Freelance Media Supervisor - Planning & Activation

RPA; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

RPA is seeking an experienced Freelance Media Supervisor to support our Client Orchestration team across accounts and projects in Santa Monica. The role covers planning, activation, and day‑to‑day account needs, with a flexible and detail‑oriented teammate ready to manage multiple deadlines.

The ideal candidate excels in broadcast, local market planning, and digital media, and can collaborate with cross‑functional teams while handling fast‑paced priorities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of media agency experience.
• Strong broadcast planning experience, including linear television and video.
• Experience with local market planning and media strategy.
• Solid understanding of digital media channels and integrated planning.
• Experience developing and managing multiple media plans simultaneously.
• Familiarity with media buying processes, job orders, media specifications, authorizations, and agency systems.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of integrated media plans across broadcast, video, digital, audio, and other media channels.
• Assist with annual planning initiatives, including CY27 planning and marketplace analyses.
• Contribute to local market planning efforts by evaluating market opportunities, audience insights, and media investment strategies.
• Help prepare media recommendations, planning documents, presentations, and client deliverables.
• Create and manage job orders, media specifications, flowcharts, and supporting planning materials.
• Coordinate with strategy, investment, analytics, and activation teams to ensure plans move efficiently from development through execution.
• Assist with media authorizations, budget tracking, and campaign set-up processes.
• Input media buys and maintain planning data within agency systems and tools (Prisma OMNI, Media Tools, etc).
• Support campaign launches, pacing reviews, reporting, and optimization discussions.
• Jump into a variety of projects as needed and provide additional bandwidth across the team.

Skills

Media planning

Broadcast planning

Local market planning

Digital media

Multi-project management

Tools

Prisma OMNI

Media Tools

eTelmar

Media Radar/Polk

Excel

Copilot

iSpot

OMNI

Job description

RPA is seeking an experienced Freelance Media Supervisor to support our Client Orchestration team across accounts and projects in Santa Monica. The role covers planning, activation, and day‑to‑day account needs, with a flexible and detail‑oriented teammate ready to manage multiple deadlines.

The ideal candidate excels in broadcast, local market planning, and digital media, and can collaborate with cross‑functional teams while handling fast‑paced priorities.