digital Associate

Location: Washington, D.C.

Major Responsibilities

  • Supporting a wide range of paid media programs — including strategy brainstorming, basic digital media planning targeting communities of color, placement and monitoring of digital ads on platforms like Meta/Facebook Ads and Adwords, and basic media reporting.

  • Write clear, concise, and compelling copy for digital advertising campaigns

  • Effectively pitch creative thinking and ideas to internal teams and to clients

  • Stay current on advertising, branding, social and cultural trends, and use that knowledge in your creative work

Other Responsibilities

  • Upload digital assets such as targeting audiences to self-serve ad platforms, updating and maintaining them as needed

  • Pace active campaigns to ensure spending is in line with approved budgets

  • Execute creative swaps following a preset schedule as well as on request

  • Identify performance trends across clients that can lead to actionable changes in client strategy

  • Ensuring vendor payments are timely and accurate 

  • Perform research and other administrative duties, as necessary

Successful candidate will have: 

  • A passion for reaching communities of color and working to find creative ways to make sure diverse voices are heard though paid media

  • The ability to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects while showing an attention to detail

  • Strong organizational and time-management skills

  • Demonstrated interest in political and policy work

  • Strong work ethic & willingness to work long and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends

  • The flexibility to thrive in a firm that puts client service first and going the extra mile for our clients

  • Experience on political campaigns, with media production or past employment at a media or digital firm are a plus.

Compensation: Competitive compensation & benefits, including 401k matching.

Potomac Waves Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is a full-time, exempt position and evening and weekend work can be expected at key points during the election cycle. This position goes through December 15, 2024 with the possibility of an extension based on mutual interest and business needs.


To Apply: Please submit the following to hr@potomacwavesmedia.com 

  1. Email your resume, a link to your Twitter, Linkedin or other public online profile

  2. A one sentence overview of who you are – do not send a cover letter.