Media Planner

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role…

As a Media Planner you will plan, implement, and coordinate on-air promotion strategy, ensuring that programmes are promoted as effectively as possible to maximise audience awareness and drive ratings, while reporting to the Media Planning Executive Lead.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Create campaign media plans to effectively manage the available promotional airtime on the channel on a daily level

• Set campaign reach and frequency targets and monitor laydown to ensure placements met

• Use broadcast channel management software (IBMS & Gripit), to place promo campaigns into the daily schedules as per defined strategy

• Plan graphics to maximise promotion of key channel highlights

• Ensure editorial integrity of break content and messaging

• Monitor competitor breaks and on-air strategy

• Liaise with the production team to ensure promo delivery is on time and in the event of delays or programming changes, amend schedules and materials accordingly

• Provide in depth post-campaign analysis where required.Occasionally prepare and deliver presentations on campaign results and related insight

Qualifications & Experience…

• Experience in a media or broadcast environment is preferred but not required

• Experience of analysing and interpreting data

• High attention to detail 

• An appreciation of creative issues and advertising 

• Education - university level or higher

• Computer literate with good Excel & PPT

• Working proficiency in English 

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.