Careers in Advertising

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in advertising? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Advertisements are everywhere, trying to convince you to buy anything from smartphones to bananas. The people who make those ads work (and to make you buy these things) have jobs in advertising.

Thanks to the many forms of media ads appear in and the many products and causes that advertise, lots of opportunities exist for someone interested in the advertising business. You can work in an agency that specializes in advertising for other products or causes, or you can work inhouse in a company’s advertising department. You can also specialize in a specific form of advertising: web, broadcast, print media, or even outdoor advertising.

A few areas of advertising to look into:

Sales
Account management
Research
Ad Design
Media Buying

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Advertising

Targeted Victory - Targeted Victory is an Alexandria, VA based agency that has “anchored digital campaigns on the local, state, and presidential level.”

See the complete Targeted Victory profile

Job Title	Location
Intern, Data Science and Research	Alexandria, VA
Intern, Web Development	Alexandria, VA
Intern, Client Strategy	Alexandria, VA
Intern, Email Marketing	Alexandria, VA
Intern, Advertising Operations	Alexandria, VA

See all 25 job postings

FierceMarkets - FierceMarkets is a Washington, DC based company that specializes in business-to-business media, publications, and marketing.

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Job Title	Location
Life Sciences Editorial Intern	Washington, DC
FierceMobileHealthcare Freelance Writer and Editor	Washington, DC
Associate Editor, FierceMarkets Telecom Group	Washington, DC
Associate Editor, FierceHealthPayer	Washington, DC
FierceHealthcare Editor	Washington, DC

See all 11 job postings

Hanley Wood - Washington, DC based Hanley Wood is “the premier media, event, information and strategic marketing services company serving the residential and commercial design and construction industries.”

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Job Title	Location
Field Researcher - Mid Atlantic Region	Delaware
Editorial Intern	Washington, DC
Conference Coordinator - Exhibitions	Irving, TX
Account Coordinator	Washington, DC
Marketing Intern - Business Strategy, Consulting	Washington, DC

See all 21 job postings

AllTrails - AllTrails is a San Francisco, CA based startup that provides outdoor enthusiast "with the information and tools to discover top destinations near them.”

See the complete AllTrails profile

No current job openings.

Anomaly - Anomaly is an NYC based agency that blurs “the borders between providing traditional marketing services and working as a business development partner.”

See the complete Anomaly profile

Job Title	Location
Summer Wireless Anomaly Detection and User Behavior Models	Lexington, MA
Pricing Analyst 2	Warrenville, IL
Cyber Analyst-Malware/Forensics/Threat/Intrusion/Incident	Arlington, VA
Program Administrator - Databases	Framingham, MA
Financial Analyst	Washington, DC

See all 3,244 job postings

Tierney - Tierney is a Philadelphia, PA based agency that does advertising, PR, media, interactive, crisis management, and branding.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Internship Program	Philadelphia, PA
Account Executive	Los Angeles, CA
Summer 2014 Ad Sales Intern	New York, NY
Human Resources Intern (Summer 2014)	New York, NY
Summer 2014 Rights & Clearances Intern	New York, NY

See all 35 job postings

MINDBODY - MINDBODY is a San Luis Obispo, CA based company that believes that “small business owners deserve the time to do what they love.”

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Job Title	Location
Email Marketing Intern - Studio management software for yoga, pilates, personal training, dance, martial arts, day spas, and salons	San Luis Obispo, CA
Data Analyst Intern	San Luis Obispo, CA
Email Marketing Intern \| Retail	San Luis Obispo, CA
Mobile Engineer iOS / Android	San Luis Obispo, CA
Executive Assistant	San Luis Obispo, CA

See all 73 job postings

Loverly - Loverly is a New York, NY based "one-stop-shop for wedding planning where brides and grooms find ideas, people to hire and things to buy.”

See the complete Loverly profile

Job Title	Location
Intern	New York, NY
Publicist	New York, NY
Product Manager	New York, NY
Android Engineer	New York, NY
Software Engineer	New York, NY

See all 6 job postings

Hiebing - Hiebing is a Madison, WI based marketing and ad agency “with a keen focus on the target market and the cartwheeling curiosity of a bright-eyed first grader.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Madison, WI
Account Executive	Madison, WI
Web Programmer / Analyst Internship	Madison, WI
Front-End Web Developer	Madison, WI
Art Director	Madison, WI

See all 6 job postings

Lyft - Lyft is a San Francisco, CA based company that offers “on-demand ridesharing” in nearly 20 cities across the country.

