Jr. Media Planner & Buyer

About the role

The Junior Media Planner & Buyer will support the creation, execution and monitoring of media strategies for the agency’s clients. Working closely with senior media planners, directors and account teams, the role assists in planning, buying and optimizing both digital and traditional media campaigns.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and developing media plans for assigned accounts under senior guidance.
• Manage lower‑complexity accounts, supporting planning, implementation, monitoring and optimisation of campaigns.
• Present analysis, recommendations and status updates to supervisors.
• Track performance and budgets, flagging opportunities or deviations for senior review.
• Collect and analyse audience, consumption, competitor and market trend data.
• Prepare competitive media analyses, reports and basic reach/frequency projections.
• Coordinate media purchases, request estimates, proposals and inventory availability.
• Handle contracts, purchase orders and ensure correct delivery of creative assets to media outlets.
• Monitor campaign execution, generate monitoring reports and support post‑buy reporting.
• Maintain up‑to‑date documentation of media strategies and plans.

Required profile

• Junior‑level professional with a strong interest in media planning and buying.
• Ability to support senior planners and directors in day‑to‑day tasks.
• Strong analytical mindset for interpreting audience and market data.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with account, digital, traditional, finance and client teams.
• Detail‑oriented and able to manage multiple tasks across campaigns.

Required skills