at Creative Circle, LLC in Franklin Park, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Location: Hybrid 2-3x a week in Franklin Park, IL
Salary: $90-95K depending on experience:
Duration: Full-time Direct Hire
Our agency client is looking for an experienced Full-Time Media Buyer /Planner to join their team.
This role is Hybrid, onsite with the client 2-3 days a week at their offices in Franklin Park, IL. Parking is available onsite. There will be about 10-20% travel.
This is an exciting role for a Media Planner / Buyer with experience managing local or field marketing media. Ideally, someone with experience working with local or co-op media spend for franchisee or co-ops, for a brand with a national presence. Media would include traditional direct mail, OOH, flyers but also integrating local digital and social.
Requirements for the Media Buyer /Planner :
-Experience managing media spends for brands with a national presence in smaller markets
-Co-op media spend/ franchisee or co-ops experience with restaurant clients
-Ability to be client-facing; presenting media strategy
-Experience with media buying tools for tracking and KPIs
Responsibilities of the Media Buyer /Planner :
-Developing media strategy and executing local solutions for franchisee restaurant clients
-Planning all paid and organic media while setting KPI's to track spend and ROI
-Successfully managing timelines, client guidelines, and ensuring KPI's are met
-Managing campaign reporting, and cultivating relationships with franchisees + co-ops
-Becoming an expert in the assigned local market area, and utilizing market strengths to the client's best advantage
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.
Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
Email your resume in Word to:
tiffany.hicks@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Tiffany Hicks - Senior Recruiter
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 08/13/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.
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