How to get a job

There are a number of different paths to entry in the advertising industry. It depends what sort of role you are seeking, or if you have a specific agency that you've got your heart set on.

Comms Council Recruitment Programme

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The Commercial Communications Council is an organisation that represents the majority of advertising agencies in Aotearoa.

Each year, the Comms Council conducts a recruitment programme for entry level positions across the agencies that are members. This programme gives you the opportunity to apply once but be seen by many agencies - in other words, it increases your chances of getting the job you're looking for.

The programme runs from October each year.

Search for Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships to investigate, and we will let you know about any new ones.

Here are some to investigate:

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Paid internship for Pacific Community Liaison Manager

Niche Media is funding a Paid internship for Pacific Community Liaison Manager for candidates from the Pacific community, but also the Māori and Asian communities.
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Special Aotea AUT Creative and Communication Studies Scholarship

Special is delighted to invest in a scholarship package to support Māori students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) on a pathway to a creative industry (advertising, design, creative).
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Search for advertising agencies

The agencies below are all Comms Council members. This means they are good employers, are committed to the Comms Council's Code of Ethics, and are able to participate in our annual Recruitment Programme. Explore their websites, see which ones get you excited, and connect with them on social media.

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Acumen

Our purpose is to evolve, promote and protect brands and reputations with conversations that matter.
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Artikel & Swint

An accredited Agribusiness Creative Agency based in South Canterbury and Waikato - core agribusiness hubs in New Zealand.
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Bastion Shine

Bastion Shine is a New Zealand creative consultancy based in Auckland.
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BrandWorld

We know how to win the attention of consumers and have over 1500 successful campaigns behind us as evidential proof.
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Bullseye Media

Award winning Independent Accredited Media Agency.
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CRAVE Global

At Crave we do things a little differently. We do stuff that just needs to get done.
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Calibre + Candor

Calibre + Candor is New Zealand's leading independent media agency.
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Clemenger BBDO

We move people. At Clemenger BBDO we create solutions that move people, because it's people who move the world.
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Colenso BBDO

One of the world's most creative agencies, who just happen to be based in Auckland. #1 Cannes Agency of the Decade, Pacific.
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DDB Aotearoa

At DDB Group Aotearoa NZ we create influence for our clients by making original ideas that compel people to feel, do and think.
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DRUM

We deliver social video, television/radio commercials, print executions, written articles, still images and more.
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Daylight

A technology & creative studio who collaborate with partners that have big ambitions.
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Deloitte Digital

We deliver digital strategy and transformation consulting that combines creative services, technology, analytics, e-commerce, and content.
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Denstu

We are on a mission to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change.
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EightyOne

Wellington's largest independent creative agency.
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Eleven PR

We create cultural impact for brands by taking ideas from ten to Eleven through PR, social, content, influencer, events and partnerships.
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FCB Aotearoa

At FCB, we believe changing attitudes alone doesn't change business results. Changing behaviour does.
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Farrimond

Farrimond is a full-service agency specialising in consumer and shopper behaviour.
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Federation

Federation is a 100% NZ owned, independent agency.
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Fuse

We do this because good things happen when people talk about brands in the right way.
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Good Gravy

Our recipe is simple introduce talented creative thinkers to passionate open-minded marketers - and create deliciously powerful results.
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Group M

We are shaping the next era of media. Every day.
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Harvey Cameron

We work with our clients as partners, by developing insight and research led strategies which develop enduring relationships between brands and their audiences.
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Hearts and Science

Hearts & Science is a marketing agency recoding media for emotional connection at scale. On the pulse of the industry.
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King St Advertising

Through our full service offering creative, media, design, digital we live to drive success and growth.
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Lassoo Media

It's all about you, not us. We're here to help you get everything you can out of the media to get you noticed every step of the way.
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MBM NZ

Media strategy and planning with a strong focus on digital and social media.
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Mango Communications

Mango is a full service communications agency specialising in public relations, experiential and social media.
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Mindshare

Mindshare are a global, multi-award winning, media agency network of 9300 people across 86 countries united by the desire to create new media experiences.
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Motion Sickness

An independent, multi-award winning creative agency. We create work that actually works. Brand Storytelling. Advertising Campaigns. Photography. Film Production.
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Māia

Welcome, brave one, to Aotearoa New Zealand’s home of kaupapa driven communications.
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Naked

Stripped back. Just results. Our work does the talking.
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Niche Media

Niche Media is a full service advertising agency, providing specialist ethnic communication services.
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OMD

We are dedicated to our clients' growth. It starts with our unwavering commitment to deliver sharper insights, smarter ideas and stronger results.
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Ogilvy

We inspire brands & people to impact the world.
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PHD

We are a growth-focused media agency driven by innovation and creativity.
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PR Partners

A uniquely creative modern PR agency focused on results. Highly experienced, proven performers who partner with clients, the media and each other to build brands and drive growth.
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Perceptive

We are Australasia's leading market research and customer insights agency dedicated to building the world's smartest brands.
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Pitch Black Partners

An Aotearoa owned agency producing world-class work.
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Porter Novelli

Porter Novelli is a full service agency, values led and thrive on delivering business results.
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Proximity New Zealand

A next generation creative services agency hardwired for finding and delivering the growth that's hard to find.
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Publicis Media

Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world, a leader in marketing, communication and digital business transformation.
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Quantum Jump

We use research, data insight, strategy and outstanding creative to help clients connect more effectively with their customers.
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RUN

RUN is a Māori owned, globally awarded, advertising and design agency, working across Māori and Pasifika kaupapa.
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Raydar

New Zealand's leading strategic and creative shopper activation agency.
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Remade

We're a creative agency that helps brands innovate to drive a deeper connection with their audience.
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Saatchi and Saatchi

We are a culturally led creative company who believe Nothing Is Impossible.
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Sneakers Media

Sneakers Media is a full-service media agency built to meet the needs of New Zealand businesses and to reflect the media habits of Kiwis. Our experience and expertise cover all channels advertisers might use to connect with consumers.
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Spark Foundry

Spark Foundry is a global media agency brand within Publicis Media.
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Special Group

Special group is New Zealand's leading independent creative company using strategy, design, advertising, digital and innovation to grow brands.
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Stanley St

We bring different specialities and the right people together from our team of experts to give you the right solution.
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Starcom

Starcom is a full service, fully accredited media agency, with a passionate team of communications and experience strategists, trading and investment specialists, and digital, SEO and SEM experts.
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TBWA

TBWA is The Disruption Company: the cultural engine for 21st century business.
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TRACTA

We grow agribrands for a changing world.
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TRUE

We are an independent strategy, design and communications company.
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The Monkeys

The Monkeys Create Provocative Ideas That Live Within Advertising, Entertainment And Technology.
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Thinkerbell

Thinkerbell represents the coming together of scientific enquiry and brilliant creativity - or as we like to call it 'Measured Magic'.
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Together

New Zealand's leading independent media, data & technology agency.
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VML

We approach every new job believing it has the potential to improve people's lives, and a lot of our work certainly has.
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Wavemaker

Wavemaker is reinventing media and creativity, by positively provoking growth for our global clients.
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YoungShand

At YoungShand, we help you find the sweet spot. The space between bold human-centred ideas and the connected digital world.
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Zenith Media

We are the ROI agency.
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essencemediacom

A truly global network with 120 offices and over 10,000 people operating in 96 markets, we are a new type of agency that creates breakthroughs for brands.
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