Saatchi & Saatchi

Media Supervisor (Planning/Strategy)

Saatchi & Saatchi$75K — $120K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (BA/BS)
  • 4-6 years of experience in digital media planning
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills for project prioritization
  • Deep understanding of media fundamentals
  • Proven leadership and training capabilities
  • High energy level that fosters creativity in planning

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Associate Director with digital media plans and recommendations
  • Translate digital media strategy into actionable communication plans
  • Manage day-to-day media operations and oversee team activities
  • Research and identify insights to enhance media products
  • Supervise implementation of all approved communication plans
  • Serve as the primary contact for client stewardship requests
  • Provide media recommendations aligned with clients' marketing objectives
  • Utilize proprietary research tools in planning and execution
  • Prepare and deliver communication plans including strategy and rationale
  • Establish strong relationships with partner agencies for seamless communications
  • Multitask across brands, managing strategic development and plan stewardship
  • Train and mentor Associate(s) and Planner(s)
  • Participate in MDS training programs

Benefits

  • 12 weeks of Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers
  • Financial support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and wellness reimbursements
  • Tuition Assistance for further education
  • Comprehensive paid time off including flexible vacation and sick days
  • Matching Gifts programs for charitable contributions
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • 'Work Your World' program allowing remote work from various locations
  • Active Business Resource Groups encompassing diverse affinities and alliances
Full Job Description
Overview

The Media Supervisor is the day-to-day lead for end-to-end communications planning. They are responsible for translating cross channel media objectives into communication plan development action steps and managing the team through various projects. The Supervisor is the primary point of contact for the client on stewardship requests and is responsible for having a firm grasp of both strategic and functional media knowledge.

This role offers frequent client contact, ownership of the integrated plan, and the opportunity to lead project management and cross-media integration.

Responsibilities

  • Assists the Associate Director with all aspects of digital media plan development and recommendations
  • Interprets communications/digital media strategy and translates into communication planning action steps
  • Oversees and manages the team, as well as the day-to-day operation of all media activity
  • Demonstrate initiative by researching and identifying valuable information/insights to improve media product
  • Determines and supervises the best possible implementation of all approved communication plans and projects
  • Acts as primary point of contact for client stewardship requests
  • Learns and understands all phases of the clients' marketing objectives and provides media recommendations to deliver against these objectives
  • Understands all proprietary research tools/processes and applies learning during communication planning
  • Prepares and presents communication plans, as needed, including objectives, strategy, rationale, and all backup materials
  • Establishes strong working relationship with partner agencies (where/when applicable), delivering a seamless communications process
  • Demonstrates agility via multitasking multiple brands, strategic development and plan stewardship, management of Associate(s)
  • Develops collaborative working relationship with all implementation teams, ensuring they fully understand brand communication objectives/strategies
  • Trains and develops the Associate(s) and Planner(s)
  • Participates in MDS Training offerings


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)
  • 4-6 years of digital media planning experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize and organize projects for self and team
  • Excellent understanding of media fundamentals
  • Demonstrated ability in training and leadership skills
  • Provides an energy level that brings new and exciting ideas to the planning function


Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.

Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 - USD $120,159.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 6/15/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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