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

Chute - Chute is based in SF and has developed a “visual content engine for brands” that makes “it easy to keep pace with your customers and create compelling, fresh content."

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Job Title	Location
Environmental Associate	Indiana
Retail Sales - Verizon Wireless - Grand Chute WI	Grand Chute, WI
FT and PT Housekeepers, Floor Techs, and Laundry Aides	Canaan, CT
Environmental Services Associate - Environmental Services - (Day Shift) - Methodist Hospital	San Antonio, TX
Finance & Accounting Internship Program Summer 2015	United States

See all 947 job postings

WPromote - WPromote is an El Segundo, CA based company that calls itself “the country’s leading Online Marketing firm." They help clients with SEO, PPC, and Social Media.

See the complete WPromote profile

Job Title	Location
Social Media Specialist	El Segundo, CA
Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Specialist	El Segundo, CA
SEO Specialist	El Segundo, CA
Email Specialist	El Segundo, CA
Business Development Representative	El Segundo, CA

See all 11 job postings

OneIMS - OneIMS is a Skokie, IL based company that offers “everything from services like branding and web design to online marketing strategies like SEO and PPC.”

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Job Title	Location
Online Marketing Client Success Manager	Chicago, IL
Online Marketing Client Success Specialist	Chicago, IL
SEO Copywriter	Skokie, IL
Online Marketing Associate	Chicago, IL
Jr Content Editor	Skokie, IL

See all 10 job postings

Team Detroit - Team Detroit is an ad agency that in 2006 brought together parts of five legendary agencies that were under the same ownership and already working with Ford.

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Job Title	Location
Web User Interface Designer	Warren, MI
PH1 Research NPP	Detroit, MI
Product Engineer	Detroit, MI
Software Development Support Engineer (AUTOSAR) - 2610	Southfield, MI
Medical Technologist	United States

See all 18,655 job postings

Northstar Travel Media - Northstar Travel Media is a Secaucus, NJ based “business information and marketing solutions provider to the $300 billion U.S. travel, tourism and meetings industries.”

See the complete Northstar Travel Media profile

Job Title	Location
Editorial Freelancers	Home Based
Associate Editor, Digital	New York, NY
Marketing, Sales, and Events Assistant	Secaucus, NJ
Project Manager	Stowe, VT
Business Analyst	Stowe, VT

See all 15 job postings

SheKnows - SheKnows is a Scottsdale, AZ based “women’s lifestyle media platform” that “allows brands to distribute authentic content and integrated advertising at scale.”

See the complete SheKnows profile

Job Title	Location
Managing Editor	New York, NY
Video Shooter & Editor	New York, NY
Deputy Editor	New York, NY
Social Media Manager, StyleCaster.com	New York, NY
Vice President, Audience Growth & Data Analytics	New York, NY

See all 16 job postings

Innerspin - Innerspin is a Los Angeles, CA based agency that “is focused on growing global brands through effective brand building and digital capabilities.”

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Job Title	Location
Pro Shop Assistant	Riverside, CA

See all 1 job postings

HDMZ - HDMZ is a Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA based healthcare and life science marketing agency that was founded in 1936.

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No current job openings.

StyleCaster Media Group - StyleCaster Media Group is based in NYC and aims “to bring style to the people, empowering millions of readers to discover and share their style.”

See the complete StyleCaster Media Group profile

Job Title	Location
Systems Administrator	New York, NY

See all 1 job postings

Mason Zimbler - Mason Zimbler is an Austin, TX based “integrated agency rooted in the digital space” that combines “a love of creative” with a “desire for results.”

See the complete Mason Zimbler profile

No current job openings.

Cartera Commerce - Cartera Commerce is based in Lexington, MA and offers a “fully-managed, performance-based offer platform for card issuers, frequent flyer programs and merchants.”

See the complete Cartera Commerce profile

Job Title	Location
Manager, Acquisition Marketing	Lexington, MA
B2C Product Manager	Lexington, MA
Senior Development Operations Engineer	Lexington, MA
Senior Data Analyst	Lexington, MA
UX Product Manager	Lexington, MA

See all 7 job postings

WONGDOODY - WONGDOODY is based in Seattle, WA and “is the most awarded independent advertising agency on the West Coast.”

See the complete WONGDOODY profile

Job Title	Location
Senior Account Executive	Los Angeles, CA
Sr. Strategist	Seattle, WA

See all 2 job postings

Luminate - A lot of companies have put ads alongside images, but Luminate is a Mountain View, CA based company that is putting them in the actual images.