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Job Title	Location
Outgoing Sport Event Specialist	San Francisco, CA
Product Engineering Intern	San Francisco, CA
Creative Copywriter	San Francisco, CA
Need an Email Marketing Specialist	Los Angeles, CA
Data Analyst	San Francisco, CA

See all 965 job postings

Optimal - Optimal “is the leading social advertising and analytics platform, with offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Chicago, and London.”

See the complete Optimal profile

Job Title	Location
Regional Marketing Assistant	Corona, CA
Expatriate Tax Manager	Denver, CO
Clinic Director (Physical Therapist) Lilburn	Lilburn, GA
PHP/WordPress Developer for Application and Matching Service	Los Angeles, CA
Shift Supervisor Computer Operations	Vienna, VA

See all 35,219 job postings

CafeMom - CafeMom is an NYC based digital media company for moms that reaches more than 20 million users every month

See the complete CafeMom profile

Job Title	Location
Editorial Intern, The Stir	New York, NY
Audience Targeting Coordinator	New York, NY
Online Marketing Manager – The Prowl	New York, NY
VP, Editorial Content	New York, NY
PHP Developer	New York, NY

See all 6 job postings

Horizon Media - Horizon Media, based in New York City, is “the largest independent media services agency in the world.”

See the complete Horizon Media profile

Job Title	Location
Marketing Manager	Manassas, VA
Assistant Controller - CPA license required	San Francisco, CA
Performance Improvement Manager - IT Transformation	Los Angeles, CA
2014 Summer Internship	Torrance, CA
Advisory Services Manager - IT Transformation - Storage Architecture	McLean, VA

See all 286 job postings

Crossmedia - Crossmedia is an NYC based “independent channel-driven agency delivering communications planning, media services and international account management.”

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Job Title	Location
Market Research Data Analyst	Warwick, RI
Spring Intern	New York, NY
Media Analyst	New York, NY

See all 3 job postings

Jockey International - Jockey International is a Kenosha, WI based company that aims “to satisfy the human need for comfort” by offering more than 600 styles of underwear and t-shirts.

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Job Title	Location
Full-Time Associate Manager (35-40 hours/benefit eligible)	Essex, VT
Sales Associate	Essex, VT
Part-Time Associate Manager (30-34 hours/benefit eligible)	Essex, VT
Web Development Intern	Kenosha, WI
Need a Disc Jockey	Charlotte, NC

See all 71 job postings

Townsquare Media - Townsquare Media is a Greenwich, CT based "company that owns and operates radio, digital and live event properties in 66 small to mid-sized markets across the country.”

See the complete Townsquare Media profile

Job Title	Location
Outside Sales Representative-Social Media/SEO Outside Sales	Buffalo, NY
Entry Level Sales Rep-Social Media/SEO	Charlotte, NC
Outside Sales-Social Media/SEO Buffalo, NY	Buffalo, NY
Media Account Executive	Trenton, NJ
Media Account Executive - Trenton, NJ	Trenton, NJ

See all 190 job postings

Signpost - Signpost is an NYC based company that offers a “cloud-based platform that makes digital and mobile marketing simple and effective for SMBs.”

See the complete Signpost profile

Job Title	Location
Sales Associate - Denver	Denver, CO
Digital Signage Product Representative	White Plains, NY
Sales Manager	Austin, TX
Sales Representative	Denver, CO
Team Lead, Account Management - Denver	Denver, CO

See all 25 job postings

Food52 - Food52 is a New York, NY based online community that brings “cooks together from all over to exchange recipes and ideas and to support each other in the kitchen.”

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Job Title	Location
Digital Sales Director	New York, NY
Customer Care Associate Part Time (evenings/weekend)	New York, NY

See all 2 job postings

Umbel - Umbel is an Austin, TX based company that helps publishers “leverage social and big data to prove your premium audience story to advertisers and sponsors.”

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Job Title	Location
Implementation Engineer	Austin, TX
DevOps Engineer	Austin, TX

See all 2 job postings

Landor - Landor is a global agency that helps "the world’s best brands stand up, stand out, and stand for something.”

