Freelancer Junior Media Buyer
About the Role:
About the Role:
Join our dynamic and growing media department as an Assistant Media Planner / Buyer. You'll play a key role in developing, executing, and monitoring strategic media plans that encompass TV, radio, digital, and social media. Working closely with a team of skilled media professionals, you'll contribute to all aspects of media planning and buying, from gathering data and issuing contracts to analyzing performance and optimizing campaigns. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a nationally recognized brand while gaining hands-on experience in both media planning and buying.
Who We Are:
Moontide is a fully integrated, full-service agency based in southern California. As an independent agency with an entrepreneurial spirit, we’re free to think, create, and operate without traditional constraints — and that kind of freedom is empowering. We create work that can’t be ignored with results that can’t be denied. We believe in shooting for the moon (it’s in our name, after all), but we’re also big on staying grounded. Our ideas are rooted in data and infuse creativity into everything we do. Rolling up our sleeves and getting our hands dirty is the only way we want to work. And what gets us truly excited is unlocking real growth for our clients. We celebrate optimism, champion honesty, and challenge mediocrity. But we also just know how to have a good time no matter what we’re doing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Media Planners and Buyers on the development of comprehensive media plans across TV, radio, digital, and social media.
- Assist in preparing and maintaining buy details, flowcharts, and budget reporting.
- Issue and monitor media insertion orders, contracts, and ensure campaign compliance.
- Gather market data, call for station availabilities, and upload information to systems.
- Provide campaign analysis, optimize media plans, and track performance against objectives.
- Negotiate and monitor media buys, maintaining efficiency and delivery against client goals.
- Manage billing discrepancies, steward buys, and analyze post-campaign results.
- Stay updated on media industry trends, systems, and tools like Strata, MediaOcean, and Prisma.
- Attend internal and external media presentations, while building relationships with vendors and sales reps.
Qualifications:
- Related coursework in advertising, marketing, and/or communications.
- 6 months plus experience media buying (internships).
- Strong multitasking, detail orientation, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, and media planning software.
- Strong interest in research, numbers, and analysis.
If you're passionate about media and want to grow your career in a supportive and innovative environment, Moontide is the perfect place for you!