Media Coordinator

Job Title: Jr Media Coordinator
Job ID: 84612
Location: Austin, Texas


Overview:
We need your help to deliver the future of home buying to consumers. Our client’s mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone. Our client is the leading destination to discover your perfect home. They have the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. This role will sit on the Brand Media Team, a dynamic and fast paced team with the goal to grow audience and engagement. A Junior Media Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the media and creative teams to ensure the smooth, timely, and accurate delivery of advertising campaigns across multiple platforms. The role is an entry-level position that involves managing project schedules, trafficking creative assets, performing quality assurance checks and orchestrating cross-channel reporting. This contract role will be fully remote at 20 hours a week, but must be able to work across PST and CST. The client is seeking a highly organized, collaborative and detail-oriented Junior Media Coordinator. The ideal candidate is an eager learner with excellent communication skills, a proactive and positive attitude, and a strong interest in digital marketing and advertising operations. This role will provide a solid foundation for a career in media planning or ad operations.


What you will be doing:

• Campaign coordination: Assist in the trafficking of advertising campaigns, including gathering and organizing all necessary creative assets, tags, and campaign parameters. As well as owning creative flighting across all paid channels.
• Project management: Coordinate with internal and external teams (e.g., Creative, Sales, Media Planners, clients) to ensure all deliverables are received on time and meet technical specifications.
• Quality assurance: Perform thorough quality assurance (QA) checks on all creative assets, tags, and tracking to ensure campaigns launch without error.
• Workflow management: Manage the flow of information and materials between departments, ensuring projects stay on schedule and potential issues are identified and resolved promptly.
• Administrative support: Help maintain comprehensive project documentation, including insertion orders, powerpoints, campaign records, and trafficking sheets.
• Monitoring and reporting: Assist with monitoring campaign performance and delivery, pulling performance data, and flagging any issues for senior team members. Support creation of reports to share with internal stakeholders.
• Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot and escalate any issues with campaign delivery, discrepancies, or asset implementation.

• A bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• A foundational understanding of full funnel advertising principles and media terminology.
• Expert Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and Google Slides for data entry, presentation creation and organization.
• Familiarity with ad servers (e.g., Google Ad Manager) and project management software (e.g., Trello, Asana) is a plus.
• Previous internship or professional experience in advertising, media, or project coordination is preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail: The ability to spot errors and ensure accuracy in a fast-paced environment is critical.
• Strong organizational skills: Capable of managing multiple campaigns and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent communication: The ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both written and verbally, with diverse teams.
• Problem-solving aptitude: The ability to identify issues and find solutions in a timely manner.
• Team-oriented: A collaborative and positive attitude, with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Adaptability: The flexibility to adapt to evolving responsibilities and changing project requirements.