Senior Paid Media Manager – Remote, Multi-Channel Campaigns

Red Carrot; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Red Carrot is seeking a Senior Paid Media Manager to lead cross-channel media planning, buying, and vendor management for federal programs. This role requires hands-on experience with traditional and streaming media across OOH, video, and audio.

You will collaborate with the digital media lead and Director to shape media strategy and ensure integrated execution, while guiding proposal content and performance insights. Remote work is supported.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute cross-channel media plans aligned to campaign goals.
• Plan and buy out-of-home media (billboards, transit, place-based).
• Plan and buy video and audio across linear and streaming channels.
• Write and manage vendor RFPs, evaluate proposals, and recommend buys.
• Negotiate rates, added value, and contract terms with vendors.
• Manage vendor relationships, insertion orders, trafficking, and invoicing.
• Monitor pacing, delivery, and provide performance reporting.
• Present media recommendations to clients and primes.

Skills

Media planning

Vendor management

Budget management

RFP negotiation

Performance reporting

Cross-channel planning

Data analysis

Federal procurement

Tools

Nielsen

Comscore

Geopath

MRI-Simmons

Job description

Red Carrot is seeking a Senior Paid Media Manager to lead cross-channel media planning, buying, and vendor management for federal programs. This role requires hands-on experience with traditional and streaming media across OOH, video, and audio.

You will collaborate with the digital media lead and Director to shape media strategy and ensure integrated execution, while guiding proposal content and performance insights. Remote work is supported.