Sr. Digital Media Planner & Buyer

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$105K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior media leadership and end-to-end planning for integrated campaigns across digital and traditional channels.

  • Own development and execution of integrated media strategies across channels.
  • Must-have: 6+ years in digital media planning and buying for integrated campaigns.
  • Standout: Lead, mentor, and coordinate cross-functional teams on multi-channel initiatives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of integrated media strategies across digital and traditional channels including display, video, paid social, OOH, audio, CTV, YouTube, and programmatic platforms.
  • Translate campaign briefs into strategic media frameworks aligned with client business objectives and KPIs.
  • Recommend data-driven media mixes based on audience insights, cultural intelligence, competitive analysis, and marketplace trends.
  • Oversee and execute media buys, ensuring strategic allocation of budgets and maximum efficiency across channels.
  • Manage vendor relationships, negotiations, added-value opportunities, and rate stewardship.
  • Ensure proper tagging, tracking, and measurement strategies are in place prior to launch.
  • Oversee end-to-end campaign execution and day-to-day performance management across channels.
  • Monitor pacing, budget allocation, and delivery to ensure campaigns meet or exceed KPIs including ROAS, CPA, CPM, and CTR.
  • Lead testing roadmaps including A/B testing for creative, targeting, bidding strategies, and messaging refinement.
  • Proactively troubleshoot campaign issues and implement optimizations to improve performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, or related field.
  • 6+ years of experience in digital media planning and buying across multiple disciplines with a focus on integrated digital campaigns.
  • Experience targeting multicultural audiences, especially Asian American audiences strongly preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills, with a focus on optimizing campaigns to drive performance and expertise in Google Analytics, Nielsen, Excel, Tableau, or other visualization tools.
  • Demonstrated success in managing budgets, pacing, actualization, and optimizing media performance.
  • Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting to clients and internal teams.
  • Technical Proficiency with DSPs, paid social platforms, Google Ads, CTV platforms, and programmatic buying tools.
  • Proficiency with ad servers such as Google Campaign Manager (DCM) or Sizmek for trafficking, tracking, and reporting.
  • Experience leveraging DMPs/CDPs and first-party data strategies.

Nice To Have

  • Expertise in multicultural marketing, particularly AAPI audiences, is highly valued.
  • Vertical experience in healthcare, pharma, automotive, casual dining, and CPG is a plus.

Benefits

  • Salary: $105,000 - $115,000 annually, commensurate with experience
  • Hybrid work model (three in-office days per week)
  • 20 PTO days annually
  • 20 paid holidays (including Thanksgiving & Christmas week)
  • Birthday off
  • Year-round Flex Fridays (half-day Fridays)
  • Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Employer-sponsored Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Cell phone reimbursement