Digital Media Buyer & Planner Associate-Temporary

Duration: Temporary Contract (August 2026 December 2026)

Experience Level: Mid-level (2 years dedicated media buying; hands-on experience prioritized over formal education)

ColdSpark is a prominent full-service digital and political advocacy agency with offices in Pittsburgh PA and Washington DC. We specialize in high-stakes public affairs fundraising and targeted advertising for conservative campaigns and organizations. When the stakes are high our clients turn to us for data-driven impactful results.

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Temporary Digital Media Buyer & Planner to join our team from August 2026 through November/December 2026 with the possibility of a full-time offer afterward pending performance and client this pivotal role you will provide critical maternity leave coverage partnering closely with our Media Buyer to co-manage digital media operations during the height of the busy campaign season.

This role is focused entirely on the engine of our media operations: production technical setup and financial management. If you excel at campaign execution problem-solving and strict budget management we want you on our team.

As an essential part of our execution team during this high-stakes window you will focus on building launching and maintaining multi-channel digital marketing campaigns across social paid search display programmatic native and mobile platforms.

Campaign Building & Execution: Flawlessly build and launch large-scale complex display programmatic paid search and paid social campaigns across various third-party advertising platforms.

Account Set Up & Verification: Oversee technical account configurations structural builds and platform verifications to ensure all tracking and compliance guidelines are met before launch.

Rigorous Budget Pacing: Actively monitor and manage campaign expenses maintain precise budget pacing estimate monthly costs and reconcile any discrepancies.

Campaign Monitoring: Conduct daily health checks on active campaigns to ensure steady delivery proper targeting alignment and overall account health.

Experience & Education: * 2 years of dedicated hands-on experience in digital media buying and planning.

2-3 years of experience managing multi-channel paid media campaigns.

Proven experience managing and pacing high-value budgets.

Field experience matters most: Actual platform experience and operational proficiency are heavily prioritized over your educational background or specific degrees.

Technical Skills: * Deep operational knowledge of the Google Ad Suite Meta Ads and Programmatic Advertising platforms.

Proven expertise in financial budget pacing and managing ad spend across shifting timelines.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for tracking spends and pacing sheets.

Understanding of Google Tag Manager and search marketing fundamentals.

Soft Skills & Agency Fit:

Exceptional attention to detail organization and technical accuracy.

Ability to multitask meet tight deadlines under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Political agency experience is a plus but it is not required.

This is a back-of-house operational role; client-facing and public speaking skills are not required.

This is an essential position where your technical accuracy and operational precision will directly keep our high-profile campaigns moving forward seamlessly. We offer a fast-paced collaborative culture and the flexibility of remote work for the right applicant.