Paid Media Manager

Red Carrot; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and Development

Healthcare

401(k) Plan

Profit Sharing

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Red Carrot is hiring a Senior Paid Media Manager to lead cross-channel media planning, buying, and vendor management for federal programs. This remote role partners with the digital media lead, strategists, and creatives to deliver integrated campaigns across TV, streaming, out-of-home, and radio.

You will manage budgets, run RFPs, negotiate terms, and ensure timely execution with clear performance reporting. Federal government experience is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of paid media experience with hands-on planning and buying across channels.
• Experience buying traditional and digital media.
• Proven vendor RFP and negotiation experience.
• Strong contract, orders, and billing attention to detail.
• Budget management across multiple campaigns.
• Familiarity with Nielsen, Comscore, Geopath or MRI-Simmons.
• Federal government procurement experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute cross-channel media plans aligned to goals.
• Plan and buy out-of-home media including billboards and transit.
• Plan and buy video/audio across linear and streaming channels.
• Write/manage vendor RFPs; evaluate proposals and buys.
• Negotiate rates and terms with media vendors.
• Manage vendor relationships and day-to-day execution.
• Monitor pacing, deliver performance reporting, and optimize.
• Present media recommendations to clients and primes.
• Collaborate with digital leads, strategists, and creatives.
• Support proposals with media strategy and past performance.

Skills

Cross-channel planning

Vendor management

Budget management

Negotiation

RFP management

Tools

Nielsen

Comscore

Geopath

MRI-Simmons

Job description

Paid Media Manager

Level: Senior | Work Location: Remote

ABOUT THE ROLE

Red Carrot is seeking a Paid Media Manager to lead cross-channel media planning, buying, and vendor management for federal programs. This role brings deep hands-on experience with traditional and streaming media, including out-of-home, video, and audio. The Paid Media Manager works closely with our digital media lead and contributes to overall media strategy under the guidance of the Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute cross-channel media plans that connect audience, budget, and channel choices to campaign goals
• Plan and buy out-of-home media, including billboards, transit, place-based, and digital out-of-home
• Plan and buy video and audio across linear and streaming channels, including broadcast and cable TV, connected TV, terrestrial radio, streaming audio, and podcasts
• Write and manage vendor RFPs, evaluate proposals, and recommend buys based on reach, cost, and fit
• Negotiate rates, added value, makegoods, and contract terms with media vendors
• Manage vendor relationships and day-to-day execution, including insertion orders, creative specs and deadlines, trafficking, proof of performance, and invoice reconciliation
• Monitor pacing and delivery, resolve under-delivery, and deliver clear, actionable performance reporting
• Present and defend media recommendations to clients and prime contractors
• Partner with the digital media lead, strategists, and creatives to ensure integrated execution across channels
• Support proposal development with media strategy, sample plans, and past performance content
• Leverage AI-enabled platforms and features for planning, audience insights, and efficiency where appropriate
• May be responsible for other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 8–10 years of paid media experience, including hands‑on planning and buying across multiple channels
• Demonstrated experience buying across traditional and digital media channels
• Proven experience running vendor RFPs and negotiating media buys
• Strong vendor management skills and attention to detail with contracts, orders, and billing
• Experience managing budgets and multiple campaigns at once
• Familiarity with media planning and research tools such as Nielsen, Comscore, Geopath, or MRI-Simmons
• Federal government experience strongly preferred, including familiarity with government procurement, invoicing, and approval processes

Benefits at Red Carrot:

At Red Carrot, we empower you to be a leader. We attract and develop talent from all backgrounds because we believe there’s strength in diversity, offering different perspectives and skills. Together, we can solve our client’s biggest challenges. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

• Training and Development – Tuition reimbursement and professional trainings for eligible employees.
• Healthcare – Top‑tier medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long‑term disability coverage.
• 401(k) Plan – 401(k)-retirement and Roth plan with company matching and no vesting period.
• Profit Sharing – Discretionary profit‑sharing plan to all eligible employees after one year of employment.
• Paid Time Off – Provides flexible work hours, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.

About Us:

Red Carrot is an award‑winning, woman‑owned small business built for the complexity of federal government work. We partner with clients to advance their goals — powered by a team fueled by passion, backed by intelligence, and grounded in expertise.

From day one, we've applied industrial engineering principles and data analytics to solve complex problems with precision. Our approach is research‑centric, data‑informed, and audience‑oriented — and it's how we deliver work that actually moves the needle.

We exist to strengthen the organizations and communities we serve through trusted, purposeful communication. That's not a tagline — it's the standard we hold ourselves to on every engagement.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a strong and growing presence in Washington, D.C., our team works with clients across the country. Distance doesn't dilute our service. We build capacity where our clients need it, delivering Strategic Communications, Customer Experience, Management Consulting, and Human Capital Solutions that fit their mission — and their moment.

We're the partner organizations turn to when communication challenges are real, the stakes are high, and the work has to matter.