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New York, New York, United States
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Reporting to the Head of US Trading & Planning, the Account Planner will provide comprehensive sales planning and commercial support for key advertising clients and media agencies across the US.
Working closely with Account Directors and teams across the FT, you will help develop advertising solutions spanning our print, digital, audio, content and events portfolio. This is an opportunity to build broad commercial experience while developing a strong understanding of our clients, audiences and products.
Our benefits vary by location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, health coverage, 401k and company match, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.
We currently operate a hybrid model which requires staff to work onsite 50% of the time, subject to role requirements & regular review. While flexible working requests will be considered, not all patterns are suitable for all roles. We believe this balanced approach supports flexibility and protects our culture, making collaboration and communication easier, building stronger relationships and team cohesion, and supporting peer learning. We reserve discretion on reasonable notice to change this approach either generally or for specific individuals or teams.
We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.
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A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $66,330–$68,000 base salary, with expected on-target earnings (OTE) of approximately $79,500–$82,000. To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a salary within the estimated salary range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skills; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organisational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations.
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