Associate Media Director, Planning

Associate Media Director, Planning Hours: 40 hours/week Rate: $75/hr max Duration: 11/16/26 - 12/31/26, with intent to extend through all of 2027 Overview We’re looking for an Associate Media Director, Planning to support the Media Director in running large-scale, fast-paced advertising campaigns from inception to completion. This role owns day-to-day campaign implementation and management, including publisher-facing execution, troubleshooting, and delivery monitoring, and works closely with the Media Director and broader Media Team to ensure plans are executed on strategy. Responsibilities Support strategic media activities, including planning, buying, and optimizing across channels Lead on campaign implementation and management, including: Managing and issuing insertion orders with publishers Sharing tags and troubleshooting creative launches Monitoring, troubleshooting, and managing pacing/delivery Confirming and running any makegoods Partner with the Media Director to ensure media plans deliver upon agreed strategies and approach Use internal data sources and past performance to inform optimizations and flag issues proactively Track media performance and KPIs, surfacing insights to the Media Director and broader team Work closely with the buying team to traffic, launch, and troubleshoot implementation issues Help establish specifications and timelines needed for campaign launch ** AI-optimized resumes and screening responses will not be considered** 6+ years of relevant e