Media Planner Buyer

**MEDIA PLANNER/BUYER** **Phoenix, AZ | Hybrid | 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 to public awareness and safety efforts to lead generation, we create marketing that drives measurable impact. **About the Role** We are seeking a Media Planner/Buyer with expertise in both traditional and digital channels to join our Phoenix team. This hybrid role serves as the day-to-day point of contact for assigned accounts, overseeing strategy, planning, negotiation, and performance across multiple media types. You’ll be responsible for understanding each client’s business objectives, translating them into strategic media recommendations, and ensuring flawless campaign execution. **What You’ll Do** - Develop and execute integrated media strategies across television, radio, out-of-home, digital, and social platforms - Lead the end-to-end media planning process, from research and budgeting to partner negotiations and performance analysis - Create and manage media plans, flowcharts, buy authorizations, and budget summaries - Collaborate with clients to define objectives, KPIs, and campaign goals - Use tools such as MRI Simmons, Kantar/Vivvix, Scarborough, and SQAD to inform strategic recommendations - Oversee billing, vendor invoices, and budget reconciliation in partnership with accounting - Evaluate new media types, vendors, and technologies; write POVs and make recommendations to leadership - Manage vendor relationships and field media proposals across multiple accounts - Contribute to team discussions, sharing insights and ideas that enhance client performance - Present media strategies and campaign results to clients with clarity and confidence What You Bring - 2-5 years of media planning and buying experience in an agency environment - Strong knowledge of traditional and digital media channels, including programmatic - Experience in developing and executing strategic media recommendations - Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Business, or related field - Proficiency in Google Suite; experience with Advantage software preferred - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Ability to manage multiple client projects and deadlines simultaneously - Detail-oriented, proactive, and collaborative team player Why You’ll Love Working Here - Competitive salary and benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k, 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 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. NO CALLS PLEASE, EOE