ABOUT VALENZ
VALENZ is a fast-growing independent agency specializing in high-impact creator partnerships across podcasts and YouTube. We work with leading consumer brands in health, wellness, and lifestyle, driving performance through trusted creator endorsements and authentic storytelling.
Our team blends deep media expertise with a challenger mindset. We move fast, work collaboratively, and trust our taste. We’re not here to simply place ads. We’re here to build trust, create influence, and drive meaningful growth for the brands we believe in.
THE ROLE
We’re hiring a Media Buyer to join our tight-knit team and support the next phase of growth at VALENZ. You’ll report into our Director, Podcast & Creator Partnerships, who leads client strategy, relationships, and performance across our roster.
In this role, you’ll execute podcast and YouTube campaigns from creator discovery and vetting to negotiation, optimization, and performance analysis. You’ll play a key role in identifying new opportunities, making smart bets on emerging talent, and helping drive strong outcomes for our clients.
You’ll also help scale one of the fastest-growing parts of our business: YouTube partnerships. You’ll play a key role in helping shape how we grow the channel over time.
If you want more ownership, more exposure across the creator economy, and the opportunity to grow inside a team shaping the future of creator-led advertising, this role is for you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Execute campaigns end-to-end across our client roster, including sourcing, outreach, vetting, negotiation, booking, QA, optimization, and reporting
- Analyze performance and optimize campaigns, working with the Director to make data-informed decisions on what to scale, cut, or test next
- Source new podcast and YouTube opportunities with a heavy focus on independent shows and emerging creators
- Build and maintain a high-quality, high-velocity pipeline of shows and creators to test across clients, ensuring a consistent flow of strong new opportunities
- Vet shows and creators for fit by listening, watching, evaluating the audience, and forming a clear point of view on whether they’re right for a given client
- Conduct high-volume outreach to podcast hosts and YouTube creators, building relationships, pitching our brands, and driving new testing opportunities
- Negotiate rates and terms with podcast and creator partners, securing strong value for our clients
- Ensure quality endorsements and ad reads by flagging anything that doesn’t meet our standards and working with partners to fix it
- Help expand our YouTube creator program by sourcing creators, building relationships, executing buys, and helping scale the channel meaningfully for clients
- Maintain a clean and organized creator database so we always know what’s been tested, what’s pending, and what’s next
- Support client calls as part of the media buying team managing and executing campaigns across our roster of brands
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 2+ years of experience in podcast or YouTube advertising, media buying, or creator partnerships
- Demonstrated success driving measurable growth and direct response performance
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance data to make decisions and improve outcomes
- Creative thinker with strong instincts who naturally brings fresh perspectives and new opportunities to an evolving creator landscape
- Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills with creators, talent reps, and network partners
- Ability to jump into existing campaigns, identify inefficiencies, and drive stronger outcomes
- Confident managing multiple campaigns, clients, and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize and execute without constant direction
- High attention to detail with a proactive, problem-solving approach
- Self-starter with a strong ownership mindset who takes initiative, follows through, and thrives with autonomy
- Growth mindset with a willingness to test, learn, and iterate quickly
- Proficient in Google Sheets and Excel for campaign management, analysis, and reporting (experience with tools like Podscribe, Podchaser, and Magellan is a plus)
- Professional and personable in communication across email, calls, and video
- Comfortable working in a collaborative, remote-first team environment
- Genuine interest in the creator economy and performance marketing
- Excited to own your picks and operate in a high-impact, high-accountability role
WHY JOIN VALENZ
- High-impact role in a performance-first culture with direct influence on client growth
- Opportunity to be part of a lean, scrappy team that moves fast and writes its own playbook
- A team that values taste, speed, and execution over politics and process
- Work with the fastest-growing consumer brands across health, wellness, and lifestyle
- Get to work with celebrity podcast + YouTube creators
- Collaborate with passionate, driven teammates in an entrepreneurial environment
BENEFITS
- 100% remote, flexible work environment
- Paid holidays and a company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Year’s
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan benefits
- Opportunity to grow quickly inside a fast-moving, high-impact team
- Annual company offsite to connect, collaborate, and celebrate wins together
- Access to industry events and conferences
- A company MacBook
- Access to brand discounts, team merch, and other perks
CULTURE FIT
You’re driven, thoughtful, and unafraid of accountability. You want to help shape something real within the creator economy inside a team that values ownership, integrity, and relationships in equal measure.
This is for someone who wants to see the impact of their work, grow something meaningful, and contribute to a culture that rewards progress over comfort. If you thrive on ownership, impact, and growth, we’d love to meet you.
If you’ve made it this far and believe you’re a strong fit for the role, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “I want to work for VALENZ” along with a few sentences on why you’re interested. We look forward to hearing from you.