Media Buyer – Programmatic

Channel Factory

Media Buyer responsible for creating and managing video ad campaigns across platforms for top brands. Analyzing performance and collaborating with teams to optimize advertising strategies.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Flawlessly create and launch video campaigns across multiple platforms, including and not limited to YouTube, Google Video Partners, Facebook, etc.
Provide ongoing campaign management, ensuring optimal performance and delivery, constantly exceeding KPI expectations
Troubleshoot pixels/tags, creative, and 3rd party vendors to ensure proper campaign execution
Effectively work alongside fellow team members, 3rd party vendors, and clients to launch and optimize campaigns
Act as the technical point of contact for internal teams and clients
Communicate new product updates/features and value to internal teams
Team up with Account Management to develop upsell strategy for clients with the use of data & analytics, marketplace trends, and new features/products
Keep up to date with the evolving digital ecosystem and relevant cultural events that may have an impact on your buying strategy for campaigns
Proactively find opportunities to grow the business by diving into campaign analytics and marketplace trends
All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

- BA/BS
- 3+ years of YouTube, SEM, Facebook/PMDs, and/or Programmatic/Trading Desks buying and execution experience
- 1+ years of YouTube AdWords video auction experience
- Bonus points if you are AdWords, YouTube, and/or Facebook certified
- Passion and knowledge of the online video space, including marketplace trends, including 3rd party research partners, DMPs, and studies
- Keen eye for data and analytics
- Have an entrepreneurial spirit and drive to test creative buying techniques
- Can manage and prioritize multiple campaigns across US time zones, platforms, and ad formats
- Knowledge of Excel calculations, pivot tables, and graphs
- Strong interpersonal communication skills in-person, on the phone, or virtually
- Proactive in catching issues and creating solutions before they escalate
- Creative and solution-oriented individual who can also be resourceful
- A self-directed professional who understands client needs and operates with a sense of urgency, focus, and discipline
- Highly organized and detail-oriented professional
- Collaborative individual who can work in a team and independently
- Above all, possess the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, and ethics
- This role may involve occasional travel for in-person collaboration, meetings, trainings, etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Work with a leading startup in a high-demand industry, and you would be working with like-minded experts aiming to transform video ad operations
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive medical benefits (Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance)
- Cell phone and Wifi Reimbursement
- Work-life flexibility – we value your contributions above all

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Hard Skills & Tools

YouTubeSEMFacebookProgrammatic buyingAdWordsvideo auctiondata analyticsExcelpivot tablescampaign management

Soft Skills

interpersonal communicationproblem-solvingcreativityresourcefulnessself-directedorganizational skillscollaborationprofessionalismintegrityattention to detail

Certifications

AdWords certificationYouTube certificationFacebook certification