Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies
The biggest challenge for businesses nowadays is reaching their audiences at the right time. Media buying can help brands expand their reach and connect with their target audience effectively, ensuring maximum return.
Essentially, media buying is a form of advertising that involves procuring advertising space on relevant media channels such as television, radio, print, and digital. It aims to secure those slots at the optimal time and cost for optimal exposure. The process requires extensive planning and strategic negotiations, requiring in-depth data on demographics and competition.
Media buying agencies are dedicated service providers that specialize in purchasing, managing, and optimizing ad placements for brands. They can handle everything from market research and audience targeting to negotiating ad placements and performance analysis. These agencies are also committed to building strong relationships with media providers, allowing them to secure premium ad spaces for competitive prices.
Before enlisting the services of a professional media buying agency, it’s important to understand price models and costs to avoid financial strain. Most media buying agencies follow one of five common structures — Cost Per Mille (CPM), Cost Per Click (CPC), Cost Per Acquisition (CPA), flat-rate pricing, and retainer model. Each of these has its advantages and disadvantages and which is the best will ultimately depend on the client’s goals and financial resources.
Media buying is a powerful solution when executed correctly. However, success ultimately depends on finding the right agency that understands your goals, offers the best package for your investment, and can guide you through the process.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Miami, FLServices provided
See all 23 projectsAnderson Collaborative™ is a strategic Media Planning and Buying agency specializing in advertising strategy, media audience segmentation, and digital marketing services. Clients consistently commend the company for its exceptional communication, adaptability, and data-driven approach. With a 100% positive feedback rate, reviewers frequently highlight the agency's ability to deliver impressive ROAS, with one client noting an 8-10 times return on ad spend.
$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Incline Village, NVServices provided
See all 18 projectsEXL Media is a proficient media planning and buying firm renowned for its expertise in advertising strategy and ad service purchasing. Garnering positive feedback, with approximately 100% of reviewers commending their strategic execution and strong industry relationships, EXL Media excels in delivering impactful media solutions, as evidenced by significant client achievements like an 11x return on ad spend and a 311% increase in website sessions.
$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Toronto, CanadaServices provided
See all 16 projectsHotspex Media is a Media Planning and Buying firm known for its expertise in digital marketing and advertising strategy. Out of the reviews analyzed, 100% highlight the company's responsive communication and expert recommendations, resulting in successful campaign performance. Notably, clients appreciate their thorough understanding of unique market needs and the high value they offer for their services.
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Graphicka.com is a graphic design company. They are headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and have small team. Their team specializes in Graphic Design and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Des Moines, IA
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Froehlich Communications, Inc. Is a branding company. Founded in 1985, the agency offers Branding and Broadcast Video.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Lenexa, KS
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Dash Media is a small Lenexa, Kansas-based Advertising company. The team focuses on Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Tuscaloosa, AL
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Branding agency dgroupe focuses on Branding and Advertising. They were launched in 2003.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Birmingham, AL
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Moore & Moore Advertising is an Advertising company. Their small team of employees is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Their team specializes in Advertising and Event Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Birmingham, AL
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Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Jump Marketing Team is an Advertising company. The team focuses on Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Trussville, AL
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Founded in 2007, The Ad Spark is a Marketing Strategy company. The small team offers Marketing Strategy and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Tuscaloosa, AL
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Alchemist Branding is an Advertising company. Their small team is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Rock Island, IL
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Media Link, Inc. Is a graphic design company. Established in 2001, the firm is in Rock Island, Illinois. Their team specializes in Graphic Design and Market Research.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Schaumburg, IL
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Based in Schaumburg, Illinois, Orange Media Group, Inc. Is a small Advertising company. The team provides Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Savannah, GA
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Capricorn Communications, Inc. Is a small web design agency. They specialize in Web Design and Branding and were established in 2010.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Anniston, AL
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In Anniston, Alabama, Potts Marketing Group is a small branding company. Their services include Branding and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Mankato, MN
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Launched in 2016, OMG - Otto Media Group is a graphic design company. The company offers Graphic Design and Social Media Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Pocatello, ID
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Advertising company Steele Branding is based in Pocatello, Idaho. They provide Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Decatur, IL
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Advertising company Hendricks & Carr Marketing Solutions is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois. Their services include Advertising and Logo.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Duluth, MN
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Media & Marketing Dynamix, a Logo company, was founded in 2004. The agency specializes in Logo and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Minneapolis, MN
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Nordeast Marketing Group, a small branding agency, is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their services include Branding and Email Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Saint Paul, MN
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Stude-Becker Advertising is a branding firm. Their small team of employees is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their team provides Branding and Packaging Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New Brighton, MN
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Small Advertising company Footeprint Marketing & Advertising, is headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota. The team offers Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Minneapolis, MN
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Launched in 1961, Anderson Madison Advertising is a small Advertising company. Their team provides Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Philadelphia, PA
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Tabb Management is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Event Marketing company. The team specializes in Event Marketing and Social Media Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Richfield, MN