See the complete Landor profile

Job Title	Location
Client Services Summer Intern	San Francisco, CA
Design Summer Intern	San Francisco, CA
Client Services Intern	Chicago, IL
Freelance Creative	Cincinnati, OH
Studio Administrative Assistant	San Francisco, CA

See all 20 job postings

Pocket Gems - Pocket Gems is a San Francisco, CA based company that “develops free-to-play mobile games that are ridiculously fun.”

See the complete Pocket Gems profile

Job Title	Location
Product Manager: New Grad	Redwood City, CA
Product Manager: Monetization	Redwood City, CA
Software Engineering Intern	San Francisco, CA
Content Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
Account Manager	San Francisco, CA

See all 25 job postings

Siegel+Gale - Siegel+Gale is an NYC based agency that aims to “deliver brand experiences that stimulate the senses, engage the emotions and help clients realize their potential.”

See the complete Siegel+Gale profile

Job Title	Location
Summer Intern, Creative Services	New York, NY
Design Intern	New York, NY
Summer Intern, Strategy	Los Angeles, CA
Production Designer	New York, NY
Freelance Production Designer	New York, NY

See all 13 job postings

Mirrorball - Mirrorball is a New York, NY based consumer engagement agency “that connects brands and people through a fusion of social media and live experience.”

See the complete Mirrorball profile

Job Title	Location
Editorial Intern	New York, NY
Creative	New York, NY
Client Service People	New York, NY
Miami Lead Market Manager - Perrier	Miami, FL
Local Influencer (Athens)	Athens, GA

See all 12 job postings

Social Media Beast - Social Media Beast is a Chicago, IL based agency that is helping some of Chicago’s most notable brands do social right.

See the complete Social Media Beast profile

Job Title	Location
Organic Marketing Associate (SEO / Social)	Wheeling, WV
Digital Advertising Associate (PPC)	Wheeling, WV
Account Executive	New York, NY
Social Media Editor	New York, NY
Spring - Student Internship - Evolver.fm	Somerville, MA

See all 13 job postings

Zendesk - Zendesk is a San Francisco, CA based company that offers “beautifully simple customer service software.”

See the complete Zendesk profile

Job Title	Location
Customer Success Manager	Mountain View, CA
Customer Service Representative	Evergreen, CO
Client Relationship Manager	Chantilly, VA
Financial Applications Manager (Netsuite)	San Francisco, CA
Software Support Representative	Irvine, CA

See all 363 job postings

F# - F# is a New York, NY based company that "connects brands to consumers through the power of music in purposeful ads.”

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineer with (Distributed \|\| SOA \|\| NoSQL) Experience	Fairfax County, VA
NLP Data Scientist	Rocklin, CA
Data Mining & Machine Learning Research Engineer	Rocklin, CA
Field Office Coordinator	Santa Clara, CA
Server Software Developer Intern- Summer 2014	Santa Monica, CA

See all 111 job postings

Kurgo - Kurgo is a Salisbury, MA based company that manufactures and sells “high-quality pet travel products.”

See the complete Kurgo profile

No current job openings.

Videology - Videology is a a Baltimore, MD based company whose technology "works across all video screens to connect brands with those consumers they most want to reach.”

See the complete Videology profile

Job Title	Location
Research Analyst	Baltimore, MD
Business Operations Analyst	Baltimore, MD
Data Mining Scientitst	Baltimore, MD
Director of Product Marketing	New York, NY
Platform Solutions Manager	Baltimore, MD

See all 10 job postings

Altitude Digital - Altitude Digital is a Denver, CO based company that “empowers publishers to effectively monetize and optimize their online display, video and mobile inventory.”

See the complete Altitude Digital profile

Job Title	Location
Recruiter	New York, NY
Audio Visual Project Manager	Kenilworth, NJ
Helicopter Pilot	Bismarck, ND
DIRECTOR, NEW PLATFORMS	New York, NY
Major Camp Teaching Assistant	Haverford, PA

See all 26 job postings

DataXu - DataXu is a Boston, MA based company whose “platform enables clients to manage and optimize marketing investments across all digital channels."

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Columbus, OH
Associate	Chicago, IL
Optimization Intern	Boston, MA
Publisher Relationship Manager	New York, NY
Account Manager	New York, NY

See all 27 job postings

Sterling-Rice Group - Sterling-Rice Group is a Boulder, CO based, food-focused “strategy, innovation, and communications firm that grows businesses and builds brands in considerable ways.”

