Digital Advertising Intern
IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc., is one of the world's largest gaming and entertainment media platforms and the go-to destination for fans to explore and celebrate games, film, TV, comics and much more. Across its 16 digital properties, IGN Entertainment reaches more than 500 million monthly users in 110 countries and engages with 85 million fans on social media. Its portfolio includes favorites such as IGN, Eurogamer, Digital Foundry, Rock Paper Shotgun, and MapGenie, delivering daily content across 30 platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and connected TV. Through its online digital store Humble Bundle, IGN Entertainment has donated over $250 million to more than 38,000 charities worldwide, underscoring its commitment to making a positive impact. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IGN Entertainment's content is localized in 20 languages. Learn more at corp.ign.com
This is a unique opportunity to learn the digital advertising business from the ground up. You will collaborate with internal teams to help make marketing campaigns come to life. If you have a passion for pop culture, a knack for organization, and are eager to learn about the digital media landscape, this is the perfect chance to gain valuable foundational skills and help shape how brands engage with the future of pop culture
Responsibilities
- Support the Sales Team: Act as the central support hub for Sales Managers and Account Executives, ensuring they have what they need to succeed on a daily basis. This includes keeping proposals, wrap reports, and ad tags organized. You'll have the opportunity to work with the world's largest brands like EA, Disney, PlayStation, NBA, Crunchyroll, and many more!
- Assist with the Post-Sale Process: Help with the execution of campaigns. This involves managing ad trafficking, performing quality assurance in partnership with Rev Ops on custom creative, monitoring pacing, and helping to deliver campaign reports to ensure client expectations are met.
- Learn Digital Media: Get up to speed on IGN's full suite of advertising products, such as display media, branded content, video shows, social, and programmatic. You'll use this knowledge to help develop sales materials.
- Maintain Operational Excellence: Manage our reservation system and maintain detailed records of business in Salesforce and other internal tools. Your attention to detail will help ensure our cross-functional teams (Revenue Operations, Finance, Creative Strategy, Client Services, and Design) are aligned and informed.
- Assist on RFP submissions: You'll help respond to RFPs by pulling research, securing ad inventory, and building visually appealing presentation materials.
Qualifications
- You are highly organized and skilled at multitasking, able to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with ease.
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- You are proactive and enthusiastic about collaboration and problem-solving. You will learn to write clear, concise, and professional emails.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office is required, along with the ability to quickly learn new software and proprietary systems
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Bonus Points: A deep passion for entertainment, gaming, and pop culture. You are interested in pursuing a career in digital advertising/media, and are generally interested in this industry. Prior experience at a media company or agency (digital media) Knowledge of Comscore (research tools) and Photoshop is a plus
Work Environment
- Work Schedule: 40 hours per week, M-F. There is an expectation for this role to work odd hours from time to time for client services, campaign reporting, and client entertainment/events.
- Travel Requirements: Some travel is required for this role.
- Physical Requirements: This role involves standard office-based activities, including extended periods of sitting, standing, and working at a computer. Occasional travel is required, which could include lifting and carrying materials, and navigating airports, hotels, and other venues. Reasonable accommodations can be made for individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.
- Work Model: This is a hybrid position in Los Angeles. This role will be required to work out of our LA office at least 3 days per week (Tuesday-Thursday).
At IGN, we believe diversity stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of new ideas, and enriches our personal and professional lives. We are committed to championing diversity in all that we do, weaving fairness and equity into the fabric of our organization, and achieving a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and antiracist culture where everyone belongs and everyone can thrive.
Here's the good stuff about us…
- You'll make an impact. We reach 490MM monthly unique users. We're big time, but we're not afraid to give you real opportunities to be epic and make a difference immediately.
- We've got a big presence, but a small team.
- We have fun. It's all about games and games are fun. Anyone can offer a casual work environment, flexible hours, and benefits. We can offer that and a place where you can squad up with your coworkers in the arcade/game room.
- We're passionate about what we do. IGN employees understand our users, because they are our users. We have a personal interest in providing the best possible product.
IGN Entertainment offers competitive salaries in addition to robust health and wellness focused benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits; Flexible Spending accounts, 401(k) with company match, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Pregnancy and Parental leave, Family Planning Support via Maven, Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Fitness Reimbursement as well as employee-focused engagement and education programs, including Employee Resource Groups and company-sponsored events. If you're seeking a dynamic work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance, then IGN is the place for you.
Ziff Davis is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Salary Disclosure: Ziff Davis provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The base pay for this position ranges from $48,000 - $51,000 and is non-exempt, 401K with company match, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short and long-term disability, and a flexible time off policy.