Advance Media New York - Advertising Fellow

Diversity & Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.

This is a remote work opportunity in the New York state.

The base salary range is $51,000 to $53,000 per year. Additional incentives bring total potential compensation to $64,000 to $70,000.

Advance Media New York is offering an exciting and unique fellowship opportunity to pursue a paid online master’s degree with Syracuse University Newhouse School of Communications while working in a dynamic environment where you can develop powerful marketing that drives positive change for our full-service marketing agency.   

This fellowship program provides the opportunity to gain practical digital advertising experience with Advance Media New York (AMNY) and syracuse.com as you work toward your communications master’s degree. The fellowship program will begin on or around January 8, 2025, aligning with the start of Syracuse University's online academic term.

Our full-service marketing agency combines award-winning creative, cutting-edge digital, and proven traditional marketing to deliver results for local, regional, national, and international clients. We foster strong relationships and design powerful campaigns that support business growth.

As an Advance Advertising Fellow with AMNY, you’ll be part of an innovative team culture in which you can contribute to the success of our ever-expanding agency, all while strengthening the communities we serve.  In your role with AMNY during the academic program, you will: 

• Work with colleagues to design custom advertising and marketing solutions that fit your clients' needs
• Meet with healthcare business owners and decision-makers to uncover and understand their business needs and goals so that you can advise clients on our comprehensive product mix including digital, search, video and mobile solutions
• Present solutions to clients, working collaboratively to achieve the product mix aligned to their goals
• Build client relationships through retention and growth strategies
• Review campaign results, learn from data and celebrate your successes
• Work with our advertising fulfillment team to ensure best in class service for all clients served

For this position we're looking for candidates with:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing or related area
• Healthcare or related industry experience preferred
• Ability to build rapport and confidence with clients
• Excellent communication skills - to write, create and deliver effective presentations and to win new clients
• Self-motivation and resilience
• Ability to effectively organize your day, multi-task by pivoting to various advertising activities to build your leads dashboard, work collaboratively to help the agency grow
• Familiarity with CRM sales management software experience, preferred
• Solid skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly in Power Point & Excel to create presentations and review data

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with customers.

When applying for this role, please include a cover letter including a description of how you overcame a hurdle or burden, whether it be geographic residency, financial means and/or socioeconomic status, family background, and/or parental education level or other, has affected or inspired your life.

Application Deadline:  

October 4, 2024 – Final deadline for candidates to apply. 

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Media New York offers a comprehensive suite of print and digital advertising solutions to generate more leads, build your brand awareness and ultimately grow your business. As the largest, most trusted news source of relevant news and information in Central New York, we make it easy to reach the customers your business needs to grow.

Advance Media New York is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 58+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com.

Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contant Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.