Freelance Endemic Media Specialist

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Freelance Endemic Media Specialist Level Agency | Remote | Independent Contractor We're looking for someone who knows direct publisher media from the inside - the IOs, the specs, the negotiations, the pacing issues, the make-goods, and the details that make or break a flight. Level Agency is hiring a Freelance Endemic Media Specialist to support a focused set of direct publisher placements across high-priority client accounts. This is a hands-on contractor role for someone who has managed endemic, sponsored content, newsletter, podcast, out-of-home, or other non-programmatic placements and can step in quickly to keep the work moving. This is not a planning-only role. We need someone who has worked directly with publisher reps, negotiated placement terms, reviewed IOs, monitored delivery, resolved mid-flight issues, and kept internal teams clearly informed. Engagement Details Engagement type: Independent contractor / freelance engagement Estimated hours: 15-20 hours per week Duration: Through fall 2026, with potential extension through the end of 2026 Location: Fully remote Start date: As soon as available Compensation: Hourly contractor rate, commensurate with experience About Level Level Agency is a performance marketing agency built on a simple belief: good enough isn't . We partner with brands in complex, high-consideration markets to turn insight into compounding growth. Our capabilities span performance media, CRM and lifecycle marketing, creative strategy, data science, and AI-powered intelligence. In 2025, Level acquired BAM Strategy, a full-funnel media and loyalty agency. Together, we are expanding our client offering to include endemic and integrated media placements alongside our core programmatic and biddable channels. This freelance role will support that expansion during a focused buildout period. What You'll Own You'll support the execution and management of direct publisher placements across a small number of client accounts. Level's Strategy and Media teams will provide account context, planning direction, client priorities, and broader media strategy. Your focus will be publisher-side execution: keeping IOs accurate, details organized, delivery on track, and internal teams informed. You will not be expected to own full-channel strategy, client relationship leadership, or broader media planning. We are looking for a specialist who can bring deep direct publisher experience and make the execution tighter, faster, and more reliable. Publisher Negotiation & IO Management You'll lead or support direct negotiations with publishers on placement terms, pricing, added value, and contractual conditions. You'll review insertion orders to ensure terms are accurate, complete, and aligned with client priorities. You'll maintain organized records of active IOs, flight dates, creative specs, contractual commitments, cancellation windows, make-good provisions, and any mid-flight adjustments. Placement Management & Optimization You'll monitor pacing and delivery throughout each flight, identify under delivery early, and work directly with publishers to resolve issues. That may include negotiating make-goods, bonus placements, extensions, creative swaps, trafficking fixes, or other remedies. You'll also help flag added-value opportunities when they emerge, including bonus units, editorial inclusions, extended placements, or other publisher-side opportunities that could improve client value. Reporting Support You'll pull and reconcile delivery data from publisher portals across multiple partners and placement types. You'll provide clean, accurate reporting inputs to Level's internal teams for client dashboards, monthly reporting, QBRs, and performance documentation. You'll also keep clear notes on publisher performance, delivery risks, optimization actions, and key takeaways so the team can make better decisions over time. Workflow Support As Level continues to build this capability, you'll help document what works: publisher contacts, lead times, specs, IO processes, delivery risks, reporting needs, and recurring execution considerations. This does not need to be overly formal. We need someone who naturally keeps the details organized and can help turn that into repeatable ways of working. What We're Looking For Must-Haves 3+ years of hands-on experience managing endemic or direct publisher media placements Experience negotiating publisher terms, reviewing IOs, and managing live flights Direct experience with placements such as out-of-home, sponsored content, newsletter sponsorships, podcast integrations, or similar non-programmatic media Ability to independently manage publisher relationships, including make-goods, delivery discrepancies, and mid-flight changes Comfort working in publisher portals and reconciling delivery data against contracted terms Experience contributing endemic-specific performance data to client-facing reporting or QBR materials Strong organizational skills across multiple active IOs,

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