Stirling is a bold, brand-led agency that thrives at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and performance. As we expand our integrated media capabilities, we’re looking for a Media Strategist & Buyer to join our team on a part-time, freelance basis.

This role is designed for a seasoned media professional who understands how to shape and activate multi-channel campaigns—especially lower-funnel digital—and can operate as both a planner and executor. You’ll lead media buys for our clients, collaborate with our strategy and creative teams, and manage relationships with outside partners and vendors when needed. You’ll also help shape how Stirling scales media internally over time.

If you love turning strategy into performance, know when to optimize vs. hold, and want to work across clients that range from community banks to CPG to social impact orgs—you might be a perfect fit.

• Own media planning and buying across a portfolio of accounts in B2B, non-profit, and Banking. Build and optimize campaigns across digital and traditional channels, including:
• Paid Search (Google)
• Paid Social (Meta, LinkedIn)
• Programmatic Display & Video (DSPs like Basis or Trade Desk)
• Connected TV, Out-of-Home, Print, Streaming Audio
• Partner with creative and strategy leads to develop channel-specific briefs and audience insights
• Serve as primary media lead, recommending allocations, pacing, testing strategies, and optimizations
• Interface with external partners and vendors as needed to support specialized campaign executions
• Collaborate with our internal team to package media plans and performance reporting for clients
• Jump into pitches or sales conversations to support new business opportunities
• Help Stirling shape a scalable internal media model (in-house buying, partner bench, or hybrid)

• 7+ years of experience in media strategy and buying, ideally in an agency environment
• Experience managing $5M+ in annual spend across multiple accounts
• Strong background in digital performance marketing (search, social, programmatic) with an understanding of how to layer in traditional and upper-funnel tactics
• Hands-on experience using platforms like Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and DSPs such as Basis, DV360, or The Trade Desk
• Comfortable collaborating in client-facing strategy conversations, and simplifying media insights for a variety of audiences
• Experience with both direct-to-client and white-label models
• Self-sufficient, deadline-driven, and able to handle multiple campaigns in parallel
• Reporting fluency in tools like Google Analytics, Looker Studio, Excel, and/or partner dashboards
• Bonus if you’ve worked with regional/local clients like banks, CPG brands, healthcare, or nonprofits
  

Did we mention our clients are awesome and the work keeps us on our toes? Beyond that, we’ve built a scrappy, collaborative team (with Millie, our lovable office dog) that genuinely enjoys the work we do and the company we keep. We take what we do seriously—but never ourselves. Our agency culture thrives on support, growth, and innovation. While we hold ourselves to high standards, we’re all about celebrating the unique passions and individuality each team member brings to the table.

Want a peek behind the scenes on how we operate? Check out our Instagram to learn more.

• Hybrid Work Environment (Remote Monday & Friday)
• Competitive Salary and Lifestyle Benefits
• Paw-ternity Leave (yes we have a benefit focused on dogs)

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity of background, experience, culture, and thought. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.