Media Buyer (Paid Media)

  • Poseidon Music Ltd
  • Birmingham, Staffordshire
  • Mar 06, 2026
Full time Advert / Media / Entertainment

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-time
Schedule: Rotating weekend schedule required
Entity: Poseidon Music UK
Reports To: Head of Performance Marketing
Location: This is a fully remote role for UK timezone only. Applicants must reside and be authorized to work within the UK
Drive Real-World Change Through Entertainment

Join our mission to create meaningful social impact through the power of immersive entertainment. We've sold over 1.4 million tickets in 3 years across 10 countries.

This is an exciting opportunity to join at the ground level - collaborating with our Head of Systems to design, implement, and optimize the customer-facing experiences and internal tooling that drive a fast-growing company with a first-mover advantage in a red-hot new industry.

About Us

We're a fast-growing global entertainment company ($14M revenue, 60+ team members) creating immersive experiences that drive real social change. Our customers don't just buy tickets - they become part of something bigger.

We're ambitious, creative, and impact-driven, blending art, technology, and storytelling to deliver world-class experiences. As we scale into our next phase of growth, we're building robust systems and infrastructure to match our vision.

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical Media Buyer with hands-on experience executing paid media campaigns across Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, Google Ads, Pinterest, and YouTube.

This is a tactical execution role focused on day-to-day campaign management, optimization, and experimentation, with close collaboration alongside media strategists, creative teams, ticketing, and operations. In addition, this role provides critical weekend operational support, monitoring live shows for schedule changes.

The ideal candidate combines strong executional discipline with curiosity, adaptability, and comfort working in a fast-moving, live-event environment.

Key Responsibilities Media Buying & Optimization
  • Plan, launch, and manage paid media campaigns across Meta.
  • Ensure campaigns reach target audiences efficiently while maintaining strong cost-per-sale and ROAS
  • Monitor campaign performance daily, adjusting budgets, bids, and pacing as needed
  • Experiment with new creatives, formats, audiences, and platforms to improve acquisition efficiency
  • Align campaign scheduling with ticket availability and live event inventory
  • Analyze results and share insights with strategists and creative teams
  • Maintain accurate campaign structures, budgets, and documentation

Weekend Show Monitoring & Operations

  • Monitor live event schedules for cancellations or postponements
  • Remove tickets from sale promptly when schedule changes occur
  • Coordinate closely with the ticketing team to ensure communications are accurate and timely
  • Escalate issues quickly to minimize customer impact and wasted ad spend
Qualifications:
  • Outstanding critical thinking, attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Problem-solving mindset
  • Interest in social media and media trends
  • Highly computer literate
  • BSc/BA in Advertising, Marketing, or similar field preferred.
  • Fluent English
Working Schedule & Rotating Night Shifts

Assuming a month consists of four weeks, this role follows a rotating schedule designed to ensure consistent coverage during live events while maintaining flexibility during standard working days.

The rotation is structured as follows:

  • Week 1 - Thursday Night Shift
    Flexible working hours from Monday to Friday, with a mandatory shift on Thursday from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
  • Week 2 - Friday Night Shift
    Flexible working hours from Monday to Friday, with a mandatory shift on Friday from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
  • Week 3 - Saturday Shift
    Flexible working hours from Monday to Thursday, day off on Friday, and a mandatory shift on Saturday from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
  • Week 4 - No Night Shift
    Flexible working hours from Monday to Friday, with no evening or weekend shifts.
What We Offer
  • Competitive base salary plus performance-based commission tied to company success
  • The chance to drive real social change through entertainment
  • Work with a passionate, high-performing international team spread across 12 countries
  • A kind, supportive company culture we're very proud of
  • Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off per year

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.