FLEX Manager, Media Planner

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a relationship manager for internal Marriott stakeholders, overseeing media planning and execution to support business objectives.
• Work closely with brand partner teams to understand their needs and objectives, and then create and refine media plans, including campaign scheduling, budgeting, and creating target audiences.
• Support annual planning process, quarterly campaign reviews, forecasting, and regular performance check-ins with internal stakeholders.
• Manage all day-to-day campaign details for assigned initiatives and act as main point of contact for internal stakeholders and agency partners.
• Provide clear and complete direction to cross-functional members and teams to design and kick-off the planning process.
• Collaborate with internal Ad Ops teams to develop and execute media campaigns across multiple channels, ensuring alignment with broader business & marketing goals.
• Collaborate with Reporting & Insights teams to deliver performance reports to internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Finance and Billing teams to manage media investment reconciliation, invoicing processes, and budget tracking.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders across the organization.
• Foster a positive climate to build effective teams that are committed to organizational goals and initiatives.
• Update stakeholders on key initiative wins and opportunities, respond to concerns, and solicit feedback.
• Engage leadership to develop and execute action plans to address gaps.
• Review and audit expenses, monitor performance against revenue goals, and support expense management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Marketing, or related field.
• Three or more years of experience in digital media, marketing, or media planning, with a background in advertising, media strategy, or account management.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and execute media campaigns from launch to completion.
• Familiarity with display, search, and social advertising and an understanding of key considerations & priorities when planning media investments across digital channels.
• Knowledge of media activation across multiple digital channels, including paid search, paid social, and programmatic.
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to present insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Proactive working style with proven ability to work broadly with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of advertising sales, margin objectives, media investment strategies, budgeting, and performance measurement.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in business/technical field or MBA.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Finance, Economics, Marketing, or related fields.
• Experience in digital media, marketing, or media planning.

Benefits & Perks

• Coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements.
• Paid parental leave, 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, childcare discounts.
• Benefits are subject to terms and conditions, including rules regarding eligibility, enrollment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, and exclusions.