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Media Buyer

Squadio Open · verified Sep 24, 2026
On-site Riyadh Full-time Mid-level Paid Media

At a glance

Mid-level Paid Media role at Squadio. Riyadh · full-time.

Pay not stated Paid Media salary

RolePaid Media
SeniorityMid-level
LocationRiyadh
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
PostedAug 26, 2024 · 25mo ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Define target audiences and map out paid media campaigns
  • Negotiate media rates and purchase ad space or airtime
  • Build, manage, and adjust paid advertising across platforms
  • Review campaign data, budgets, costs, and return on investment
  • Send weekly performance updates and refine channel mixes and budgets

What you bring

  • At least three years in media buying or a similar role, preferably in digital media
  • Knowledge of Saudi Arabia’s advertising market, media planning, buying, and research
  • Experience with media analytics software such as comScore
  • Strong communication, negotiation, organization, multitasking, and critical-thinking skills

Who this fits

You’ll suit this role if you have hands-on media buying experience and understand the Saudi advertising market. The position is full-time and based onsite in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Attention to detail and an interest in advertising and media trends will help you manage campaigns effectively.

From the employer

Description

Squadio is a Global Remote-first IT service provider headquartered in Riyadh KSA with Delivery Centers in Egypt and KSA. Our distributed teams are located in Tunisia, Egypt, KSA, Palestine, Nigeria & India. We were founded in 2011 in Riyadh, KSA, as an app development company (previously Ibtikar technologies) successfully pivoted our model to support the growing need of startups and companies seeking to hire and manage their own engineering team remotely with engineers vetted by Squadio's talent community.

About the Role:

We are seeking for an exceptional a Media Buyer is an advertising professional responsible for leading the advertising efforts, negotiating and purchasing ad space and time to effectively reach target audiences. They analyze target demographics, develop media buying strategies, negotiate rates with media outlets, and optimize budgets to maximize ad exposure.

Responsibilities:

  • Help identify target audiences and plan media campaigns
  • Create and manage paid ads
  • Analyze data and reports
  • Monitor budget and manage costs
  • Provide a weekly performance report for each campaign across all platforms
  • Optimize plans and budgets according to the best media mix
  • Experiment with new platforms and channels
  • Monitor costs and return on investment (ROI)

Requirements

Requirements and skills

  • Proven not less than 3 years of experience as Media Buyer or similar role; experience in digital media is preferred
  • Familiarity with the Saudi advertising market with media-buying, planning and research.
  • Interest in following advertising and media trends
  • Working knowledge of media analytics software (e.g. comScore)
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Organizational and multitasking abilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Critical thinking skills

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