Analyst - Media planning

Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world, a leader in marketing, communication and digital business transformation.

Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 80,000 talents across four Solution hubs: creative with Publicis Communications (Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, BBH, Marcel, Fallon, MSL, Prodigious), media services with Publicis Media (Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Blue 449, Performics, Digitas), digital business transformation with Publicis.Sapient and health & wellness communications with Publicis Health. Publicis Groupes agencies are present in over 100 countries around the world.

The PGD team in India boasts of over 600+ specialists across Mumbai, Gurgaon, Pune and Bengaluru certified across all major platforms - Amazon, Facebook Blueprint, Google Adwords, Google Shopping, SA 360, Data Studio and more. With solid expertise in Search, Programmatic, Data engineering, Data sciences, Ecommerce, Consulting and Development, the team supports a host of Publicis operations across US, Europe and Asia and their multinational clients.

Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, the father of French advertising, Publicis Groupe is today led by its third CEO in its history, Arthur Sadoun, Chairman & CEO. Maurice Lvy, who led the company for 30 years until June 2017, is today the Chairman of the Groupes Supervisory Board.

Job Location's : Gurgaon, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad & Pune

Role Summary : We are looking for a Media Planning Executive who will function as a junior planner, focused on data accuracy, reconciliation, and daytoday support for the Planning Manager and Media Director. This role is heavily handson with numbers, sheets, and documentation, ensuring that plans, buys, and reports are complete, consistent, and ready for client use.

Job Description:

• Assist in building media plans and flowcharts across digital channels (search, social, programmatic, video, display, etc.) using standard templates.
• Populate planning sheets with budgets, impressions, CPx metrics, and flighting details based on guidance from the manager/director.
• Help prepare plan decks and summaries for internal and client reviews, ensuring all numbers match the underlying Excel files.

Data, Reconciliation & QA

• Reconcile plans vs. actuals: compare planned vs. booked vs. delivered data and flag variances (budget, pacing, impressions, clicks, etc.).
• Regularly update tracking sheets, campaign calendars, and status documents so stakeholders see the latest view.
• Run basic QA checks on media plans, IOs, and reports (totals, dates, targeting, naming conventions) to catch errors early.
• Maintain organized records of approvals, screenshots, invoices, and partner reports in shared folders.

Reporting & Performance Tracking

• Pull performance data from dashboards into centralized templates.
• Help build weekly/monthly reports and dashboards with clean, consistent data (no missing fields, correct formulas).
• Support the manager/director in creating simple charts and tables that show trends and highlight key outcomes.

Operational & Administrative Support

• Assist with filling in and updating CDDs/approval documents with correct media details.
• Support coordination with channel teams and vendors by sharing briefs, collecting confirmations, and tracking deliverables.
• Take meeting notes, capture action items, and follow up on pending tasks across the team.
• Contribute to process documents, checklists, and bestpractice libraries as they evolve.

Requirements

• 02 years of experience in media planning, digital marketing, or analytics; internships/trainee roles also considered.
• Strong comfort with numbers and spreadsheets; good working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets (sumifs, vlookup/xlookup, pivot tables are a plus).
• Basic understanding of digital channels and metrics (impressions, clicks, CTR, CPM, CPC, CPA, reach, frequency) or willingness to learn quickly.
• High attention to detail and accuracy; enjoys reconciling numbers and fixing inconsistencies.
• Good written and verbal communication; able to clearly document work and follow instructions.
• Proactive, organized, and comfortable handling multiple small tasks in parallel with tight deadlines.

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