We're looking for a Media Planner & Buyer to join the team and help deliver impactful media campaigns across digital and traditional channels. You'll combine strategic planning, media buying, campaign optimisation and performance reporting to drive results for a diverse portfolio of clients.
The Role:
The Media Planner & Buyer will be responsible for developing integrated media planning and executing campaigns across paid media and traditional channels, managing media budgets, optimizing performance, and delivering actionable insights for clients across all sectors. Working closely with strategy, creative, social, and client servicing teams, the role will ensure media investments drive measurable business outcomes.
What you'll do:
Create media plans covering OOH, radio, TV, CTV, and DOOH.
Conduct audience research, competitor analysis, and media landscape reviews to identify opportunities.
Recommend channel mix, budget allocation, and targeting strategies based on campaign goals.
Coordinate with media partners and publishers to negotiate placements and added-value opportunities.
Monitor campaign delivery, pacing, and budget utilization to ensure efficient spend.
Manage campaign implementation from briefing through launch and optimization.
Performance Analysis & Optimization
Track campaign performance against KPIs, including reach, engagement, traffic, leads, conversions, CPA, ROAS, and revenue.
Deliver optimization recommendations based on audience, creative, channel, and placement performance.
Prepare post-campaign reports and insight-driven recommendations for future activity.
Client & Stakeholder Management
Serve as a key day-to-day contact for clients and internal teams.
Present media strategies, plans, and performance reports confidently to stakeholders.
Build strong relationships with media owners, technology partners, and publishers.
Ensure campaigns are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
What you'll bring:
2–4 years' experience in media planning, media buying, or performance marketing.
Experience across digital and traditional media channels.
Understanding of the paid media platforms, including the digital platforms Meta, Google Ads, Snapchat, TikTok, LinkedIn, and programmatic.
Experience managing budgets, reporting, and campaign optimization.
Ability to develop media strategy presentations and post-campaign analysis.
Previous agency experience is preferred.
ABOUT OUR LOCAL OFFICE
We were born out of the need for strategic and brutally effective creativity in the region. With every successful campaign, we have grown, and cherry-picked the best professionals to work with us from all over the region and the world. In 2012, we opened our Abu Dhabi office and expanded our team with our Dubai office in 2016 and then our Riyadh office in 2023. From these offices we manage a number of local and global brands across the Middle East and Europe. Brutal Simplicity of Thought is the creative philosophy of M+C Saatchi. It defines the way we work and the work we produce. We believe: It’s easier to complicate than simplify. Simple ideas enter the brain quicker and stay there longer. Brutal Simplicity of Thought is therefore a painful necessity.
ABOUT M+C SAATCHI GROUP
M+C Saatchi Group is a creative federation of companies who navigate, create, and lead meaningful change for clients across five specialist divisions connected through people, culture, data, technology and creativity, M+C Saatchi Group aims to unlock new value for clients and leave a positive impact on the world. M+C Saatchi Group’s work is informed by two core principles - Brutal Simplicity of Thought and Diversity of Thought. Together they guide how problems are solved and integrated specialist teams are built. Headquartered in London, M+C Saatchi Group have circa 2,500 employees globally. Our global operations span 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia.
OUR AMBITION
At M+C Saatchi Group, our ambition is to create and curate Cultural Power for our clients. We do this by connecting specialist expertise, powered by creativity, data and technology, to help build famous brands and solve the most complex business and societal challenges.
Skills Required
- 2-4 years' experience in media planning, media buying, or performance marketing
- Experience across digital and traditional media channels (OOH, radio, TV, CTV, DOOH)
- Understanding of paid media platforms including Meta, Google Ads, Snapchat, TikTok, LinkedIn, and programmatic
- Experience managing budgets, reporting, campaign optimization, and pacing
- Ability to develop media strategy presentations and post-campaign analysis
- Ability to coordinate with media partners, negotiate placements, and secure added-value opportunities
- Client and stakeholder management, including presenting strategies and performance reports
- Previous agency experience
What We Do
M+C Saatchi Group is a global creative solutions company and independent creative network. It combines creativity, data, technology, specialist expertise and strategic consulting to help clients build famous brands, address complex business challenges and tackle societal issues. Its capabilities span marketing and communications, experience and technology, consulting, media and sponsorship, social issues, sport and entertainment marketing, and talent management.
