Digital Media Buyer/Media Specialist
Media Cause is an award-winning, mission-driven marketing and creative agency that helps nonprofits grow and accelerate their impact. We take a people-first approach to developing powerful creative, scalable growth strategies, and targeted communications that connect with individuals across their entire supporter journey: from awareness and recruitment to fundraising and advocacy, and every touchpoint in between.
As of 2025, Media Cause consists of 50+ full-time employees along with a network of talented consultants. We have offices in Washington DC, Atlanta, and San Francisco, as well as many team members who work remotely on a permanent basis. Our agency has grown in size every year since our founding, landing on the Inc. 5000 list for the fastest-growing private companies in America three times. We have built a strong business, although impact will always be our North Star. In addition to winning a number of creative and effectiveness awards for our client work, Media Cause was also honored by Inc. Magazine with a Best In Business Gold Award for our positive impact on our community, our industry, and society as a whole.
What You'll Do:
- Develop strategic media plans & recommendations
- Own all steps of the ad operations process
- Use self-managed platforms, including Google and Facebook, to build & monitor digital buys
- Optimize campaign buys to deliver the most at the highest ROI
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with digital media vendors, publishers and key technology platforms
- Bring new ad opportunities, products, and placements to the team to help strengthen creativity and effectiveness
- Work alongside account strategists and creative leads to support campaign goals
- Utilize Google Analytics to monitor channel, campaign, conversion & site performance
- Own all steps of the ad operations process
- Proactively optimize purchased media through A/B testing, landing page optimization, and targeting
- Monitor campaigns to ensure they deliver expected results
- Build, analyze & provide insights for client campaign reports
- Stay apprised of digital trends & tools
- Manage client relationships and happiness
Who You Are:
The ideal candidate has 1-2 years of digital media buying experience, including paid search. Management of Google Ad Grant accounts is a plus. Prior client management experience with a high volume of accounts is desired. Bonus points if previous work gave you exposure to the nonprofit space.
We’re looking for people with a passion for driving meaningful results for clients, a hunger to continue learning in the ever changing digital world, the ability to problem solve to overcome any challenge, a passion for helping teammates succeed and a strong desire to change the world.
Skills & Experience Required:
- 1-2 years related professional experience planning, buying & managing a variety of digital media campaigns (search, display, social)
- Have strong relationships with digital media vendors, publishers, and key technology platforms
- Significant multi-year experience running ad campaigns on a variety of programmatic, direct publisher, search, and social advertising mediums
- Hold certification in Google AdWords and/or Facebook certified professional
- Ad server (Google Campaign Manager) experience a plus
- Experience planning and executing Direct Response campaigns a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience managing managing multiple clients at once in a fast paced environment
- Track record of thinking outside the box for innovative ways for nonprofits to use all digital platforms to achieve their goals.
- An optimistic dreamer who executes efficiently with a positive can do attitude
Company Perks & Culture
- Family first work environment with flexible work from home options to accommodate personal obligations
- Robust health, dental, and vision benefit plans for you and yours
- 401k & retirement planning
- Agency-wide profit sharin