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Senior Media Planning and Brand Campaign Manager (Contract)

San Francisco, CARemote5+ YOE
Summary

Own and evolve multi-million-dollar brand media strategy, managing budget allocation, sponsorships, and agency relationships for a B2B SaaS company. Requires 5+ years of media planning/buying experience and strong vendor negotiation skills.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own media budget allocation and pacing across all channels
  • Translate data and insights into optimization opportunities
  • Conduct research and competitive analysis to identify untapped channels and opportunities to reach prospects
  • Build and present media plans, including channel rationale, reach/frequency projections, and expected business outcomes
  • Manage relationships with media vendors, negotiate rates, and evaluate new inventory opportunities
  • Source and vet sponsorship opportunities, reach out to partners directly, and manage logistics end to end
  • Partner with creative and performance marketing agencies to ensure campaigns are briefed, built, and optimized correctly

Requirements

  • 5+ years of media planning or buying experience, ideally for a B2B and/or SaaS brand (agency or in-house)
  • Experience planning and buying sponsorships in channels like newsletters, podcasts, industry events, or communities
  • Highly organized, with strong judgment about where to focus time across competing priorities
  • An informed POV on what's measurable, what isn't, and how to make the case for brand investment in a new channel
  • Excellent written communication — able to write crisp channel strategy docs and cold outreach emails

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience working with creative and performance marketing agencies
  • Background in SaaS or B2B brand marketing

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Equity (post-series D, backed by top VCs)
  • Private health insurance, including plan options at no cost to employees
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Flexibility to work from home 3 days/week
  • Mental health support with Workplace Options
  • Family planning support with Maven
  • $100 per month Lifestyle Stipend
  • Wellness Days
  • Winter Break (offices closed Christmas to New Year's)
Skills
Media PlanningMedia BuyingBudget AllocationSponsorship NegotiationPodcast SponsorshipsNewsletter SponsorshipsCompetitive AnalysisVendor ManagementCampaign OptimizationChannel Strategy