Polaris is a Latino owned, progressive media strategy agency dedicated to providing innovative solutions to candidates and causes. We believe in building a collaborative environment where we can provide our expertise to our clients to best achieve their goals. We want to work with people who are bold enough to think differently and who hunger for knowledge.
**Position: **Senior/Media Associate
Department: Media
Reports to: Director of Media
Effective date: April 2026
Classification: FTE, hybrid in Washington, DC
Term: Temporary, with a set-end date in November 2026
This role is hybrid and the team is expected to work 10am-6pm EST with extended hours during the busiest part of the election season. This position will also be expected to be in-person at least one day per week. Other flexibility may be required as clients’ needs shift.
Senior/Media Associate Overview:
The Senior Media Associate or Media Associate is responsible for supporting the Media Team in trafficking, launching, and optimizing paid media campaigns across various platforms. This position will work across clients and get insight into every step of the media planning and buying process. This is a junior generalist position that will come with other duties as assigned.
A successful Polaris employees will:
Be dedicated to the success of Democratic and left-of-center causes and candidates: This person identifies with the ethics and philosophy of progressive and Democratic causes and understands the role that Polaris plays in advancing causes such as social justice, women’s rights, workers’ rights, freedom of expression and marginalized communities.
Work smart and hard: This person is passionate about building Polaris from the ground up, which means working smart and hard. This person thinks strategically about systems and understands that the way that things have been done in the past is not always the best or most efficient way of executing a task or project.
Take initiative: This person comes to the table with a proactive, problem solving mindset and is solutions oriented. This person can hold others accountable and contributes to a positive and healthy working environment where everyone is comfortable being themselves.
Be collaborative and communicative: This person has a track record of collaborating and communicating effectively within an organization. This includes collaborating across departments and areas of expertise, along with successful collaboration with external partners.
Be a subject matter expert: This person has prior expertise in their field and lends that expertise to the success of Polaris and all Polaris clients. This person believes in continuous learning and values the input of other subject matter experts on the Polaris team, along with external partner experts.
Senior/Media Associate Responsibilities:
Traffic digital advertising campaigns in a variety of ad platforms, including Facebook, Google Ads, Twitter, LinkedIn, The Trade Desk, and Freewheel DSP. Traffic linear ads to broadcast and cable TV stations via Comcast Ad Fusion.
Provide a quality assurance process for each campaign to ensure creative, targets, and campaign goals align with media plans.
Assist in producing post-campaign reports.
Create and troubleshoot ad accounts for clients on the aforementioned platforms including political verification.
This is a junior generalist position that will come with other duties as assigned. Due to the age and size of the organization it is highly likely that this position will be expected to perform duties that are not listed in this description.
Senior/Media Associate Qualifications:
Location: Must be based in the Washington DC area (DMV).
At least 1-3 years of prior experience with ad platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, The Trade Desk, Freewheel DSP, and Strata preferred.
High proficiency with Excel, Google Sheets.
Proficiency with MS Office and Google workspace suites, including PowerPoint, Slides, Gmail and more.
Proficiency with data visualization softwares such as Tableau, Looker Data Studio and PowerBi preferred.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Excellent initiative, communication and project management skills.
History of a strong ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve in new and high-pressure situations.
Superb attention to detail and time management skills.
Experience working in the progressive political sphere strongly preferred or a demonstrated interest in campaigns and causes
Senior/Media Associate Compensation:
$55,000 - 65,000 annually
Employer sponsored healthcare, including 100% paid medical, 99% paid dental, 99% paid vision and 100% paid life insurances
3% automatic Safe Harbor retirement contribution
Polaris provided laptop
We value diversity, equity and inclusion. Polaris Strategies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.