About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Creative & Design.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Role Overview

This is an entry-level Associate, Investment role on an Activation team supporting media buying and campaign operations across digital, linear TV, CTV/streaming, social, OOH, audio, and print channels. You will work within a pod servicing multiple client accounts and support campaign execution, reporting, and billing reconciliation while learning media-investment strategy and marketplace dynamics.

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What You’ll Do

• Support Senior Associates and the activation team in researching, strategizing, negotiating, buying, and stewarding media across channels
• Help issue insertion orders, monitor campaign performance, and reconcile billing for assigned accounts
• Negotiate and execute media buys and coordinate implementation with internal and external partners
• Evaluate sell-side offerings using research tools and industry knowledge to support client objectives
• Work across multiple media disciplines (Digital, Linear TV, Streaming/CTV, Social, OOH, Audio, Print)
• Gain exposure to establishing and executing commercial partnerships with media, technology, and data vendors
• Manage day-to-day campaign tasks for a roster of client accounts (often 15–30 accounts per pod)

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in advertising, marketing, communications, economics, finance, or a related field
• Proficient with Microsoft Office—particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Comfortable with numerical concepts and campaign metrics
• Strong teamwork skills and a solutions-oriented mindset
• Interest in the modern media/advertising landscape and eagerness to learn market trends
• Client- or account-management experience is a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills

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Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation range: $34,000 – $60,000 per year (this is the employer’s stated range and may be adjusted based on experience and location)
• For New York hires, the posting indicates an internal reference salary of $45,000
• Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance; 401(k); Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs; paid vacation, sick, and personal days; paid parental leave; paid medical leave; STD/LTD

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Workplace & Schedule

• This role is full-time. The client expects in-office attendance as required by business needs (the client’s policy currently expects a minimum of three days in office; this may change per team/manager direction). Confirm specific onsite expectations during the interview.

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Why This Role

• Hands-on entry point into media investment and buying
• Broad exposure to cross-channel campaign management and commercial partnerships
• Mentorship from senior team members and structured learning of marketplace tools and analytics

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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