Associate Program 2027

About The Program

The Samba Associate Program is a 12-month, full-time program for graduating seniors, with one cohort and one start date. Samba is a leader in media intelligence, empowering advertisers, publishers, and platforms with first-party data across streaming, linear television, the web, and video games in over 40 countries. The company enhances its data with artificial intelligence to power the Samba Knowledge Graph, providing clients with a view of audience behavior.

Tracks

Your specific department placement is decided upon joining the program.

• Commercial (Los Angeles, New York)
• Business Development: Learn to develop and grow Samba's strategic partnerships.
• Account Executive: Learn the fundamentals of a media sales organization, product, pitching, systems, and client relationship management.
• Client Services (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York)
• Programmatic Account Management: Learn programmatic advertising end-to-end, including audience segment setup, campaign management, and client relationship ownership.
• Measurement Science: Learn media measurement by managing client accounts, translating advertising effectiveness data into insights for media planning.
• Engineering (San Francisco)
• Data Science: Learn to build statistical and machine learning models for campaign measurement and attribution using large viewership datasets.
• Software Engineering: Learn to build and scale backend services for global data handling, focusing on performance-critical systems and distributed architecture.
• Artificial Intelligence: Learn to build and deploy AI agents in production, designing tools for automating business problems using models like Claude and OpenAI.
• G&A (San Francisco)
• Finance/Accounting: Learn company financial operations, including planning, reporting, and financial systems.
• Operations: Learn talent attraction, management, and development, including recruiting operations and workforce reporting.

Associate Development

• Starts with an orientation program in San Francisco covering Samba's operations, products, and professional fundamentals.
• Includes an executive speaker series with founders and senior leaders.
• Development continues through hands-on projects, manager coaching, mentorship, and networking opportunities.
• Focus on deepening AI skills.

Qualifications

• In your senior year of an undergraduate degree, with an expected graduation date in 2027.
• Strong analytical background, through academics, internships, or self-directed work.
• Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems.
• Preferred: Completion of at least one internship with similar work experience.

Compensation

$70,000 - $100,000 a year

Work Authorization

• Open to students with OPT eligibility.

To Apply

Submit your resume with the format: “TrackName_FirstName_LastName”