CareerPlan

Associate - Chicago

Chicago, IllinoisFull-time$47k2026-09-14 → 2026-10-22

Core

Support the creation, management, and stewardship of client media plans and investments in the advertising industry.

Role type

Associate Media Planner

Builds

Client media plans, tactical decks, insertion orders, and campaign execution reports

Domain

Advertising / Media Buying

Required skills

Media negotiation, RFP evaluation, campaign project management, insertion order generation, post-campaign reconciliation, data analysis in Excel, presentation skills

Preferred skills

Understanding of consumer behavior, familiarity with AI tools for drafting and summarizing

Technologies

Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, AI tools

Responsibilities

Participate in team brainstorms for plan development, negotiate rates and evaluate RFPs, create media plans and tactical decks, manage campaigns from proposal to end date, generate insertion orders and trafficking, handle post-campaign reconciliation and billing, meet with vendors to cultivate relationships

Seniority

Entry-level, training program participant