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DAVIS Construction

RecruitingCoordinator

Rockville, MD · On-site

Serves as the primary point of contact for early-career and intern candidates, ensuring a positive ... Operations teams, including confidential data handling, coordination with HR partners, and ad-hoc ...

DAVIS Construction

Recruiting Coordinator

Rockville, MD · On-site

$20.50 - $27.25/hr

Serves as the primary point of contact for early-career and intern candidates, ensuring a positive ... Operations teams, including confidential data handling, coordination with HR partners, and ad-hoc ...

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How much do ad operations intern jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 6, 2026, the average hourly pay for ad operations intern in Washington, DC is $21.91, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.40 and $24.52 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as an ad operations intern?

To thrive as an Ad Operations Intern, you need strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and a basic understanding of digital advertising concepts, often supported by coursework in marketing or communications. Familiarity with ad serving platforms (such as Google Ad Manager), Excel, and basic reporting tools is typically expected. Being proactive, organized, and an effective communicator helps you manage multiple campaigns and collaborate with cross-functional teams. These skills and qualities are essential for ensuring accurate ad delivery, optimizing campaign performance, and supporting overall business goals in a fast-paced environment.

What is an ad operations intern?

An ad operations intern is a temporary position responsible for supporting the setup, management, and optimization of digital advertising campaigns. They often work with ad platforms, tracking tools, and data analysis to ensure ads run effectively and meet client goals. This role typically requires familiarity with digital marketing tools and attention to detail.

What does an ad operations intern do?

An Ad Operations Intern assists with the management and optimization of digital advertising campaigns. Their responsibilities typically include trafficking ads, monitoring campaign performance, analyzing data, and troubleshooting issues to ensure ads are delivered effectively. They often work with ad servers, reporting tools, and collaborate with sales and account management teams. This role provides valuable hands-on experience in digital marketing and advertising technologies.
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Fall 2026 Political Internship

Stagwell Global LLC

Washington, DC • On-site, Remote

$18.40/hr

Full-time, Internship

Posted 14 days ago

Job description

SKDK, an award-winning public affairs and political advertising agency, is seeking interns to join its political team for a paid internship. With offices in Washington, D.C., New York City, Albany, and Los Angeles, SKDK brings unparalleled strategic communications experience to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, labor unions, political committees, and candidates.

Whether it is creating a campaign launch video for a candidate, assisting a corporate client on establishing messaging around their corporate social responsibility strategy, or guiding a nonprofit through a crisis, SKDK is always at the forefront, leading the charge. There is no company better that understands the intersection of press, politics, and policy. At SKDK, we are made whole by the diversity of our team. We are a firm that invites and celebrates the uniqueness of each member of our team and encourages individuals to bring their best selves into the workplace.

Whether it is through participation in one of our Employee Resource Groups, serving on our DEI Council, opportunities to volunteer, or bringing a new perspective to client work, your individuality and experience matters. Political team interns work on a wide range of fast-paced Democratic candidate and issue advocacy clients.

Ideal candidates are driven, self-starters with the ability to grasp complex subject matter quickly and work well within teams.


  • Daily news clips monitoring and ad tracking.
  • Researching candidate and opposition background in key districts.
  • Maintaining overviews of key competitive race landscapes.
  • Tracking campaign finance spending and reporting.
  • Building decks and working on pitches.
  • Writing and proofreading persuasive ad copy, memos and emails.
  • Organizing and maintaining records on scripts, ads, research and polling, and invoices.
  • Digesting qualitative and quantitative message research and making recommendations on tone and content.
  • Learning new material quickly and communicating complex subject matter in understandable language.
  • Copyediting and proofreading written materials to align with message imperatives, tone, clarity and AP Style.
  • Staffing video shoots when available.

  • Candidates must have full-time availability, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with three days in office. 
  • Self-starter who can work independently and manage tasks remotely.
  • Interest in and knowledge of campaigns and politics, including communications, Democratic politics, media, advertising, digital work, social media, research, or other related fields.
  • Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Strong research, writing, and editing skills.
  • Experience managing multiple projects and the ability to handle competing deadlines.
  • Ability to adapt and respond quickly to changing landscapes and to work well under pressure and deadlines.
  • Previous relevant experience in writing and political or communications-intensive positions or internships

SKDK is committed to pay equity. SKDK offers a wage of $18.40 per hour.


SKDK is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any protected category.

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