[Hiring] Freelance Endemic Media Specialist @Level Agency

Role Description

We’re looking for someone who knows direct publisher media from the inside — the IOs, the specs, the negotiations, the pacing issues, the make-goods, and the details that make or break a flight.

Level Agency is hiring a Freelance Endemic Media Specialist to support a focused set of direct publisher placements across high-priority client accounts. This is a hands-on contractor role for someone who has managed endemic, sponsored content, newsletter, podcast, out-of-home, or other non-programmatic placements and can step in quickly to keep the work moving.

This is not a planning-only role. We need someone who has worked directly with publisher reps, negotiated placement terms, reviewed IOs, monitored delivery, resolved mid-flight issues, and kept internal teams clearly informed.

Engagement Details

• Engagement type: Independent contractor / freelance engagement
• Estimated hours: 15–20 hours per week
• Duration: Through fall 2026, with potential extension through the end of 2026
• Location: Fully remote
• Start date: As soon as available
• Compensation: Hourly contractor rate, commensurate with experience

What You’ll Own

• Support the execution and management of direct publisher placements across a small number of client accounts.
• Focus on publisher-side execution: keeping IOs accurate, details organized, delivery on track, and internal teams informed.
• Lead or support direct negotiations with publishers on placement terms, pricing, added value, and contractual conditions.
• Review insertion orders to ensure terms are accurate, complete, and aligned with client priorities.
• Maintain organized records of active IOs, flight dates, creative specs, contractual commitments, cancellation windows, make-good provisions, and any mid-flight adjustments.
• Monitor pacing and delivery throughout each flight, identify under delivery early, and work directly with publishers to resolve issues.
• Pull and reconcile delivery data from publisher portals across multiple partners and placement types.
• Document what works: publisher contacts, lead times, specs, IO processes, delivery risks, reporting needs, and recurring execution considerations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience managing endemic or direct publisher media placements.
• Experience negotiating publisher terms, reviewing IOs, and managing live flights.
• Direct experience with placements such as out-of-home, sponsored content, newsletter sponsorships, podcast integrations, or similar non-programmatic media.
• Ability to independently manage publisher relationships, including make-goods, delivery discrepancies, and mid-flight changes.
• Comfort working in publisher portals and reconciling delivery data against contracted terms.
• Experience contributing endemic-specific performance data to client-facing reporting or QBR materials.
• Strong organizational skills across multiple active IOs, flight dates, creative specs, publisher contacts, and reporting deadlines.
• Clear, direct communication with both internal teams and external publisher contacts.
• Low ego, high accountability, and a bias toward action.

Nice-to-Haves

• Agency experience, especially managing endemic placements alongside programmatic or biddable channels.
• Familiarity with healthcare, finance, or consumer health categories.
• Prior freelance or contract experience within a distributed team.
• Experience working across full-funnel media plans where endemic and programmatic channels needed to be coordinated.
• Experience helping document or improve workflows for an emerging media capability.

How You Work

• You are organized by default. Trackers, notes, IO files, specs, publisher details, and reporting inputs are kept current.
• You communicate clearly and early. If something is underdelivering, unclear, misaligned, or blocked, you flag it before it becomes a bigger issue.
• You can work independently without disappearing. You know how to keep internal teams updated, ask smart questions, and move work forward without needing constant oversight.
• You understand that direct publisher media is relationship-driven and detail-heavy.

What to Expect From This Engagement

• A focused scope across a small number of endemic media accounts.
• Direct collaboration with Level’s Strategy and Media teams.
• Clear account context, planning direction, and client priorities.
• High-visibility work supporting Level’s integrated media offering.
• A remote-first team that values clarity, accountability, and low ego.
• Potential for extended engagement or expanded scope depending on agency growth and performance.

Our Core Values

• No Ego, All In: We jump in, take ownership, and win together.
• Better Every Day: We stay curious, keep improving, and raise the bar for ourselves and each other.
• Relentless for Results: We focus on work that drives measurable impact.
• Driven by Truth: We challenge assumptions and follow the data.
• Level Is Built on Inclusion: We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and lived experiences.

How to Apply

Please complete the application and share a clear picture of your relevant experience. We’ll ask about:

• The types of endemic or direct publisher placements you’ve managed.
• Publishers or media partners you’ve worked with directly.
• Your current availability.
• Your hourly contractor rate.
• Examples of campaigns you’ve managed, including what you owned, what challenges came up mid-flight, and how you resolved them.