Manager, Insights & Planning
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
29-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are Brainlabs the High-Performance media agency on a mission to become the worlds biggest and best independent media agency. We plan and buy media that delivers profitable and sustained business impact. And whats our formula Superteams of Brainlabbers fueled by data and enabled by technology.
Brainlabs has always been a culture-first fact from the very beginnings of the agency a set of shared principles philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook helping us create our unique culture.
As with everything here we always seek to adapt and improve so The Brainlabs Handbook has been fine-tuned to become The Brainlabs Culture Code.
This Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. Its a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work make great friends and win together.
You can read The Brainlabs Culture Code in full here.
Role type: Full-time
Team: Strategy & Planning
Reporting to: Associate Director Planning
Estimated Start: November 2025
Location: New York City New York
Work Authorization: Must be legally entitled to work in the United States
Whats the role
Using insight vertical and sector knowledge along with both brand and performance marketing you will build and deliver media plans that deliver real tangible business growth for clients. Working symbiotically with the strategy client and data strategy teams youll complete the holistic planning cycle that brings together growth and media effectiveness KPIs for clients.
So tell me about the company
Brainlabs is culture-first. Youve probably heard other companies describe themselves as people clients or profit first but we see people clients and profit as the building blocks of our ecosystem. Culture powers all three and we know that when the ecosystem is balanced we all win! Thats why the culture we cultivate is a culture of winning together.
To learn more about what its like to be a Brainlabber check out our culture code.
What you do
- Youll translate the overarching strategy into excellent cross-channel plans that tie together brand and performance solutions.
- Using your knowledge of cross-channel and in-channel execution and best practice youll innovate to deliver ways that unite multi-channel plans together holistically through testing and innovation.
- Youll build an in-depth data-driven understanding of the clients consumer category brand and business then be able to identify optimal media channels to deliver growth.
- Provide planning insight in pitches and participate in pitches as needed.
- Collaborate with the strategy data strategy and client teams to deliver the best measurement solutions with the leading lagged indicators and drive in-flight optimisation.
Who you are
- 2 years experience of delivering cross-media plans for leading multi-product clients either within a market or across a region.
- Proven data capabilities and ability to utilize insight to drive media plans and marketing effectiveness.
- Excellent grasp of online and offline channels.
- Expert knowledge of media planning principles and the ability to convert overarching media strategy into channel specific plans.
- Youre a knowledge builder and are excited at growing and coaching those around you.
- A confident dynamic engaging and authentic communicator.
- Brilliant at pitching and engaging clients.
- Strong media budgeting understanding.
How you succeed
- You will live our culture code every day!
- Youll become an indispensable planning expert for key clients.
- Timely delivery of detailed channel and cross-channel plans and optimization which deliver growth for clients across the media ecosystem.
- Youll have proof-point where you have effectively articulated the role of planning in delivering growth via in- and cross-channel testing.
- Have positive client feedback based on how your plans have answered clients marketing challenge
- Strong internal and client feedback
- Increasing profile in the media world in your market prompting Brainlabs.
What happens next
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.
Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities.
Thank you for your interest in Brainlabs! We look forward to getting to know you!
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What happens next
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.
Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process please let us know!
Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Facilities Management
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Business Management
- Analysis Skills
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- SAP APO
- Production Planning
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- ERP Systems
About Company
Brainlabs is the smartest digital marketing agency in the world, with offices in London, Manchester, New York, Los Angeles and Singapore
