Paid Media Summer Internship 2026/2027

ZURU; Auckland; On-site; NZD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global opportunities

Culture for growth

A-player team

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Job summary

ZURU is offering a Paid Media Intern role in Auckland, NZ. You will support planning, buying, and optimisation of campaigns across Google Ads, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Meta, taking ownership of selected brands across global markets with guidance from the team.

You’ll analyze performance, share insights with cross-functional teams, and contribute to media strategy and reporting, gaining exposure to senior stakeholders and world-wide campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, buying, and optimisation of digital advertising campaigns across Google Ads, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Meta.
• Monitor campaign performance and extract insights to inform future content and media decisions.
• Prepare regular reports and present findings to the digital team and senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with global teams and media partners to drive momentum across markets.

Skills

Digital advertising

Campaign analysis

Reporting

Tools

Google Ads

LinkedIn Ads

TikTok Ads

Meta Ads

Job description

About the Role

As a Paid Media Intern you will support the planning, buying, and optimisation of digital advertising campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Meta. In this role, you will take ownership of selected brands, executing campaigns across global markets while contributing to media planning and strategy, with guidance from the wider team. You will also monitor performance through regular reporting and implement ongoing optimisations to improve results.

The role involves analysing campaign performance, identifying insights from creative, targeting, and audience behaviour, and sharing these learnings with wider teams to inform future content and media decisions. You will work closely with the digital team as well as media partners from Meta, TikTok, and Google, with opportunities to present insights to senior stakeholders, while gaining exposure to global markets and collaborating with teams around the world.

The Internship Experience

At ZURU, we offer an internship experience unlike any other. We've built a high-performing culture driven by ambitious goals, continuous learning, and a commitment to excellence. Our teams challenge each other to think bigger, move faster, and improve every day.

From day one, you'll be treated like a permanent member of the team (and we hope some of you someday will be!). That means real responsibility, meaningful projects, and hands-on exposure to the strategies and skills behind some of the world's biggest Toy and FMCG brands, working alongside industry leaders who are shaping them.

About ZURU

ZURU is on a mission to disrupt industries, challenge the status quo, and catalise change through radical innovation and advances in automation. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; and ZURU Edge is pioneering new-generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.

Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5,000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.

One of the largest toy companies in the world, our globally recognized and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns, and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, BONKERS, and Gumi Yum Surprise.

LIFE@ZURU

ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions - ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction).

At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.

At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won't find anywhere else.

Get to know us a little better by checking out @lifeatzuru on Instagram or www.zuru.com.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Culture for Growth
• Global Opportunities
• Surrounded by an A Player Team
• ZURU - Reimagining tomorrow