Remote Media Planner & Buyer — Start Your Media Career

Advance Local; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Remote; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Flexible spending accounts

401k plan

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

MV Digital Group is seeking a Media Planner & Buyer to design and manage media plans across channels for client campaigns. This remote-based role partners with Account Managers and senior planners, with growth opportunities as you sharpen your craft.

Base salary ranges from $48,000 to $58,000 per year, with incentives bringing total to $53,000–$63,000. Ideal candidates have at least two years in media planning or digital marketing, comfort with budgets and planning math, and exposure to DSPs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a 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, and reconciliation.
• Exposure to digital media platforms such as search, social, or DSPs; hands-on experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with media planning tools (Bionic, Strata, ComScore) or audience data providers (LiveRamp, GWI) is a plus, not a requirement.
• Experience building or contributing to a plan, deck, or recommendation; ability to explain thinking behind it.
• Strong organizational and analytical instincts; juggle multiple campaigns on tight timelines.
• Clear written and verbal communication; explain complex ideas simply.
• Good judgment under ambiguity; asks good questions.
• Experience in political, advocacy, higher ed, or utilities verticals is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build media plans translating briefs into channel strategy and budget framework with guidance from senior planners.
• Support audience strategy by researching targeting approaches and data sources 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 linking audience to budget to KPI.
• Handle planning math with growing independence: allocation, forecasting, pacing, reconciliation.
• Conduct research informing planning decisions and turn into clear recommendations.
• Partner with Account Managers in client conversations, explaining the why behind channel decisions.
• Support campaign execution and optimization, including insertion orders, trafficking, and reporting.
• Contribute to RFP responses as opportunities arise.
• Stay updated on media landscape, platforms, and pricing trends; apply learnings to planning decisions.
• Take on more campaigns and ownership as skills grow.

Skills

Budgets

Planning math

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/communications

Equivalent experience

Tools

Bionic

Strata

ComScore

LiveRamp

GWI

DV360

The Trade Desk

Job description

MV Digital Group is seeking a Media Planner & Buyer to design and manage media plans across channels for client campaigns. This remote-based role partners with Account Managers and senior planners, with growth opportunities as you sharpen your craft.

Base salary ranges from $48,000 to $58,000 per year, with incentives bringing total to $53,000–$63,000. Ideal candidates have at least two years in media planning or digital marketing, comfort with budgets and planning math, and exposure to DSPs and