Integrated Media Buyer

Charlotte, NC (On-site)

$60K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end media buying across traditional, digital, paid social and retail channels while guiding creative strategy and cross-team collaboration to optimize ROI.

  • Own media buys across TV/radio/OOH, digital, paid social, and retail media to drive performance.
  • Lead performance reporting and data-driven recommendations to improve ROI and KPIs.
  • Mentor junior team members, coordinate with planning, creative, analytics, and ad ops, and stay ahead of industry trends.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute media buys across traditional (TV, radio, OOH), digital (display, native, CTV/OTT), paid social (Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, X), and retail media (Instacart, Walmart, Roundel, Tractor Supply).
  • Be well versed across paid social and digital media platforms and advise on creative strategy aligned with platform best practices.
  • Monitor and optimize campaign performance daily to improve ROI, delivery, and key KPIs.
  • Manage vendor relationships, including rate negotiation, insertion orders, billing, and added value.
  • Collaborate closely with planning, search, creative, analytics, and ad ops teams.
  • Provide clear and compelling performance reporting with data-driven recommendations.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends, platform innovations, and media consumption behaviors.
  • Mentor junior media team members and support cross-training within the media department.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of media buying experience across digital, paid social, retail, and traditional platforms.
  • Strong understanding of audience targeting, platform-specific ad formats, and campaign execution.
  • Experience with in-platform management tools (e.g., Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, DV360, Google Ads).
  • Analytical mindset with excellent skills in performance reporting and optimization.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Detail-oriented, collaborative, and solutions-driven.

Preferred

  • Experience with retail media platforms such as Walmart, Instacart, Roundel, and Amazon.
  • Familiarity with media measurement and attribution tools.
  • Exposure to omnichannel campaign integration.
  • Platform certifications (Meta, Google, Amazon DSP, etc.).
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Founded in 1959
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
236 employees (58 in marketing)