g. Trading) to obtain buy in and appropriate resources to develop the proposed recommendation

· Participate in ideation sessions

· Develop industry experience and knowledge and actively attend all training and industry presentations

· Project manage – establish a work plan for each deliverable and direct and define for the team key task assignments and partner and client liaison

· Continue to develop presentation writing skills

· Ensure team communications are delivered in a timely manner to all participating members

· Develop poise and confidence to represent Mindshare Canada and handle client meetings

· Ongoing investigation of new media and technology

Desired Skills & Experience

· 1 year of agency experience - basic understanding of media planning across various channels including digital & social; IAT (inter-agency team) structure is a plus

· Creativity in making recommendations/problem solving

· Accurate and detail oriented

· Exhibit time management skills and the ability to multi task, manage concurrent projects and work successfully under pressure

· Ability to interact with all levels of staff and to supervise more junior members of the agency

· Strong quantitative and analytical skills

· Solid communication skills

· Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; Media Tools knowledge is an asset

· Resourceful and self-motivated

· Curiosity and grit

Read more up on us at: www.mindshareintheloop.com

Mindshare encourages applications from all qualified candidates and accommodates persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process, or would like more information, please call 416 987 5100.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.