YouTube Media Buyer: Creator Campaigns & Optimization

Oxford Road; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Road is seeking a YouTube Media Buyer to plan, negotiate, buy, and optimize influencer media campaigns that deliver client results. You will lead execution on accounts with senior oversight and collaborate across internal teams and vendor partners, ensuring the quality and defensibility of every recommendation.

You’ll drive media plans, verify content fit, manage budgets, and optimize in real time while addressing client requests and supporting strategy with data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in media planning and buying, preferably in influencer or YouTube advertising space.
• Strong negotiation instincts; views rates as starting points, not ceilings.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and optimize campaigns.
• Strong communication skills; able to defend plan details confidently.
• Detail-oriented and organized; manage multiple accounts in fast-paced environments.
• Ambition to master YouTube landscape and define creator-led media.

Responsibilities

• Develop client-focused media plans with full rationale — rate, timing, placement, and strategic fit.
• Check prior pitches and run history before building a plan.
• Champion cost-efficiency in negotiations; initial rates are starting points.
• Verify channel activity, content fit, and view accuracy.
• Maintain a rolling pipeline of proposals and budgets with the client services team.
• Lead day-to-day execution on campaigns with senior oversight.
• Monitor performance against client KPIs; implement real-time optimizations.
• Address ad hoc client requests to support strategy and evolving needs.
• Assist with invoice reconciliation and resolution for delivery or billing discrepancies.
• Build and maintain relationships with networks and talent; negotiate agency-wide partnerships.

Skills

Media planning

Negotiation

Analytics

Communication

Detail-oriented

Tools

YouTube Ads

Google Analytics

Job description

Oxford Road is seeking a YouTube Media Buyer to plan, negotiate, buy, and optimize influencer media campaigns that deliver client results. You will lead execution on accounts with senior oversight and collaborate across internal teams and vendor partners, ensuring the quality and defensibility of every recommendation.

You’ll drive media plans, verify content fit, manage budgets, and optimize in real time while addressing client requests and supporting strategy with data-driven decisions.