[Remote] Sr. Media Buyer (Paid Social)

September 28, 2026

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Viral Nation specializes in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. The Sr. Media Buyer will oversee campaign execution in paid social channels, focusing on optimization and performance analysis to ensure campaign success.

Responsibilities

Launch, monitor, optimize, and report on media campaigns across paid social channels, with the potential to manage paid search and programmatic campaigns where clients require
Own daily optimization, budget pacing, and in-platform troubleshooting to keep campaigns on plan and on target
Build and traffic campaigns accurately, owning self-QA before every launch
Analyze performance data to refine tactics, and surface in-platform signals, risks, and opportunities to your Manager
Support media planning with actuals, reallocations, and audience execution against the strategic media plan
Run campaign experimentation across audiences, creative, and bidding to identify what drives performance
Evaluate creative and recommend adjustments aligned to platform best practices and client objectives
Join internal and external calls, speaking directly to tactical detail and in-platform campaign structure
Be a key contributor in performance platform calls, clearly articulating active and upcoming campaign plans and implementing platform provided recommendations where applicable

Skills

3+ years of media buying experience within paid social
Strong working knowledge of paid search
Strong command of the qualitative and quantitative aspects of paid media
Proficiency in the Google / Microsoft Suite and project management tools (monday.com, Asana, or ClickUp)
Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills
A keen eye for creative content and current marketing trends
Working understanding of marketing analytics, QA, and optimization best practices
Programmatic experience a strong asset
Familiarity with AI-enabled platform features and automation (Advantage+, Performance Max, smart bidding) is a plus

Company Overview

Viral Nation is a creator marketing and social media company connecting brands with influencers and digital communities. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.viralnation.com/.

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