Remote Media Planner & Buyer | Grow Your Strategy

Advance Local; Cleveland (OH); Remote; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Flexible holidays

Work-life balance

Job summary

MV Digital Group is seeking a motivated Media Planner & Buyer to build and run cross-channel digital media plans from a remote location. You’ll collaborate with Account Managers and senior planners, learn buying and execution, and grow toward independent ownership as your skills develop.

The role is ideal for an early-career candidate with 2+ years in media planning/buying, comfortable with budgets, and eager to learn DV360/The Trade Desk, Bionic, Strata, and ComScore.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum two years in media planning, media buying, ad operations, or digital marketing; internship or agency coordinator experience counts.
• Comfort with budgets and spreadsheets; planning math: allocation, forecasting, pacing, reconciliation.
• Exposure to digital media platforms such as search, social, or DSPs (DV360, The Trade Desk); hands-on experience is a plus, and we’ll teach the rest.

Responsibilities

• Build media plans for client campaigns, translating the brief into a channel strategy and budget framework, with guidance from senior planners
• Support audience strategy by researching targeting approaches, data sources, and segmentation options based on client goals and budget
• Recommend media mix across paid channels, balancing reach, frequency, cost efficiency, and client objectives
• Create media plans, flowcharts, budgets, and decks that connect audience to channel to budget to KPI in a clear narrative
• Handle planning math with growing independence, including budget allocation, forecasting, pacing, and reconciliation
• Conduct research informing planning decisions and turn it into clear recommendations
• Partner with Account Managers in client conversations, presenting parts of the plan and explaining the why behind channel decisions
• Support campaign execution and optimization, including insertion orders, trafficking, and reporting
• Contribute to RFP responses as opportunities come up
• Stay sharp on media landscape and bring learnings into planning decisions
• Take on more campaigns and greater ownership as your skills grow

Skills

Media planning

Budgeting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing

Tools

DV360

The Trade Desk

Bionic

Strata

ComScore

LiveRamp

GWI

Job description

MV Digital Group is seeking a motivated Media Planner & Buyer to build and run cross-channel digital media plans from a remote location. You’ll collaborate with Account Managers and senior planners, learn buying and execution, and grow toward independent ownership as your skills develop.

The role is ideal for an early-career candidate with 2+ years in media planning/buying, comfortable with budgets, and eager to learn DV360/The Trade Desk, Bionic, Strata, and ComScore.