Media Supervisor

Company description

About Team One: Team One is Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We’re known as the ‘architects of aspiration’ helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture.

We’re a team of 400+ creators, doers, and difference-makers across six North American offices—Los Angeles (our HQ), Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boise. Together, we’re proud partners to iconic brands, including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, Barclays, The Real Real, HKS Architects, Metabo HPT, KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Moët Hennessy, Citi., and Cathay Pacific Airlines.

We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity, connection, and exceptional culture (that has landed us awards like Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators and Ad Age's  Best Places to Work  in 2024).

About this Position:

The Media Supervisor leads local media planning and emerging media strategy for larger local markets for our client the Lexus Dealer Association (LDA). The Supervisor manages plan development across traditional and digital channels and ensures alignment with client objectives. They’re expected to be proactive market experts, leveraging tools like Nielsen, Com Score, and IHS. They identify innovative media opportunities, anticipates client needs, and ensures high-quality execution and team development.

This role includes regional travel for client meetings / presentations and agency initiatives.

• Develop and present media plans across multiple large markets
• Supervise and support the planning team in developing strategic, well-informed media recommendations
• Delegate tasks and follow up with Media Planners (MPs), Assistant Media Planners (AMPs), and agency partners to ensure timely project completion
• Execute responsibilities for assigned markets including but not limited to:

• Issuing Goal entries and Buy Authorizations for local buys
• Approving Spot Buys for accuracy based on guidelines provided
• Creating and maintaining flowcharts and budgets
• Performing budget and billing reconciliations
• Resolving financial discrepancies
• Developing Heavy Up/Cut recommendations

• Maintain digital buys and compile/analyze metrics reports
• Ensure accuracy and timely updates of the Master Planning Sheets
• Maintain regular communication with senior team members about project updates and deadlines
• Lead the flow of information between the LDA Media Team, LDA Account/Field teams, and external media agencies
• Ensure accurate financial accountability and ongoing maintenance of assigned market media plans
• Develop POVs on a variety of media opportunities and provide strategic guidance to Assistants and Planners
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with the media community
• Create and deliver client presentations for dealer meetings using PowerPoint or other presentation tools
• Travel as needed to support client and agency meetings and initiatives

• A Bachelor’s degree
• At least 5+ years of agency or other media related experience (including cross-discipline experience in broadcast, digital, print, and OOH)
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Media Ocean (OX), Media tools/Guideline, Prisma, CMR, IMS and MRI/Simmons
• Experience presenting to clients in person
• Strong communication skills and ability communicate confidently with clients, vendors, media buyers, and internal stakeholders
• Experience managing and delegating tasks to junior team members
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• We live by our C.O.R.E. values:
• Collaborative
  - We work together to get better stuff done than we could alone.
• Optimistic
  - Honest and confident in our quest forward; believing the impossible is possible.
• Results-driven
  - Creativity is always in service of results and never for its own sake.
• Entrepreneurial
  - Build something new. Shoot for the moon.
• We offer comprehensive benefits and ‘work perks’ like great options for medical / dental…