Media Intern

About the Company

M+C Saatchi Performance is an international digital media agency that helps brands connect with audiences and drive business growth through measurable, constantly evolving digital media strategies.

Role Overview

The agency is hiring a paid media intern to support its media team. This is an entry-level opportunity for someone who wants to begin a career in digital media and gain hands-on exposure across multiple clients and channels.

You will work across search, social, programmatic, and display campaigns while building a strong foundation in performance media. The role is suited to someone who is curious, energetic, and interested in digital innovation, analytics, advertising, and technology.

What You Will Do

• Partner with internal teams such as Search and Social, Programmatic, Data, and Creative to help deliver digital media campaigns.
• Assist the account team with campaign reporting using Microsoft Excel and other data visualization tools.
• Support media budget pacing, efficient spend management, and campaign optimization.
• Help monitor campaign performance, tracking, and trafficking activities.
• Support day-to-day coordination with technology partners, including third-party measurement providers.
• Keep documentation accurate, organized, and easy to access.
• Join internal training sessions, partner-led sessions, and webinars to build knowledge.
• Work on account tasks such as maintaining relationships with media partners, analyzing campaign data, and sharing recommendations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Ad Ops or measurement partners to obtain trafficking links.
• Update pacing sheets, ensure campaigns are measured against client KPIs, investigate data mismatches or tracking issues, and help reconcile monthly media spend.

What You Will Learn

• How digital marketing strategies and media plans are developed.
• How to analyze campaign performance and turn data into actionable insights.
• How to conduct market and competitor research.
• How budget reallocations and optimization decisions are made.
• How media vendors are briefed, proposals are developed, and rates are negotiated.
• How influencer marketing and UGC planning and scheduling work.
• How performance marketing goals are set.
• How attribution, tracking, and measurement are handled in digital marketing.
• How ad planning and buying differs across ad networks, programmatic platforms, and search/social channels.

Requirements

• A degree in marketing, advertising, business, or a closely related field.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint and Excel, along with Google Suite.
• Active use of social media and awareness of platform trends and audience behavior.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and solve problems.
• Strong comfort with numbers and data analysis.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet frequent deadlines.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset and positive team attitude.
• Interest in a fast-moving, technology-led environment.
• Eagerness to learn about digital media channels.

Inclusion and Privacy

The company maintains an inclusive workplace and is committed to equal opportunity hiring. Selection and promotion decisions are based on merit, without discrimination based on personal characteristics. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you should inform the company as part of your application.

Employee information is kept confidential in line with GDPR requirements.

About the Group

M+C Saatchi Group was founded in 1995 and is recognized as the largest independent creative agency group in the world, built around the principle of Brutal Simplicity.