Media Buyer, Integrated Media Investment (Temporary)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintains a base-level knowledge of buying for both online and offline media channels: Digital (Banners, Audio, Video), Search, Social, and Traditional (TV, Radio, OOH, Print).
• Owns vendor communications and developing relationships with clients.
• Manages RFP process: developing partner consideration sets, putting together RFPs, and managing conversations & RFP development with partners.
• Collaborates on the buying of media, vendor contracts, budget management by individual platforms, billing/invoicing for media campaigns.
• Learns and applies principles of negotiation to ensure discounts and added value.
• First 'gatekeeper' and reviewer for Assistant's work.
• Ensures smooth campaign launch & execution and communicates updates internally and externally.
• Deep understanding of the Digital media trafficking process.
• Performs weekly pacing and monitoring of campaign performance.

Requirements

• 2 years of experience in a media investment/buying role across online and/or offline channels, including campaign execution and management (Digital - Display, Audio, Video), Search, Social, and Traditional (TV, Radio, OOH, Print).
• Proficiency with media tools and platforms such as Freewheel, SBMS/Adazzle, GCM, MOAT/IAS, Tableau.
• Strong project and campaign management skills, including RFP development, vendor negotiations, trafficking, and pacing/reporting.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills—able to manage vendor relationships, support internal teams, and clearly articulate media strategies.
• Ability to mentor junior team members.

Benefits

• Flexibility to work in hybrid manner with in-office and work from home options (depending on role).
• Open/Flexible PTO with US & UK specific policies.
• Sponsored healthcare options and agency-wide physical & mental health support.
• 401k with company match (USA), and generous Pension (UK).
• Paid sabbatical at significant milestone anniversaries.
• Generous paid parental leave policy.
• Life milestone recognition & support.
• The Pursuit of Happiness Fund devoted to helping Crossmedians find their happy (be it travel, enrichment class, fitness membership or professional development).
• Cell phone/tech reimbursement.
• Student Loan payment plan (US).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Learning & Development and training programs.
• And burgers – lots and lots of burgers.

About the Role

We are seeking a Buyer, Integrated Investment for a full time temporary role to run through August 31st (benefits eligible). The Buyer oversees tactical planning, execution and reporting of campaigns. They utilize their knowledge of the media marketplace and media channels to brainstorm and ideate new activations and vendors for media campaigns.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is in our DNA. As a minority-owned company, our commitment to an inclusive environment has long been embedded into agency practices and at every level. Almost one third of senior leadership identifies as a person of color and over half of our executive leadership are women. We have active mentoring & internship programs that create opportunities for underrepresented groups. Internal agency programming is anchored by XMEquity365, a permanent, year-round initiative fostering acknowledgement and support of marginalized communities within five pillars – Excellence, Voices, Education, Giving & Representation.