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Media Planner/Buyer
Phoenix, AZ | Full-Time
About Riester
Riester is an independent, award-winning advertising agency with more than 35 years of storytelling experience and offices in Phoenix, Park City, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Our team of creative thinkers, strategists, and analysts helps brands connect with audiences in meaningful ways. From promoting sustainability and public awareness to driving lead generation and business growth, we create marketing that delivers measurable impact.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Planner & Buyer with a background in traditional media, particularly broadcast television and radio, to join our Phoenix team. Candidates with traditional media experience are preferred, but we also welcome candidates with a strong digital media background who are eager and willing to expand their expertise into traditional media. This role combines strategic media planning, hands-on campaign management, media buying, and performance analytics to develop and execute integrated campaigns that deliver meaningful results for our clients.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable negotiating media buys, managing campaigns, and analyzing performance data to identify opportunities for optimization. You'll serve as a key day-to-day media contact for assigned accounts, translating client objectives into actionable strategies while collaborating with internal teams, media partners, and clients. We're looking for someone who takes ownership of their work, thinks strategically, is detail-oriented, and uses data to guide decisions across the entire media landscape.
What You'll Do
Media Buying, Strategy, & Planning
- Develop and execute integrated media strategies across digital and traditional channels
- Negotiate and place media buys, ensuring competitive rates, added value, and effective placements.
- Begin to develop the end-to-end media planning process, including audience research, market analysis, budget development, channel selection, media buying, and campaign evaluation
- Translate client business objectives into strategic media recommendations, measurable KPIs, and actionable campaign plans
- Leverage research and planning tools to inform audience targeting, media selection, and investment decisions
- Manage media vendor relationships, evaluate proposals, and identify new opportunities that align with client objectives
- Monitor campaign pacing, performance, and budgets, proactively adjusting media investments to improve results
- Oversee vendor billing, invoice reconciliation, and budget tracking in partnership with accounting
What You Bring
- 3–5 years of experience in media planning, buying, and digital campaign management, preferably within an advertising agency
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated media strategies across traditional and digital channels
- Experience managing media buying, vendor relationships, campaign budgets, negotiations, and placement coordination across media channels
- Interest in expanding knowledge across traditional and digital media.
- Strong communication, presentation, and client relationship management skills
- Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
- Ability to independently manage multiple accounts, budgets, projects, and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field
- Experience with Advantage media buying software is a plus
Why You'll Love Working Here
- Competitive salary and benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO)
- Hybrid flexibility and a collaborative, fast-paced environment
- Dog-friendly offices
- A supportive culture that values curiosity, teamwork, and growth
- Opportunities to work on meaningful campaigns that make a difference
- Exposure to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and media channels
Our Mission
For more than three decades, Riester has inspired people to take action on issues that matter. We believe that purpose and performance belong together, and we are looking for people who share that commitment to create marketing that makes an impact.
To apply, please email your cover letter and resume to HR@riester.com.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in media planner jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or a related field
- Proficiency in media planning and buying platforms such as DSPs and ad servers
- Experience building and managing media plans across digital and traditional channels
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance data
- Familiarity with audience research and syndicated tools such as Nielsen or Comscore
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting plans to clients or stakeholders
Tips for Your Media Planner Job Search
Quantify campaign performance on your resume
Media planners live and die by numbers, so your resume needs them too. Replace vague bullet points with specific outcomes like cost-per-click improvements, reach targets hit, or budget efficiency gains across the channels you managed.
Build a media plan sample for your portfolio
Many hiring managers ask to see real work before an interview. Prepare a sanitized or speculative media plan that shows your channel mix rationale, audience targeting logic, and how you would allocate budget across a campaign flight.
Filter openings by channel specialty you know best
Job titles vary wildly: digital media planner, programmatic planner, integrated media planner. Search by the channel or format you have the most hands-on experience with so your application lands in front of teams who actually need that skill.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists media planner openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare to walk through a live plan in interviews
Media planner interviews often include a whiteboard or take-home exercise where you build or critique a plan on the spot. Practice explaining your channel choices out loud, especially how you balance reach, frequency, and budget constraints under time pressure.
Negotiate using total compensation, not just salary
Agencies often have tight base pay bands but flexibility on bonuses, remote days, or professional development budgets. Know which levers matter most to you before the offer call so you can redirect the conversation when base salary hits a ceiling.
Media Planner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most media planners?
The companies hiring the most media planners right now include Onescreen, FINN Partners, and Wpromote, with the largest share of openings in New York, Massachusetts, and Minnesota, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to concentrate in markets with large agency footprints and major brand headquarters.
How many media planner jobs are remote?
About 100% of media planner openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the planning and buying workflow moved online. Digital and programmatic-focused roles tend to offer the most location flexibility, while integrated or broadcast-heavy roles more often require on-site presence for client collaboration.
How do you become a media planner?
Start with a degree in advertising, marketing, or communications, then build hands-on experience through internships at agencies or in-house media teams. Learn the core tools used for planning and buying, develop fluency in audience research and campaign analytics, and work toward roles with increasing budget responsibility to move from coordinator to planner to senior levels.
Can you get a media planner job with little experience?
Yes, entry-level media planner and media coordinator roles are specifically designed for candidates without deep professional experience. Focus on internship work, coursework that involved real campaign planning, and any freelance or personal projects where you managed paid placements. Demonstrating that you understand channel logic and can read performance data matters more than years on a resume at this level.
What does the media planner interview process look like?
Most media planner hiring processes include an initial recruiter or HR screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your channel experience and planning approach, and a practical exercise where you draft or critique a media plan. Final rounds often involve presenting that work to a panel that may include account or strategy leads who evaluate both your reasoning and your ability to defend decisions under questioning.
Where can I find and apply to media planner jobs?
You can find and apply to media planner jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and channel focus, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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