[Remote] Media Buyer, Podcast (Temporary)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oxford Road is the world’s premier independent audio ad agency, seeking a Media Buyer for their podcast media buying team. The role involves developing and executing client-focused media plans, managing budgets, and optimizing campaign performance while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
Responsibilities
- Develops client-focused media plans with clear strategic rationale and presents them to clients with confidence and clarity, entering finalized plans into Engage with accuracy and attention to detail
- Manages budgets, assesses opportunities, and maintains a rolling opportunities proposal to ensure clients are always positioned for growth
- Leads buying and negotiation efforts while monitoring delivery and optimizing campaign performance in real time
- Oversees campaign execution across assigned accounts, making real-time optimizations as needed to maximize performance
- Handles ad hoc requests with agility and flexibility, adapting quickly to evolving client needs and shifting priorities
- Proactively identifies and flags potential issues, bringing solutions — not just problems — to the team
- Manages campaign verification and reporting, ensuring accuracy and alignment with client goals at every stage
- Communicates performance insights clearly and professionally to internal teams and client stakeholders
- Builds and maintains strong strategic relationships with network partners to drive favorable negotiation outcomes
- Stays at the forefront of new opportunities emerging within the podcast ecosystem, bringing relevant insights and recommendations to the team
- Ensures all vendor-facing communication is professional, timely, and aligned with internal standards
Skills
- 2–4 years of media buying or planning experience, with a track record of managing campaigns end-to-end
- Strong negotiation skills and experience building relationships with media vendors
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail — you take pride in getting things right the first time
- Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment — comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting to evolving processes and priorities
- Embodies radical accountability: owns outcomes fully, communicates proactively when things go off-track, and treats every challenge as an opportunity to learn and improve
- A proactive problem solver who brings solutions, not just problems, to the table
- A collaborative, team-first mindset with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with media planning/buying tools (e.g., Salesforce/Engage) and Microsoft Office Suite
Company Overview
- Oxford Road is an advertising firm that help the most innovative companies in the world acquire thousands of new customers. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://oxfordroad.com/.
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