Paid Media Specialist

Media Specialist / Trafficking Specialist

As a Media Specialist / Trafficking Specialist, you will oversee the end-to-end delivery of Paid Social, Programmatic, and Paid Search campaigns. You will ensure all campaigns are built, reviewed, and approved accurately and in line with internal guidelines.

Your key responsibilities include:

1. Media Planning & Audience Management, Media Campaign Launch

Campaign Planning & Execution: Define campaign strategy, collaborate to define brief for Audience and with Agency teams, review and approve the Audience Requirement Document (ARD), and ensure all targeting, creatives, and trafficking elements are accurately set up before a campaign goes live.

Pre & Post-Launch Checks: Review and approve the Trafficking Matrix prior to launch; after launch, verify that all Paid Search campaign elements.

Set up Paid Media projects in Aprimo when a new campaign or tactic is needed.

Brief the Audience and Agency teams with the inputs needed to build the Audience Requirement Document (ARD).

Fill in the audience request form and assign the right roles in Aprimo.

Define the campaign brief and audience build based on strategy; share feedback with the Audience Team.

Review the ARD to confirm the audience, segments, and geographies align with the campaign strategy.

Confirm that the approved audiences are correctly set up in the media execution platforms.

Review Media Ops feedback on creative accuracy and work with the agency on any required changes.

Check that key creative details are accurate including Creative, Execution Type, Creative Trigger (DCO), Unit Length, and Day Part (where applicable).

Pre-Post launch checks, check that new or updated Paid Search campaign elements (Ad Copy, Audience, Geo, URL) in SA360 match the approved Aprimo requirements.

2. Workflow & Stakeholder Coordination

Collaborate with Channel Specialists, Agency, Audience Team, and Media Ops to prioritize new and backlog campaign requests.

Keep stakeholders informed with clear updates and progress reports.

Use Aprimo for all tasks, approvals, and documentation; follow naming conventions and process guides.

Required Professional and Technical Expertise

Hands-on experience running Paid Social, Programmatic, and/or Paid Search campaigns

Working knowledge of Aprimo for workflow management and documentation

Familiarity with SA360 for Paid Search campaign validation

Understanding of audience targeting, ARDs, and geo targeting

Experience reviewing and updating Media Traffic Reports

Ability to spot gaps between approved campaign specs and live campaign settings

Strong attention to detail and comfort working to deadlines (e.g., 5-business-day SLA for post-launch checks)

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise

Experience coordinating with media agencies and third-party vendors

Knowledge of audience builds and Digital Audience workflows

Familiarity with Compliance document approval processes

Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

A collaborative mindset and ability to work well across Media, Agency, Audience, and Operations teams

Payrange- 30$/hr. - 38$/hr.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually as applicable.