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Will AI replace media planners?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting media planners. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 34 live media planners openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 82% of current media planners openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
34live openings
82%ask for AI skills
6%remote
6companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Media, Collaboration, Agile Methodology, Oncology, SEO, Direct-to-Consumer — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| MERGE | 14 |
| WPP Media | 11 |
| Monks | 4 |
| Burson | 2 |
| dunnhumby | 2 |
| Kepler Group | 1 |
See the full Media Planner data page →