Media Executive

Location: Milson’s Point (Hybrid/3 days per week in the office)

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.

About Awaken
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.

Sydney, Australia 2061

Awaken Media