Junior Associate, Media Planning & Activation
About The Position
UNFOLD is an award-winning digital creative agency based in Los Angeles, partnering with leading entertainment, gaming, and consumer brands. We develop culturally relevant, digitally driven campaigns that connect audiences to brands across platforms, with a strong focus on performance, innovation, and measurable impact. We operate at the intersection of creative, media, and culture, helping brands break through with work that is both strategically sound and culturally relevant. We are seeking a temp-to-perm Junior Associate, Media Planning & Activation to support campaign execution, reporting, and operational workflows across biddable and direct media channels. This is an entry-level role focused on learning media platforms, campaign workflows, and performance fundamentals. You will support campaign builds, QA, reporting, and coordination across internal teams while developing a strong foundation in media planning and activation. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and eager to learn in a fast-paced agency environment.
Requirements
- 0–2 years of experience in media, marketing, or related field
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Analytical mindset and willingness to learn
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Excel / Google Sheets for reporting and data entry
- Google Docs and Slides / PowerPoint for reporting support
Nice To Haves
- Internship or academic exposure to digital marketing is a plus
Responsibilities
- Assist in campaign setup across: Paid Social (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit), YouTube & Google Ads, Programmatic (DV360, Nexxen, TTD exposure), CTV / OLV, Audio, DOOH, Direct IO, sponsorships, and takeovers
- Support audience setup and basic targeting inputs
- Assist with campaign launches and setup validation
- Help ensure campaigns are built accurately and aligned with specs
- Perform QA checks on campaign setup, creative assets, and tracking and tagging
- Support validation of pixels and conversion tracking
- Flag issues or discrepancies to senior team members
- Pull and compile campaign performance data
- Assist in maintaining daily, weekly, and monthly reports
- Ensure data accuracy and consistency
- Support dashboard updates and reporting decks
- Support execution of A/B testing under guidance: Creative variations, Audience segments
- Monitor performance and flag notable changes or issues
- Assist in documenting campaign learnings
- Follow established campaign workflows and SOPs
- Maintain organization across: Campaign naming conventions, File management, Reporting templates
- Support consistency and accuracy across accounts
- Work with Creative teams → receive and organize assets
- Work with Analytics teams → support data pulls and validation
- Work with Media Ops → track timelines and deliverables
- Support coordination across teams to ensure campaigns stay on track
- Support Associates, Senior Associates, and Supervisors with execution tasks
- Actively learn media platforms, tools, and best practices
- Participate in training, onboarding, and internal knowledge sharing
Benefits
- Competitive Medical (subsidized), Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401K
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- Holiday Flex Time
- Company-observed paid holidays
- Monthly mobile phone stipend
- Annual professional development stipend
- Annual fitness stipend
- Employee referral program
- Pet-friendly office (LA)
- Company-sponsored events and activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
