Media Buyer

Media Buying Analyst / Associate Media Buyer

• Remote (Latin America-based)
• Compensation: $2,500–$3,000 USD/month, based on experience
• Full-time, Contractor
• Schedule: Flexible LATAM hours with overlap across Los Angeles and New York teams
• Tech Stack: Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, Google Ads, Pinterest Ads, Google Sheets/Excel, Google Analytics, Asana, Motion, Notion

At Near, we connect top talent in Latin America with exciting remote opportunities at U.S.-based companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.

About the Company:

Our client is a performance marketing agency and consumer media company serving leading direct-to-consumer brands. They combine paid media, performance creative, UGC, and editorial content to help clients improve customer acquisition results and media efficiency.

They operate in a fast-paced, creative, and data-driven environment, partnering with consumer brands across categories such as wellness, beauty, fashion, and lifestyle.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Media Buying Analyst / Associate Media Buyer to support paid media campaigns across multiple platforms. You will combine analytical thinking with hands-on campaign execution, reporting, optimization, and creative testing.

This role is ideal for someone who understands performance marketing for consumer brands, is comfortable working across multiple priorities, and is curious about using AI and automation to improve workflows.

You Will:

• Support the execution and optimization of paid media campaigns across Meta, TikTok, Google, and Pinterest.
• Monitor campaign performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Build and maintain weekly reports, dashboards, and performance tracking in Google Sheets or Excel.
• Support campaign tracking and ensure accuracy in data collection and reporting.
• Partner with creative and content teams to test new ads, creative concepts, headlines, hooks, and variations.
• Analyze paid-media results and contribute insights that improve campaign performance.
• Research competitors, platform updates, industry trends, and performance marketing best practices.
• Support multiple DTC client accounts in a high-volume agency environment.
• Use AI tools and workflow automation thoughtfully to improve efficiency and analysis.

About You:

Your Background:

• 1–3 years of experience in media buying, paid social, digital marketing, or performance analytics.
• Experience in an agency or in-house environment supporting DTC, e-commerce, or consumer-facing brands.
• Hands-on experience with Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, and Google Ads.
• Strong Google Sheets and Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, data visualization, and dashboarding.
• Experience monitoring campaign performance, reporting on key metrics, and identifying optimization opportunities.
• Understanding of paid social, customer acquisition, and performance marketing fundamentals.
• Strong communication and organizational skills in an English-speaking remote environment.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, proactive, and highly organized.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Curious, eager to learn, and open to adopting AI-enabled tools and workflows.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Pinterest Ads.
• Familiarity with Google Analytics, Looker Studio, or other reporting tools.
• Experience with creative strategy, copywriting, UGC ad trends, or performance creative.
• Familiarity with Asana, Motion, and Notion.
• Experience using AI or automation for reporting, analysis, research, or campaign workflows.
• Experience working with wellness, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, or other consumer-product brands.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation: $2,500–$3,000 USD/month, based on experience.
• Exceptional candidates above this range may be considered if highly compelling.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Approximately 12–13 US company holidays.
• Flexibility to accommodate relevant local holidays.
• Access to required software and tools, with consideration for additional work-related tool allowances.
• Remote contractor role; candidates are expected to use their own equipment.