Paid Media Election Fellow

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the paid media execution for fundraising-focused campaigns, partnering with creative to produce compelling ads and running experiments to optimize performance across major channels.

  • Growth/Media Execution: Plan and launch paid media across Meta, Google, X, and programmatic channels.
  • Creative & Copy Collaboration: Work with the studio to edit videos and develop ad concepts and copy.
  • Experimentation & Optimization: Run A/B tests on creatives, copy, and audiences to improve fundraising outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist in building, launching, and managing paid media campaigns across platforms such as Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Google Ads (Search, YouTube, Display), X and programmatic channels
  • Collaborate with our studio (creative) team to edit direct-to-camera videos
  • Assist with developing compelling ad copy and visual concepts
  • Support A/B testing of ad creatives, copy, and audience segments for fundraising and persuasion objectives

Requirements

  • college seniors or recent graduates
  • have experience working with digital ads and creative strategy
  • have a thorough understanding of the national political landscape
  • check the news and Twitter (X) constantly for the newest updates
  • are passionate about Democratic candidates, organizations and causes
  • fellowship requires at least 20 hours of availability each week, up to 40 hours

Preferred

Benefits

  • bonuses and raises will be given on a regularly scheduled basis.
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Van Ness Creative Strategies

VNCS was founded to bring cutting edge digital tactics and compelling creative in the political arena.We work with progressive candidates and organizations to harness the power of digital fundraising, mobilization and persuasion to change the tide across the country.

Brooklyn, New York, USA
26 employees (11 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
396
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.2%
Direct
50.9%
Referral
4.8%
Social
11.9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~26

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (35% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1