Supervisor, Media Planning

Company Description
Starcom is a part of Publicis Media within Publicis Groupe, one of the world's leading communications groups. Our team spans across our Windsor, Toronto and Montreal offices. We truly love the world of Media and Advertising. We see the planning and buying process as art. However, it is an art that is always best when backed by the science of empirical data.

One of our core tenants of media planning and buying is that
human experiences drive impact through tangible results
. Not only do we seek to deeply understand our clients' business and what truly motivates consumers, but we seek to design experiences that drive meaningful consumer actions our clients care about -
Move People, Move Business.
You will be joining a well recognised agency with credentials:

• Great Places to Work certified two years in a row
• Only communications company to be ranked in LinkedIn's Top 25 Great Places to Work
• 2022 Media Agency of the Year
• 2023 Media Agency of the Year finalist

As part of Publicis Media Canada we are proud to be Great Places to Work certified and recognized with Best Workplaces for Today's Youth. We provide continuing opportunities for career growth by fostering a diverse work environment that respects and supports individual contributions and opinions.

Overview
As a
Strategy Supervisor
at Starcom, your role is to provide oversight to the development of media plans that deliver on client objectives, while ensuring that human insights drive business outcomes. You will be responsible to the management of junior team members and ensuring that their deliverables are clear, concise and accurate. You will work closely with your Director to develop and sell through Starcom and Publicis Media solutions to your roster of clients.

Starcom has experienced an incredible growth rate over the past years. The network has transformed and moved at the pace of culture. As the Human Experience company we are pleased to offer the opportunity to work from anywhere.

Responsibilities

• You will have ongoing direct client contact for those brands under your specific responsibility
• Gather and analyze data and human insights to determine the client's advertising and media needs,
• Create and present media plans to clients
• Analyzes media alternatives and make recommendations as to how to best allocate the Advertising budget
• Clearly communicates client brand and campaign objectives to the team to ensure insightful and strategic connections plan delivery that bring human connections to life
• Provides guidance to and mentors Media Strategy Planners and Assistants to ensure their successful professional development
• Provides oversight to accuracy, quality and timeliness of Strategy Planner and Assistants' work
• Co-ordinate with partner agencies and global counterparts to maintain efficient work streams
• Oversight to financial process - ensuring monthly billing is accurate and complete according to deadlines, ensuring discrepancies are managed
• Part of the Supervisor role will be to work with the team Director to determine areas of growth for each assigned client: determining appropriate mix of Starcom and Publicis Media offerings, effectively selling through solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; degree or concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred
• Three + years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying and management
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• Able to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency
• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources
• Technical proficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Additional Information
Starcom is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness, attracts world-class talent and serves as the industry benchmark for best practices. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests. We thank all candidates for their interest in Starcom however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted