Director of Media Buying

🕒 July 27

🌵 Arizona, California, +26 more states – Remote

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💵 $120k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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829 Studios

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2007

📣 Marketing

🤝 B2B

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 Series unknown on 2021-09

Marketing • B2B • Artificial Intelligence

829 Studios is a performance-driven full-service digital marketing and brand experience agency. They provide end-to-end services including performance marketing (paid search, paid + organic social, programmatic & CTV, retail media, affiliate), SEO, marketing automation, conversion-rate optimization, brand strategy, web and digital product design, PR and crisis communications, influencer campaigns, and AI & analytics (data engineering, BI, AI/ML). The firm emphasizes a tech-first approach with proprietary platforms (Apollo performance software and analytics systems) and integrations across major ad, analytics, CMS, and marketing automation platforms to drive measurable growth for clients across B2B/enterprise, e-commerce, retail, higher education and other verticals.

📋 Description

• Serve as senior strategic lead across key enterprise programmatic relationships. • Guide annual, quarterly, and campaign-level media planning to ensure plans align with client business objectives. • Provide executive-level consultation on audience strategy, channel mix, measurement frameworks, and budget allocation. • Partner with Client Services leadership to support retention, growth, and overall client satisfaction. • Lead escalations, performance reviews, and strategic recommendations for high-priority accounts. • Ensure programmatic strategies are integrated with broader marketing initiatives. • Establish and uphold best practices for programmatic planning across Display, Video, CTV, Audio, Native, and emerging channels. • Review and elevate media plans, audience strategies, testing frameworks, and measurement approaches. • Drive consistency in planning methodologies, forecasting, and performance evaluation. • Ensure planning recommendations are grounded in data, business objectives, and market opportunities. • Act as a senior reviewer and quality assurance lead for major programmatic initiatives. • Lead day-to-day operational health of the programmatic team. • Drive workflow efficiency, delivery consistency, quality standards, and process improvements. Partner with department leadership on capacity planning, staffing recommendations, and resource allocation. • Coach and mentor Associate Directors, Strategists, and Media Buyers. • Support onboarding, training, and development initiatives to strengthen team capabilities. • Ensure operational processes support both client success and scalable growth. • Identify emerging technologies, platforms, and opportunities that enhance client performance. • Partner with executive leadership on evolving programmatic offerings, positioning, and go-to-market strategies. • Champion adoption of new capabilities, measurement approaches, and planning methodologies. • Represent the agency as a thought leader internally and externally when appropriate.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of digital media buying and programmatic advertising experience. • 5+ years leading teams, departments, or agency service lines. • Extensive expertise managing multimillion-dollar media investments across programmatic channels. • Proven experience leading enterprise-level client relationships. • Strong understanding of agency operations, resource management, and financial performance. • Experience owning departmental budgets, forecasting, and profitability targets. • Deep experience across Demand Side Platforms (StackAdapt, DV360, TTD, etc.), Ad Servers (Campaign Manager), Web Analytics (Google Analytics), and MTA/MMMs. • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentational skills • Exceptional time management and organization skills • Knowledge of remarketing and advanced targeting tactics, including dynamic creative, CRM, site retargeting, search retargeting, keyword contextual, affinity, look-a-like, predictive, etc.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote Workplace. You have the option to work at our office in Boston or remotely in one of these states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA. • Paid Time Off. Receive generous paid vacation benefits that increase each year you’re with us, 14 Company Holidays, and Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. • 401K + Match. 401K plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year of employment and financial literacy services provided through our retirement provider. • Life Insurance Benefit. No-cost coverage to ensure peace of mind for your family. • Short Term Disability Benefit. We've got you covered if you need to be OOO with an illness or injury that keeps you out of work. • Healthcare. Choose from several competitive healthcare plans for you and your family with 80% employer coverage for all medical and dental premiums, 100% employer coverage for vision, and the option to participate in the FSA program. • Commuter Benefits. Allocate pre-tax funds towards your commute to save up to 40% per year in transportation expenses. • Continuing Education. Access to monthly team-led webinars, exclusive 829-cohort based learning, digital course platforms, and funding opportunities to attend national conferences and events.