Media Executive

Awaken; Sydney; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility to balance work and life

Opportunities for training and growth

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

A dynamic media agency in Sydney is seeking a Media Executive to join their team. This entry-level position involves hands-on campaign support across digital, social, and programmatic platforms. The role is ideal for individuals with limited experience but strong communication skills, and offers a flexible, supportive work environment for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years’ media/digital experience or a strong internship/graduate background.
• Familiarity with one or more ad platforms.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Setup and build paid media campaigns on various platforms.
• Upload and QA creative assets, implement tags and pixels.
• Monitor campaign performance daily and report anomalies.
• Assist with weekly/monthly reporting and maintain campaign documentation.
• Work with Client Services to ensure specifications and timelines are met.

Skills

Media or digital marketing experience

Familiarity with ad platforms (Google Ads, Meta, TikTok)

Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills

Detail-oriented and organised

Strong communicator

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads Manager

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to kick-start your media career and get hands-on with campaign delivery? Awaken is seeking a Media Executive to join our growing Media team. You’ll play a key role in campaign implementation and support, from building and trafficking to monitoring and reporting across digital, social, and programmatic campaigns. This is a chance to work across exciting local and global brands, collaborate with specialists, and grow your skills in a supportive, flexible agency environment.

Awaken is 10 years young and proudly independent. Curiosity, collaboration, and fresh thinking drive everything we do. We uncover opportunities across strategy, creativity, and media helping brands cut through with work that’s impactful, precise, and innovative.

Our team is close-knit but globally connected. Whether it’s Slack, video calls, or in-person catch-ups, we value open communication and collaboration. What makes Awaken different is our balance: we’re ambitious for our clients but equally focused on being a flexible, family-friendly workplace where people feel trusted, supported, and inspired.

Why Join Us?

• Work on an exciting mix of local and global clients.
• Collaborate with specialists across strategy, media, and creative.
• Flexibility to balance work and life. We’re family-friendly and understand people have commitments outside of work
• Be part of an independent agency where you’ll be trusted to try new ideas and grow your skills.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Media Executive to join our Media team. You’ll provide hands-on campaign support, working directly under the Campaign Manager. Your focus will be on setup, trafficking, QA, reporting, and monitoring across digital, social, and programmatic campaigns.

This is an entry-level/early-career role suited for someone with 0–2 years’ media/digital experience or a strong internship/graduate background. You’ll gain exposure to the inner workings of campaign management while being guided and overseen by the Campaign Manager and Media Director.

What You\'ll Do

• Campaign setup – Build paid media campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn, TikTok, and DSPs.
• Trafficking – Upload and QA creative assets, implement tags, UTMs, and pixels correctly.
• Monitoring & optimisation support – Check pacing, delivery, and performance daily; flag anomalies for the Campaign Manager.
• Reporting – Pull campaign data into dashboards (data visualisation platforms, Excel, Google Sheets) and assist with weekly/monthly reporting.
• Collaboration – Work alongside Client Services to ensure assets, specs, and timelines are met.
• Process & quality – Keep trackers updated, maintain campaign documentation, and support billing reconciliation.
• Learning & Development – Shadow optimisations, stay across new platform updates, and contribute to team knowledge-sharing.

What You\'ll Bring

• Ideally 1–2 years of media or digital marketing experience, but strong graduates and internship experience will also be considered.
• Familiarity with one or more ad platforms (Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, DSPs and adservers).
• Comfortable working with data with strong Excel/Sheets skills (pivot tables, formulas).
• Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks.
• Proactive and eager to learn, willing to ask questions and take initiative.
• Strong communicator who can work closely with specialists and account teams.
• Ambitious to grow into a Campaign Manager role as your skills develop.

Join a team where your work contributes directly to campaign success, your growth is supported, and you’ll gain hands-on experience across channels.

How to Apply

Apply now via LinkedIn or send your CV and cover letter to [e-mail].