Media Director, Planning

Media Director, Planning Hours: 40 hours/week Rate: $80/hr Location : remote Duration: 11/16/26 - 12/31/26, with intent to extend through all of 2027 Overview We’re looking for a Media Director, Planning to run large-scale, fast-paced advertising campaigns from inception to completion. This role owns strategic media activities end to end, including planning, buying, managing, and optimizing across all channels, and works closely with Client/Account Leads and Media Team leadership to ensure plans deliver on agreed strategies. Responsibilities Manage strategic media activities, including planning, buying, managing, and optimizing across all channels Develop plans that align with client/campaign objectives and work closely with Client/Account Leads and Media Team leadership to ensure media plans deliver upon the agreed strategies and approach Lead campaign implementation and management, including buying, negotiating, implementation, optimization, and analysis Use internal data sources and past performance to develop insights and strategy for future efforts Gauge media performance and KPIs to determine the extent to which original objectives and strategies were met Work closely with the buying team to traffic, launch, and troubleshoot implementation issues Establish specifications and timelines needed for campaign launch and work across teams to ensure successful execution 8+ years of relevant work experience in digital media strategy, with both planning and direct/managed buying