AI Media Buying Specialist

Job Description

We’re a fast-growing performance marketing agency that manages tens of millions per month in direct-response ad spending for awesome direct-to-consumer brands. We work with disruptive brands and big budgets, and we make crazy ideas come to life! Our model is built upon the core values of Alignment and Transparency, which means that, unlike traditional agencies that win by charging huge retainers, Pilothouse wins by delivering huge results. Alongside our team of 180\+ members spanning Media Buyers, Copywriters, Content Managers, Landing Page Developers, Content Creators, Email \& SMS Coordinators, CGC \& Influencer Managers, we need an AI Media Buying Specialist to help merge advanced paid media expertise with artificial intelligence to optimize, automate, and scale media buying workflows across our paid social channels. This role will work closely with our media buying, creative strategy, and client-facing teams to build AI-driven tools, bots, reporting systems, and workflows that remove repetitive operational tasks and allow our teams to focus on higher-level strategy, performance, and growth. Requirements 3\+ years of dedicated media buying experience, with deep specialization in paid social platforms such as Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and Snapchat. 1\+ years of hands-on experience working with AI tools, Large Language Models, AI Command Line Interfaces, or similar automation tools. Proven experience building or working with apps, bots, automated publishing patterns, reporting workflows, or AI-enabled operational tools. Strong understanding of media buying workflows, campaign structure, audience segmentation, reporting, testing processes, and performance tracking. Experience using AI tools to automate complex business processes, data flows, SOPs, or operational workflows. A strong technical mindset and comfort working with APIs, scripts, automation tools, or technical teams. Bonus: Developer experience, especially working directly with Meta’s Marketing API or other ad platform APIs. ESSENTIAL QUALITIES: You have a strong media buying foundation and understand how paid social accounts actually operate day to day. You are excited by AI, automation, and building tools that make teams faster, smarter, and more effective. You are highly detail-oriented and understand the importance of rigorous QA when working with live ad accounts. You are collaborative and comfortable working closely with media buyers, client strategists, creative strategists, and leadership to identify operational bottlenecks. You are a strong communicator who can translate team needs into scalable AI-driven workflows. You are curious, innovative, and constantly looking for ways to improve processes, reduce manual work, and unlock better performance. You are comfortable testing, iterating, troubleshooting, and building systems that evolve over time. You take accuracy seriously, especially when automated workflows are pushing live changes into ad platforms. THE DAY-TO-DAY: Build, maintain, and optimize AI-driven tools, CLI applications, bots, and reporting systems that automate routine media buying workflows. Identify repetitive SOPs, publishing processes, reporting patterns, and operational bottlenecks that can be improved through AI or automation. Partner with media buyers, creative strategists, and client-facing teams to understand pain points and translate those needs into usable tools. Support the safe execution of live structural and campaign changes across ad accounts through automated processes. Establish and maintain a rigorous QA framework to ensure automated API or script-driven changes are accurate before they go live. Develop workflows for paid social platforms such as Meta Ads and TikTok Ads, with additional platforms added into the mix as needed. Explore and build initial functional workflows using Meta’s Marketing API to help scale automation capabilities. Help integrate AI CLIs, bots, and internal tools into daily team operations to improve adoption, alignment, and efficiency. Create systems that reduce manual workflow hours for media buyers and give the team more time to focus on strategy, testing, and performance. Continuously monitor, improve, and refine automation systems to ensure they are reliable, useful, and aligned with business needs. ABOUT THE POSITION This role is ideal for someone who sits at the intersection of paid media, AI, and technical problem-solving. We are looking for someone who understands the realities of media buying and is excited to use AI to make those workflows faster, cleaner, and more scalable. This person will help build tools and systems that eliminate repetitive operational work, improve reporting accuracy, support QA, and create more time for media buyers to focus on strategy and performance. Most of the work will focus on social ad platforms such as Meta Ads and TikTok Ads, though other platforms may be worked into the mix as required. Experience with Meta’s Marketing API, automated publishing workflows, AI CLIs, bots, or technical ad account operations would be a strong asset. This position reports to the Head of Socials and will work closely with an amazing cross-functional team of media buyers, strategists, creatives, and operators who are excited to build smarter ways of working. Whether you are a media buyer who has gone deep into AI and automation, or a technical builder with strong paid social experience, we want to hear about the tools, workflows, and systems you’ve helped bring to life. ABOUT PILOTHOUSE We are focused on building a team of hustlers who are passionate about the Direct-To-Consumer space and who are eager to learn and grow. We push each other to do awesome work and encourage team members to bring even the wildest ideas forward. Team culture is everything at Pilothouse. We have regular check-ins to discuss industry trends and new opportunities. You’ll work with a team that has decades of marketing experience who want to learn from you just as much as you will from them. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS - friendly hint - don’t miss this part ; ) Along with your resume, please submit a cover letter and a brief explanation of why you are interested in this position. Feel free to include examples of AI tools, bots, automation workflows, reporting systems, scripts, or media buying processes you have built or improved. We would love to hear about the awesome things you’ve done that make you stand out. We appreciate your time and thank all applicants for their interest, but we will only be responding to shortlisted applicants. Benefits Perks for our online team members: Fun virtual events - we host company events to focus on fun and growth Casual dress Work from home Flexible work schedule