About This Role
R4 is a media trading, planning and activation business built around how media actually works in the real world.
The Media Planner role exists to drive the delivery of accurate, audience-led media plans within a performance-led agency.
Working closely with the wider Media Planning and Activation teams, you will lead on the creation of media plans, manage data inputs, liaise with media owners and ensure planning outputs are accurate, timely and commercially sound.
Requirements
- 1–2 years’ experience in a media agency, in-house media team or relevant placement
- Basic understanding of media planning principles
- Interest in audience-led planning and real-world media behaviour
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Confidence working with numbers, spreadsheets and schedules
- Ability to work to deadlines and follow defined processes
- Clear communication skills and willingness to ask questions
- Comfortable working within systems and workflows
- You must be reliable, organised and open to feedback
What You Get
- Ownership of a defined portfolio of local clients
- Clear commercial targets aligned to retention and value
- A senior role with trust, responsibility and autonomy
- Close collaboration with experienced traders and planners
- The opportunity to help strengthen and protect a growing agency
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, plus UK bank holidays
- Private healthcare is available after the successful completion of probation
- Company pension scheme, with employer contribution
- Company laptop and full working setup provided
- Training and professional development support, aligned to progression
- Regular team and company events
- Wellbeing support, including mental health awareness initiatives
- Flexible working where appropriate, once core responsibilities are embedded