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Media Buyer, Podcast (Temporary)
Oxford Road
Oregon, IL (Remote)Temporary$45/hr – $50/hr
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Media Buyer, Podcast (Temporary)
Oregon, IL (Remote)
$45/hr – $50/hrMid Level2+ years expTemporary
Posted 1 month ago
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Job Summary
Own media planning, budgeting, and negotiation for podcast campaigns with a client-first lens and relentless accuracy.
- Own the end-to-end planning and finalization process in Engage, plus ongoing optimization across multiple accounts.
- Shape relationships with network partners and vendor peers to improve negotiations and delivery quality.
- Provide clear performance insights to clients and internal teams to steer decisions and protect outcomes.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Develops client-focused media plans with clear strategic rationale and presents them to clients with confidence and clarity, entering finalized plans into Engage with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Manages budgets, assesses opportunities, and maintains a rolling opportunities proposal to ensure clients are always positioned for growth.
- Leads buying and negotiation efforts while monitoring delivery and optimizing campaign performance in real time.
- Oversees campaign execution across assigned accounts, making real-time optimizations as needed to maximize performance.
- Handles ad hoc requests with agility and flexibility, adapting quickly to evolving client needs and shifting priorities.
- Proactively identifies and flags potential issues, bringing solutions — not just problems — to the team.
- Manages campaign verification and reporting, ensuring accuracy and alignment with client goals at every stage.
- Communicates performance insights clearly and professionally to internal teams and client stakeholders.
- Builds and maintains strong strategic relationships with network partners to drive favorable negotiation outcomes.
- Stays at the forefront of new opportunities emerging within the podcast ecosystem, bringing relevant insights and recommendations to the team.
- Ensures all vendor-facing communication is professional, timely, and aligned with internal standards.
Requirements
- 2–4 years of media buying or planning experience, with a track record of managing campaigns end-to-end.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience building relationships with media vendors.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail — you take pride in getting things right the first time.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment — comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting to evolving processes and priorities.
- Embodies radical accountability: owns outcomes fully, communicates proactively when things go off-track, and treats every challenge as an opportunity to learn and improve.
- A proactive problem solver who brings solutions, not just problems, to the table.
- A collaborative, team-first mindset with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with media planning/buying tools (e.g., Salesforce/Engage) and Microsoft Office Suite.
Oxford Road
As the largest podcast and creator-based video agency, Oxford Road helps brands around the world to harness the power of audio advertising to achieve best-in-market performance at maximum viable scale. Oxford Road leverages its proprietary data solutions, such as the AudiolyticsTM Ad Scoring Algorithm platform and the Performance Index for media influence scoring, as well as brand safety and suitability solutions, to help its clients profitably reach millions of people each day through podcasts, radio, streaming, and smart speakers. Oxford Road clients include Fortune 500 brand advertisers and direct-to-consumer brands; the company has helped over a dozen of the latter to evolve from startups into global brand leaders valued at $1 Billion+. Find out more at http://oxfordroad.com
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34%
Direct
43.2%
Referral
5.4%
Social
16%
Paid
1.4%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~180
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
57 (32% of company)