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Sproute Creative is a branding firm. Established in 2009, the company is located in Richfield, Minnesota. Their team provides Branding and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Panamá, Panama
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Advertising company Independiente Panamá is in Panamá, Panama. Founded in 2014, the team specializes in Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Charlottesville, VA
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Mountain High Media, LLC, a small Advertising company, is in Charlottesville, Virginia and Asheville, North Carolina. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Ashburn, VA
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SparkFire Branding LLC, a branding company, specialize in Branding and Advertising. They were founded in 2015.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Williamsburg, VA
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Howell Design Inc, an Advertising company, is headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia. They focus on Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Bristol, VA
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The Leverage Group, LLC is an Advertising company based in Bristol, Virginia. They focus on Advertising and Branding and were founded in 2007.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Chesapeake, VA
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Coast 2 Coast Branding is an Advertising company. Founded in 2013, their team specializes in Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Warrenton, VA
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Talk 19 Media, LLC, an Advertising company, is based in Warrenton, Virginia. Founded in 2012, the team focuses on Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Vienna, VA
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Advertising company Asian Marketing Services was established in 1996. The small team specializes in Advertising and Graphic Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Lexington, KY
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In Lexington, Kentucky, Studio 34 Productions is an Advertising company. Launched in 2011, the team provides Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Cheyenne, WY
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Kelly Rizley Advertising & PR, a public relations firm, was founded in 1979. Headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the team offers Public Relations and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Camden, NJ
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Advertising company 360 Marketing & PR is based in Camden, New Jersey. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Upland, CA
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In Upland, California, Voice Marketing - Upland is a small branding company. The team specializes in Branding and Graphic Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Waterloo, IA
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Brownstone Marketing is an Advertising company. Headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, the team specializes in Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9West Hartford, CT
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Linked Media is a Digital Strategy company in West Hartford, Connecticut. Launched in 2016, the team provides Digital Strategy and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Visalia, CA
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DMI Agency is an Email Marketing company launched in 1996. Their services include Email Marketing and Graphic Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9West Palm Beach, FL
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Branding firm Tres Communications is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Launched in 2010, the team focuses on Branding and Content Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9West Palm Beach, FL
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Advertising company THINK Media is in West Palm Beach, Florida. They offer Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Reston, VA
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Myers Public Relations, a PR agency, specializes in Public Relations and Advertising. The firm is located in Reston, Virginia.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Providencia, Chile
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Established in 2005, Agencia Zeta3 is a Marketing Strategy company. The company specializes in Marketing Strategy and Market Research, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Tallahassee, FL
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Nuance Agency is an Advertising company. Their small team is located in Tallahassee, Florida. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Rosario, Argentina
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Play Publicidad is an Advertising company. Headquartered in Rosario, Argentina, their team offers Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
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Saenz Unger y Asociados, SA de CV is an Advertising company. Their small team is in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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Weeduu, an e-commerce development firm, is in Córdoba, Spain. They specialize in E-Commerce Development and Graphic Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Syracuse, NY
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Established in 1988, Koenig Advertising Public Relations is an Advertising company. The team specializes in Advertising and Graphic Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Bogotá, Colombia
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Alquimia MEDIA GROUP is a small Advertising company headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia. The team offers Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Buford, GA
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Modavate is a graphic design agency. Their team is located in Buford, Georgia. The firm specializes in Graphic Design and Logo.
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Founded in 2015, Go Dutch Marketing is a branding company. Located in Syracuse, New York, the team specializes in Branding and Marketing Strategy.
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Mixer Mídia E Propaganda is an Advertising company. They are located in São Paulo, Brazil and have small team. Their services include Advertising and Content Marketing.
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Atlanta, GA
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Toronto, Canada
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Incline Village, NV
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chicago, IL
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$1,000+< $25 / hr50 - 249New Delhi, India
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Thousand Oaks, CA
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Calgary, Canada
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr1,000 - 9,999Las Vegas, NV
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Toronto, Canada
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$10,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Miami, FL
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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$100,000+Undisclosed10 - 49San Francisco, CA
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Toronto, Canada
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr1,000 - 9,999New York, NY
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Burlington, Canada
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Las Vegas, NV
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Sofia, Bulgaria
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$25,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chicago, IL
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$10,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Coral Gables, FL
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Miami Lakes, FL
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9Chicago, IL
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