Digital Media Buyer

Location3; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 79,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) with match

Wellbeing stipends

Remote working support

Job summary

Location3 seeks a hands-on Digital Media Specialist to build, launch, optimize and report on programmatic and paid social campaigns for enterprise and multi-location accounts, applying strategy set by a Senior Media Strategist.

This Denver-based remote role requires keen attention to detail, rigorous pacing, and strong measurement to drive performance, with occasional in-person collaboration at the Glendale office; compensation ranges from $78,650 to $103,500 base plus annual bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• Five or more years hands-on digital media buying experience including programmatic and paid social activation, optimization, pacing, and reporting.
• Experience with Meta Ads Manager and at least one DSP; Basis experience preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of campaign measurement, attribution, and optimization.
• Attention to detail and quality assurance impact client results.
• Want to stay close to the work and continuously improve performance outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Campaign activation and management across programmatic and paid social channels.
• In-platform optimization of bids, budgets, audiences, placements, inventory, and creative performance.
• Budget pacing, delivery monitoring, and early identification of performance risks and opportunities.
• Campaign measurement, testing, QA, and tracking validation.
• Platform reporting and collaboration with strategy, analytics, account, and creative teams.

Skills

Digital media buying

Programmatic campaigns

Paid social campaigns

Meta Ads Manager

Data analysis

Tools

Meta Ads Manager

DSP (Demand-Side Platform)

Job description

About Location3

At Location3, we help some of the world's most recognized multi-location brands grow by connecting national strategy with local success. For more than 25 years, we've solved one of marketing's most complex challenges: helping brands deliver consistent, high-performing marketing across hundreds of local markets while empowering the entrepreneurs and operators closest to their customers. We're also the creators of LOCALACT®, a technology platform that gives local business owners the tools and insights they need to market their businesses with confidence. If you're energized by complex challenges, continuous innovation, and the opportunity to make a measurable impact, you'll feel at home here.

The opportunity

You would build, launch, optimize and report on programmatic and paid social campaigns across enterprise and multi-location accounts, working from strategy set by a Senior Media Strategist.

This is a hands-on, in-platform role focused on Meta and programmatic media buying. Accuracy, pacing, measurement, and performance improvement are central to the role.

Our clients are franchise and multi-location brands, so success comes from strong operation discipline, attention to detail, and the ability to identify risks and opportunities before they affect performance.

What you will own

• Campaign activation and management across programmatic and paid social channels
• In-platform optimization of bids, budgets, audiences, placements, inventory, and creative performance
• Budget pacing, delivery monitoring, and early identification of performance risks and opportunities
• Campaign measurement, testing, quality assurance, and tracking validation
• Platform reporting, campaign documentation, and collaboration with strategy, analytics, account, and creative teams

How you will be measured

Campaign performance against client targets. Build accuracy and quality assurance standards. Budget pacing and delivery accuracy. Timely identification of performance risks, opportunities, and optimization actions.

What we are looking for

• Five or more years hands-on digital media buying experience, including programmatic and paid social campaign activation, optimization, pacing, and reporting
• Experience with Meta Ads Manager and at least one demand-side platform; Basis experience preferred
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of campaign measurement, attribution, and performance optimization
• Understands that attention to detail, quality assurance, and accurate execution directly affect client results
• Wants to stay close to the work, develop deep platform expertise, and continuously improve performance outcomes

Where you will work

This is a Denver-based remote role. You will be asked into our Glendale office a couple of times a month for in-person collaboration. There is no fixed schedule. Our office is at 720 South Colorado Boulevard, Glendale, Colorado.

Compensation and benefits

$78,650 to $103,500 base depending on experience. This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Eligible for the annual company bonus, paid on company performance.

Medical, dental and vision cover. A 401(k) with company match. Wellbeing stipends, paid time off, and support for remote working.