Digital Media Buyer & Planner

Newsmax Media, Inc.; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Holidays

Professional development

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Newsmax Media, Inc. is seeking a Digital Media Buyer to plan, execute, and optimize paid campaigns across Meta, Google, X, YouTube, and more.

You will develop media plans, manage budgets and audiences, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure assets and tracking meet campaign goals. The role requires 3+ years of experience in digital media and strong knowledge of Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads; familiarity with programmatic platforms and AI tools is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years in digital media buying, media planning, paid social, paid search, or programmatic advertising.
• Hands-on experience planning, launching, managing, and optimizing paid digital campaigns.
• Strong working knowledge of Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads; X Ads/YouTube experience preferred.
• Programmatic platforms: DV360, The Trade Desk, Yahoo DSP or similar is a plus.
• Strong understanding of audience targeting, segmentation, retargeting, optimization, and metrics.
• Excel proficiency; experience with Google Analytics and reporting tools preferred.
• Familiarity with AI tools and applying emerging tech to advertising and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, manage, and optimize paid media campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, X, Google, YouTube, and others.
• Develop media plans and buying strategies based on objectives, audiences, budgets, and goals.
• Develop and manage audience targeting strategies including demographics, behaviors, and lookalike audiences.
• Manage budgets, pacing, bidding, placements, and audience allocation for ROI.
• Monitor performance and adjust based on KPIs, costs, and objectives.
• Analyze performance to identify trends and optimization opportunities.
• Evaluate creatives, messaging, audiences, and placements; assist with A/B testing.
• Manage campaign setup, trafficking, tracking, QA, and launch accuracy.
• Coordinate assets, landing pages, and tracking with creative/marketing teams.
• Prepare performance reports and translate data into recommendations.
• Track spend to ensure alignment with media plans.
• Leverage AI tools to support research, analysis, reporting, and optimization.
• Monitor emerging platforms and opportunities for new campaigns.
• Manage multiple campaigns and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Digital media buying

Media planning

Paid social

Paid search

Programmatic advertising

Meta Ads Manager

Google Ads

DV360

The Trade Desk

Yahoo DSP

AI tools

Excel

Google Analytics

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, Analytics, or a related field

Tools

Meta Ads Manager

Google Ads

X Ads

YouTube ads

DV360

The Trade Desk

Yahoo DSP

Job description

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, manage, and optimize paid media campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, X, Google, YouTube, and other digital advertising platforms.
• Develop media plans and buying strategies based on campaign objectives, target audiences, budgets, and performance goals.
• Develop and manage audience targeting strategies, including demographic, behavioral, interest-based, remarketing, and lookalike audiences.
• Manage campaign budgets, pacing, bidding strategies, placements, and audience allocation to maximize performance and return on advertising investment.
• Monitor campaign performance and make ongoing adjustments based on key performance indicators, audience behavior, costs, and campaign objectives.
• Analyze campaign and audience performance to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for optimization.
• Evaluate the performance of creative assets, messaging, audiences, and placements and assist with A/B testing strategies.
• Manage campaign setup, trafficking, tracking, quality assurance, and implementation to ensure accurate campaign launches.
• Partner with creative, marketing, digital, and other internal teams to coordinate campaign assets, messaging, landing pages, and tracking requirements.
• Prepare campaign performance reports and translate data and audience insights into actionable recommendations.
• Track campaign spending and ensuring budgets are appropriately paced and aligned with approved media plans.
• Leverage AI tools, including ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and other emerging technologies, to support audience research, campaign analysis, reporting, and optimization.
• Monitor emerging digital platforms, advertising products, audience trends, and technologies and recommend new opportunities when appropriate.
• Manage multiple campaigns and priorities while meeting campaign launch and reporting deadlines.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in digital media buying, media planning, paid social, paid search, performance marketing, or programmatic advertising.
• Hands-on experience planning, launching, managing, and optimizing paid digital advertising campaigns.
• Strong working knowledge of Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads required; experience with X Ads, YouTube, and other digital advertising platforms preferred.
• Experience with programmatic advertising platforms and DSPs such as DV360, The Trade Desk, Yahoo DSP, or similar platforms is a plus.
• Strong understanding of audience targeting, segmentation, retargeting, campaign optimization, and digital advertising performance metrics.
• Experience analyzing campaign performance and using data to make media buying and optimization decisions.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Google Analytics, data visualization, or other reporting tools preferred.
• Familiarity with AI tools and an interest in applying emerging technologies to digital advertising, analysis, and campaign optimization.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns, budgets, platforms, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary - $85k -$110k depending on skills and relevant experience.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.