[Hiring] Media Buyer/Planner @We Are Rosie

Role Description

A full-service marketing agency is looking for an experienced freelance Media Buyer/Planner to cover a team member's leave. You'll join the media team and report to a senior media lead. You'll manage day-to-day planning, buying and reporting across a portfolio of higher education, secondary education and nonprofit clients. This is a hands-on role for someone who can plug in quickly and keep campaigns running smoothly.

What you'll do

• Build, launch and optimize multi-channel campaigns across search, display, pre-roll, social and traditional media, working directly in platforms or through vendors.
• Develop and adjust media plans for small to mid-sized budgets, in partnership with senior media staff.
• Handle buying, trafficking, campaign setup, QA and billing, with accurate tracking and documentation.
• Prepare performance reports with clear insights and optimization recommendations.
• Coordinate with vendors on placements and pricing to maximize client value.
• Support account teams with media recommendations and research as needed.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on media buying and planning experience, ideally agency-side.
• Experience with Google Ads, Microsoft (Bing) Ads, Google Marketing Platform (DV360, SA360, Campaign Manager) and ad-serving tools.
• Experience across paid search, paid social, programmatic and online video.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to juggle multiple campaigns and shifting priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable getting up to speed quickly on new accounts, tools and processes.

Requirements

• Nice to have: Experience with higher education, secondary education or nonprofit clients.
• Regional/local media planning and buying knowledge, particularly in Upstate New York.

Benefits

• Duration: 4–6 week initial contract (leave coverage), with a possibility of extension.
• Hours: 30–40 hrs/week.
• Schedule: Regular EST hours required, but fully remote from anywhere in the US.
• Location: Remote.
• Start: ASAP.
• Pay rate: $48–58/hr.