Associate Media Director, Planning

Company Description

Agency at the intersection of business, politics, and policy.

Job Description

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