Performance Media Buyer (Paid Social & YouTube) - Los Angeles, CA
JustWatch
Apply to this jobWhat you will be doing
- Set up, manage, and optimize paid media campaigns across platforms like Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and DV360
- You manage both upper-funnel and lower-funnel campaign structures and constantly test creatives, audiences, placements, and bidding strategies
- Monitor pacing, troubleshoot delivery, and hit KPIs like CPV, VTR, Completion Rates and CPM
- Use internal and external tools to ensure flawless setup, tracking, QA, and invoicing
- Collaborate with sales, BI, and creative teams, and top-tier entertainment clients
- Analyze results and provide actionable insights to improve campaign efficiency and reach
What we need from you
- 3+ years of hands-on media buying experience
- Platforms: Meta, TikTok, Google Ads, and ideally DV360
- Familiarity with Reddit and Snapchat is a strong plus
- Reports to the Director of Media Campaigns and US Accounts
- Strong command of auction mechanics, CPV targets, pacing, bidding, and platform optimisation
- Analytical mindset with confidence in Excel, Google Sheets, and performance data tools
- Proven ability to manage budgets across paid social and YouTube channels, including proposal development, campaign activation & maintenance, and post-buy recaps
- Provide direction as needed for improving campaign performance through optimisation and/or implementing new features and strategies
- Comfortable working independently in a remote, fast-paced, cross-functional team
- Familiarity with the entertainment industry (film, streaming, TV, or sports) is a strong plus
- Proactive, curious, and focused on outcomes over perfection
- We value people who learn constantly, deliver results, and create meaningful impact
When not to join
- This is a hands-on execution role
- If you haven’t personally launched and optimized campaigns inside Meta or DV360, it’s not the right fit
- We live in data, love performance, and hire doers
What we offer you
- An open-minded and international team that loves to collaborate to reach our goals.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- We believe in a permission-less environment that lets us focus on delivering value without overcomplicating things
- We prioritize meaningful work over perks and believe that true fulfilment comes from intrinsic motivation, personal growth, and making a lasting impact
- We trust our skilled professionals to maintain a no-nonsense attitude and create an environment that promotes innovation
- We are committed to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals, and we offer a collaborative and supportive environment to do so
- This opportunity is remote-first with travel to client meetings, with the primary office location in the Los Angeles area (Note: there may be weekly to monthly meetings in person, but aiming always to be remote first)
Please only apply if you are genuinely interested. Copy-paste mass applications will receive a copy-paste rejection email. The same goes for applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content. We want to get to know you as a person first, not your prompts.
Compensation (from employer):
80000–100000 USD per year
Summary
Manage and optimize paid media campaigns across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, DV360.
Job title
Performance Media Buyer (Paid Social & YouTube)
Experience level
3+ years
Minimum experience
3+ years exp
Industry
entertainment
Location requirements
Remote work allowed, based in Los Angeles, CA
Salary
80000–100000 USD per year
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Los Angeles, CA, USA