Senior Paid Media Strategist

Stratacomm | Full-Time

Experience: 7+ years of paid media experience with demonstrated ownership of integrated strategy, planning, buying, optimization, and reporting.

About Stratacomm

At Stratacomm, we believe great work starts with good humans and a ruthless drive to make good things happen. We’re curious thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and strategic doers who challenge assumptions, push ideas further, and care about delivering results that matter. We bring together smart people, bold thinking, and data-driven strategy to help brands and organizations break through the noise, connect with audiences, and inspire action.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Media Planner/Buyer who thrives at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and performance. You’ll own the full media lifecycle across multiple accounts, from audience insights and integrated planning to direct buying, activation, optimization, and measurement. You’ll turn business challenges into smart media strategies, negotiate and execute buys, build and optimize campaigns hands-on in platforms like Google Ads and Meta, and translate performance data into actionable recommendations that move clients forward.

Our Paid Media team manages more than $80 million in annual media investment across traditional, digital, social and emerging media. But our approach is what sets us apart. We don’t separate planning from buying or strategy from execution. Our strategists own their accounts end-to-end, with the autonomy to challenge the brief, uncover new opportunities, test ideas, and make decisions that improve results. We’re a lean, collaborative team that values curiosity, accountability, and fresh thinking over layers of process. Here, you won’t just recommend the strategy; you’ll bring it to life.

What You'll Do

• Strategy & Planning: Develop audience-first, integrated media strategies and plans aligned with client objectives, budgets, research, and measurement goals across digital and traditional channels.
• Buying & Activation: Execute campaigns with direct buys or managed services; develop RFPs, evaluate proposals, negotiate rates, manage vendors, and oversee campaign launches.
• Optimization & Performance: Monitor delivery, pacing, audiences, creative, and KPIs. Identify issues proactively, make data-driven adjustments, and develop tests that improve results.
• Financial Management: Own campaign budgets, authorizations, insertion orders, invoice reconciliation, and delivery discrepancies from planning through closeout.
• Reporting & Client Partnership: Lead reporting and analysis, explain what happened and why, and turn performance data into actionable recommendations for clients and future campaigns.
• Innovation & Improvement: Evaluate emerging platforms, media opportunities, AI, and automation. Challenge assumptions, test new approaches, and improve how we plan, execute, measure, and report on media.