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Job Title	Location
Communications Coordinator	Baltimore, MD
Digital Communications Strategist	Boston, MA
Development Assistant	Boston, MA
Major Gifts Assistant	New York, NY
Social Media Manager, Digital Engagement	Chicago, IL

See all 53 job postings

Centro - Centro is a Chicago, IL based company that works “to improve the lives of those working in the advertising industry by building media management software."

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Job Title	Location
Community Engagement Intern/Volunteer- Imperial County	California
Hospice of Imperial Valley - Registered Nurse	El Centro, CA
Oficina de Alianzas: Proyectos Huertos & Tecnologia	Puerto Rico
Centro de Vinculacion Comunitaria	Puerto Rico
Lead Nurse Brightwood Community Health Center	Springfield, MA

See all 347 job postings

Triggit - Triggit is a San Fran based company that “enables advertisers and agencies to build, run, measure, and optimize retargeting-driven display campaigns from a single platform.”

See the complete Triggit profile

Job Title	Location
Account Manager	San Francisco, CA
Sales Development Representative	San Francisco, CA
Marketing Manager	San Francisco, CA
Account Analyst	San Francisco, CA
Sr. Sales Executive	San Francisco, CA

See all 17 job postings

Haberman - Haberman is a Minneapolis, MN based agency of “modern storytellers for pioneers.” They work with "the leading entrepreneurs, innovators, healers and heroes of our day."

See the complete Haberman profile

Job Title	Location
PR + Marketing Intern	Minneapolis, MN
Public Relations Strategist	Minneapolis, MN
Media Planner/Buyer	Minneapolis, MN
SPED TEACHER/SSN	Colorado Springs, CO
CLDE TEACHER (Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education)	Colorado Springs, CO

See all 8 job postings

Healthline - Healthline is a San Francisco, CA based company that has built “the largest, most clinically accurate classification of health information available on the web.”

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Editor	San Francisco, CA
Freelance Animators and Video Producers	San Francisco, CA
Marketing Representative (South Austin)	Austin, TX
DME Customer Services Representative - DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Copy Editor	San Francisco, CA

See all 49 job postings

Wanderful Media - Wanderful Media, based in Los Gatos, CA, is aiming “to transform the $4 billion business of traditional advertising circulars through digital innovation."

See the complete Wanderful Media profile

Job Title	Location
Development Intern	Chico, CA
Customer Acquisition Ad Specialist	Los Gatos, CA
Software Engineer	Los Gatos, CA
Product Manager, Mobile and Tablet	Los Gatos, CA
HR Generalist	Chico, CA

See all 7 job postings

nrelate - nrelate is an NYC based company that "helps Publishers give their readers an easy way to find more great content from within their site or from around the web."

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No current job openings.

Houzz - Houzz is a Palo Alto, CA based company that offers “a collaborative platform for home remodeling and design."

See the complete Houzz profile

Job Title	Location
Inside Sales Representative	Atlanta, GA
Design Manager/Design & Sales Management Required	Annapolis, MD
Part-Time Social Media Intern PAID	New Haven, CT
Graphic Design Intern	Palo Alto, CA
Associate Copywriter	Irvine, CA

See all 88 job postings

xAd - xAd is a New York, NY based company that allows advertisers to pinpoint “target audiences at pivotal moments during the consumer’s decision-making journey.”

See the complete xAd profile

Job Title	Location
Mobile Application Analysis Intern	New York, NY
Poly Editors (Contract)	New York, NY
Marketing Specialist	New York, NY
Campaign Analyst	New York, NY
Sr. Manager, Traditional Media Partnerships	New York, NY

See all 30 job postings

Flipboard - Flipboard is a Palo Alto, CA based company that offers a “single place to discover, collect and share the news you care about.”