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Job Title	Location
Studio Artist Intern	Boulder, CO
Brand Innovation Internship	Boulder, CO
Administrative Assistant	Boulder, CO
Copywriter	Boulder, CO
Marketing Analyst	Boulder, CO

See all 11 job postings

Smarter Travel Media - Smarter Travel Media is a Boston, MA based company that has developed “a unique group of online travel planning brands.”

See the complete Smarter Travel Media profile

Job Title	Location
Research Analyst	San Francisco, CA
Corporate IT Manager	Morrisville, NC
Administrative Assistant/Copy Writer	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Production Software Engineer	Morrisville, NC
Vice President, Market Development -Channels and Alliances	Englewood, CO

See all 103 job postings

Taboola - Taboola is a New York, NY based company that publishers, marketers, and agencies use to retain users, monetize traffic, and distribute content.

See the complete Taboola profile

Job Title	Location
Sponsored Content Account Manager	New York, NY
Field Marketing Manager	New York, NY
Publisher Account Manager	Manhattan, NY
Director, Product Marketing	New York, NY
Professional Services Manager	New York, NY

See all 19 job postings

BLITZ Agency - BLITZ is a Santa Monica, CA based agency that makes “brands Favorites by building digital ecosystems that result in durable connections between brands and consumers.”

See the complete BLITZ Agency profile

Job Title	Location
United States Attorney's Office	Bakersfield, CA
Integrated Pest Management/Safety Coordinator	Wichita, KS
Compliance Coordinator - CIENJ	Atlantic City, NJ
Learning Specialist (training foster parents)	Phoenix, AZ
Lean/C2C Coordinator	Cayey, PR

See all 26 job postings

Paymentwall - Paymentwall is a San Francisco, CA based company that offers “the leading digital payments platform for globally monetizing digital goods and services.”

See the complete Paymentwall profile

Job Title	Location
Social Media Marketing Intern - Finance, Banking, and Investing	San Francisco, CA
Business Development Intern	San Francisco, CA
Social Media Marketing - Intern	San Francisco, CA
Country Manager Intern - Mexico	San Francisco, CA
Ad Management Associate - San Francisco	San Francisco, CA

See all 16 job postings

Arnold Worldwide - Arnold Worldwide is the Boston, MA based ad agency behind Progressive’s Flo campaign. They've also done work for Jack Daniels, New Balance, and Volvo.

See the complete Arnold Worldwide profile

Job Title	Location
News Summer Intern	Orlando, FL
GolfChannel.com Summer Intern	Orlando, FL
Marketing Summer Intern	Orlando, FL
Performance Marketing Summer Intern - Golf Now	Orlando, FL
Original Productions Summer Intern	Orlando, FL

See all 29 job postings

SocialCode - SocialCode is a Washington, DC based “social marketing solutions provider” that “builds targeted communities, engages those audiences and converts them to customers."

See the complete SocialCode profile

Job Title	Location
Account Manager - Chicago	Chicago, IL
Design Lead	Washington, DC
Creative Design Lead	New York, NY
Account Associate - (San Francisco & Los Angeles)	San Francisco, CA
Data Scientist - San Francisco or DC	San Francisco, CA

See all 21 job postings

Trulia - Trulia is a San Francisco, Denver, and NYC based company that “displays more than 4.5 million real estate and rental listings" online.

See the complete Trulia profile

Job Title	Location
Android Team Lead	San Francisco, CA
Senior Dev Ops Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Senior Analytics Manager	San Francisco, CA
Lead Conversion / Executive Assistant	Sacramento, CA
Finance Reporting Intern	San Francisco, CA

See all 111 job postings

GraphScience - GraphScience is a Palo Alto, CA company that helps brands “leverage the social graph to generate revenue and optimize marketing spend on Facebook.”

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Job Title	Location
Sr. Engineer	Palo Alto, CA
Senior Account Manager	Palo Alto, CA
Senior PHP Engineer	Palo Alto, CA
Ad Operation Specialist	Palo Alto, CA
Mid Level PHP Engineer	Palo Alto, CA

See all 7 job postings

Beyond Spots & Dots - Beyond Spots & Dots is a Pittsburgh, PA based “full service advertising agency dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients.”

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Job Title	Location
Inside Sales Manager	New York, NY
Social Media Internship	Pittsburgh, PA
Content Production Specialist	Chicago, IL
Graphic Design Internship	Pittsburgh, PA
Marketing Assistant	Pittsburgh, PA

See all 10 job postings

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