Remote Media Planner Jobs
Remote media planner jobs are open across the U.S. in digital advertising, media agencies, and direct-to-consumer brands, from coordinator-level roles to senior planning positions on fully distributed teams. Companies hiring remotely right now include FINN Partners, Wpromote, and Seedtag. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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The Media Planner will operate within the Connections Department and lead the day-to-day media planning for the agency’s clients and execution of media buys and reporting with a strategic agency buying partner. This position will work closely with the Connections team and Media Director in specific, to ensure flawless ad operations, buy execution and reporting. This position will collaborate closely with all agency disciplines to ensure plans are fully integrated, with emphasis on the organic social team, with some shared duties.
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Description
Job Location & Reporting:
This is a 100% remote position, but not virtual. For team collaboration and bonding reasons, the candidate will be required to be located within 25 miles of one the following cities: Sacramento, CA; Los Angeles, CA. or Boise, ID. Noting that residence in California or Idaho is a requirement.
This position reports to the Media Director.
Job Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
- Leads day-to-day media planning, including development of audiences, channel strategy, measurement framework and budget allocation.
- Leads day-to-day with strategic agency buying partner to ensure digital buys are built and executed to spec, including managing some traditional and direct digital media buys. Ensures best rates, positioning and added-value are secured for clients.
- Works closely with Media Director to lead client reporting with Connections team (and buying partner), ensuring insights are developed and optimizations are made.
- Has a strong understanding of client business verticals, objectives and strategies.
- Collaborates closely with all agency disciplines on holistic and integrated plans.
- Leads client and internal status meetings, including maintaining status sheet, providing media plan/buy pacing and budget updates, etc.
- Serves as organic social support, including synergies with holistic P/O strategy, audiences, reporting, calendaring and boosting.
- Develops and updates media specification grid for account and creative teams.
- Generates insertion orders for approved media plans.
- Leads tagging, QA and trafficking of buys.
- Updates media flowcharts, budgets and invoice reconciliations.
- Stays at the forefront of industry, media and digital trends to bring forward proactive ideas, processes, tests, POVs and solutions to clients. Infuses AI into workflow to streamline where possible.
- Supports agency business development efforts, ensuring media has ideas represented in RFP responses and pitches. Maintains an active presence on LinkedIn along with media rep community to raise agency's profile.
- Has strong relationship-building and communication qualities to deliver an on-time and on-strategy work product.
- Exhibits good presentation skills and is able to build strong relationships with industry leaders and clients.
- Experience and familiarity with media platforms, including but not limited to: traditional media channels, Facebook ads manager, Google ads (Search, YouTube, GDN, Discovery, Performance Max), Programmatic DSPs, social platforms (X, Snap, TikTok), etc.
- Experience and familiarity with media tech stack and tools, including but not limited to: Slack, Zoom, Dropbox, Google suite (including Google Analytics, Google Campaign Manager), Workamajig, GWI, Kantar, SEMRush, etc.
- Maintains key industry certifications with DSP, Meta, Google, etc.
- Understands and abides by agency’s business practices and core values.
Skills & Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in social strategy, paid social, media strategy or analytics
- Strong understanding of how social content, paid media and performance work together
- Experience reviewing and interpreting paid performance data
- Comfort contributing to creative ideation and content development
- Ability to communicate insights clearly to creative and client-facing teams
- Agency or multi-client experience preferred
- Experience with B2B, CPG and/or retail media highly preferred
- Interest in food, agriculture, sustainability or mission-driven brands a plus
Salary
$65,000 - $80,000 per year
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote media planner jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or a related field
- Proficiency in media planning and buying platforms such as DSPs and ad servers
- Experience building and managing media plans across digital and traditional channels
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance data
- Familiarity with audience research and syndicated tools such as Nielsen or Comscore
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting plans to clients or stakeholders
Tips for Your Remote Media Planner Job Search
Show your async communication style upfront
Remote media planner hiring managers read your cover letter as a test of written clarity. Write it the way you'd brief a remote team, concise, structured, and free of jargon. Strong written communication is screened before any interview.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote media planner openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your experience and apply directly without sorting through non-remote listings.
Build a results-first media planning portfolio
Remote employers can't observe your process in an office, so your portfolio does the work for you. Include campaign recaps with reach, frequency, and performance outcomes alongside the plan itself. Specific numbers from real or speculative plans signal readiness to work independently.
Get fluent in remote planning tools before interviewing
Remote media planner roles expect you to already know shared platforms like Google Campaign Manager, Prisma, or MediaOcean before your first day. Mention your platform proficiency explicitly in applications and be ready to demonstrate it in a skills screen.
Remote Media Planner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote media planner job?
Target companies that already run distributed marketing teams, such as remote-first agencies, in-house brand teams at DTC companies, and media technology firms. Remote employers screen for self-direction, clear written communication, and proficiency with shared planning tools like Google Campaign Manager, MediaOcean, or similar platforms. A portfolio showing campaign results and a cover letter written for async review will give you a clear edge over candidates who send generic applications.
Which companies hire remote media planners?
Remote media planner roles are posted by FINN Partners, Wpromote, and Seedtag and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. The employers hiring most consistently include remote-first agencies, in-house marketing teams at consumer brands, and advertising technology companies that operate across distributed offices.
Can you get a remote media planner job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level media planner roles are harder to land because you're expected to manage your own workload without in-person guidance from day one. Remote-first agencies and smaller DTC brands are the most likely to hire entry-level candidates. Showing completed coursework in digital advertising, a speculative media plan you built yourself, or a freelance campaign you ran independently can open the door when a formal resume is thin.
Do you need a degree for remote media planner jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers care more about hands-on platform experience, demonstrated campaign results, and familiarity with media planning tools than a specific credential. A background in marketing, communications, or advertising is common among hired candidates, but remote hiring managers frequently weigh a strong portfolio or relevant certifications from ad platforms just as heavily as a four-year degree.
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