See the complete Flipboard profile

Job Title	Location
Product Intern for HP Commercial Mobility	Palo Alto, CA
Product Manager	Miami, FL
Database Engineer - Enterprise Scale DB, NoSQL/Cassandra	Waltham, MA
Software Engineer	Palo Alto, CA
Operations Coordinator	New York, NY

See all 13 job postings

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

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Job Title	Location
Intern, Email Marketing	Alexandria, VA
Intern, Digital Media Marketing	Alexandria, VA
Intern, Design	Alexandria, VA
Relationship Manager, National Accounts	United States
Relationship Manager, National Accounts	United States

See all 30 job postings

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

See the complete FierceMarkets profile

Job Title	Location
Technology Intern	Washington, DC
Events & Custom Products Coordinator	Washington, DC
Associate Editor, Marketing & Retail Vertical	Washington, DC
Writer/Editor, FierceCMO & FierceMobileMarketer	Washington, DC
Account Executive - B2B Online Media & Events	Washington, DC

See all 7 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
Photo Editor Intern	Washington, DC
Accounting & Finance Intern	Washington, DC
Spring Video Intern	Washington, DC
Research Associate (Temporary Assignment)	Irvine, CA
Field Researcher - Garland / Richardson / Rowlett	Dallas, TX

See all 28 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
Genetic Counselor	Santa Fe, NM
Revenue Analyst-MidContinent	The Woodlands, TX
Cost Analyst-MidContinent	The Woodlands, TX
Location Planning Analyst Intern (NYC)	New York, NY
Associate Professional System Analyst Battle Command Training Support (BCTS) Fort Lee VA	Fort Lee, VA

See all 4,072 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
2015 Summer PR Intern	Philadelphia, PA
2015 Summer Media Intern	Philadelphia, PA
Project Manager	Indiana
2015 Summer Strategic Planning Intern	Philadelphia, PA
2015 Summer Account Management Intern	Philadelphia, PA

See all 45 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.”

See the complete MINDBODY profile

Job Title	Location
UX Visual Design Intern	San Luis Obispo, CA
Personal Trainer - Women's Only Personal Training Studio	Weston, FL
Part Time Intern/Office Admin	Fort Lee, NJ
Wellness Intern	Columbia, MD
Assistant Manager - Massage Studio (Sales Experience Preferred)	Boston, MA

See all 91 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
Design Intern	New York, NY
Spring Editorial/Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Spring Shop Intern	New York, NY
Software Engineer	New York, NY
Junior Software Engineer	New York, NY

See all 5 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
Copywriter	Madison, WI
Web Programmer / Analyst Internship	Madison, WI
Digital Project Manager	Madison, WI
Front-End Web Developer	Madison, WI
Digital Director	Madison, WI

See all 8 job postings

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

See the complete Lyft profile

Job Title	Location
Enterprise Account Executive	San Mateo, CA
Creative Copywriter	San Francisco, CA
Business Development Intern - National	San Francisco, CA
Entrepreneurs	San Francisco, CA
Postmates Delivery Driver	Medford, MA

See all 400 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
Trauma Surgeon	Odessa, TX
Intern Software Engineer	San Bruno, CA
Certified Medical Assistant	Lake Mills, WI
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist - Frederick, MD	Maryland
CNA - Nursing Assistant Registered - Day Shift - New Starting Wage (Laurels Peak)	Mankato, MN

See all 46,338 job postings

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

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Job Title	Location
PHP Software Engineer / DBA	Redwood City, CA

See all 0 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: Investment Advisor	Salt Lake City, UT
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Intern	McLean, VA
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Social Media Intern	Cottage Grove, WI

See all 238 job postings

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

See the complete Crossmedia profile

Job Title	Location
Spring Intern	New York, NY
Assistant Media Planner/Buyer (NYC)	New York, NY
Receptionist & Office Assistant (NYC)	New York, NY
Media Planner/Buyer	Los Angeles, CA
Programmatic Media Manager	Media, PA

See all 11 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.

See the complete Jockey International profile

Job Title	Location
Creative Inquiry	New York, NY
Disc Jockey	United States
Foodservice Design Project Manager	San Francisco, CA
Web Design Intern	Kenosha, WI
Packaging Design Intern	Kenosha, WI

See all 227 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
Townsquare Events Street Team - Internship	Charlotte, NC
Copywriter - Dallas, TX	Dallas, TX
Afternoon Drive Producer/Production Assistant/Back-up On-Air Talent - Albany, NY	Albany, NY
Sales Assistant - Lafayette, LA	Lafayette, LA
Associate TMT (Investment Banking Division)	New York, NY

See all 149 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.”

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Job Title	Location
Senior Manager Business Planning and Integration (Business Strategy) Job	Chicago, IL
Campaign Associate	Austin, TX
Engineering Equipment Helper	United States
Software Engineer	New York, NY
Director, Customer Development	Remote

See all 33 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.”

See the complete Food52 profile

Job Title	Location
Contributors Editor	New York, NY
Account Executive	New York, NY
Sales Director	New York, NY

See all 3 job postings

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