Job Description
Job Description
Salary : Mend Join Make
Media Strategist
Traditional & Digital Buying Role
Updated May 28, 2025
At Mend Join Make (MJM), we create purposeful work for impactful clients in the ophthalmology industry and nonprofit sector. We mend what already exists, join our clients knowledge with our industry expertise, and make new work thats rich with meaning.
Were looking to add a strategic and detail-oriented Media Strategist to our growing team. This role requires hands-on experience across both traditional and digital media platforms, combining analytical skills with a passion for smart, meaningful media investments. Youll develop and execute strategic media plans that amplify our clients messages and drive results. This role includes working closely with vendor partners, media outlets, and clients to strategize, execute, optimize, and report on media campaigns across traditional and digital channels.
Key Responsibilities
Media Strategy & Buying Traditional and Digital
- Develop comprehensive media plans that align with client goals, budgets, and target audiences
- Execute and optimize buys across traditional (TV, radio, print, out-of-home) and digital channels (display, video, CTV, social, SEM)
- Conduct audience research and translate insights into effective media strategies
- Negotiate and secure media placements, ensuring cost-efficiency and maximum ROI
- Traffic all traditional and digital media assets with vendor partners and in platforms
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with media vendors, publishers, and reps across all channels
- Monitor campaign delivery and performance; recommend optimizations based on data and KPIs
- Create clear, data-driven reports that communicate impact to clients and internal teams
- Stay updated on industry and media trends, market conditions, platform updates, emerging tools and tactics, and audience behavior to identify new strategies.
Collaborative Planning
Partner with account, creative, digital and writing teams to ensure strategic alignmentParticipate in client meetings and presentations as a media subject matter expertEducate internal stakeholders on evolving media capabilities and performanceRequired Skills and Qualifications
5-8 years of experience in media buying or planning (agency or client side)Strong knowledge of both traditional and digital advertising channelsProficiency in media planning, buying and reporting tools and platforms (ie : STRATA, Media Ocean, Google Ads, Meta, ad servers, programmatic DSPs)Exceptional negotiation and vendor relationship management skillsAnalytical mindset with the ability to extract actionable insights from campaign dataExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalHighly organized with strong time and project management skillsSolution-oriented mentalityPreferred Skills and Qualifications
Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or related fieldExperience in healthcare or regulated industriesUnderstanding of HIPAA-compliant ad platforms and healthcare-specific audience targetingWorking knowledge or expertise in SEM (Search Engine Marketing), including keyword strategy, campaign optimization, and performance analysisWorking knowledge of floodlight and conversion pixel managementIf youre a strategic thinker who enjoys connecting the dots between data, creativity, and purposelets talk.