Internship - Media Buying

When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want the obvious choice to be trivago! By comparing prices from major booking sites, we’re making it easy for people to find hotels they want at a price they’ll love. In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn everyday, innovate, and make an enduring mark on the travel industry. A career at trivago is a journey designed for people who crave continuous development and want to thrive in a high-performing team. Here you will find those who aren’t afraid of change but rather embrace it, turning every challenge into a pathway for growth. Join trivago, work with a great team, and grow with us!

Join us in making a difference

Our TV Marketing team negotiates, executes, and optimises multi-media campaigns worldwide, driving travelers to our platforms as efficiently as possible. As a Media Buying Intern, you’ll sit at the heart of making the trivago brand known and loved — supporting the planning and monitoring of TV campaigns across markets, and learning the craft alongside people who do this at scale every day. This is a chance to work on real campaigns from day one: reading performance data, using data and AI tools to support optimisations, and seeing how strategic advertising reaches millions of travelers — with the occasional trip to agency or market meetings. You’ll build foundational media buying skills, grow your network across marketing, and get honest feedback along the way — trivago sets high standards and invests genuinely in the people meeting them. Ready to see how big brand campaigns come together? Apply now!

How you’ll make an impact:

• Monitor trivago’s TV campaigns daily and flag the actions needed to maximise their impact
• Analyse campaign performance and support the implementation of ongoing optimisations that improve our topline results
• Support the planning and execution of multi-media campaigns across different markets, working closely with the wider marketing teams
• Prepare and maintain reporting that gives the team a clear, current view of how campaigns are performing
• Balance daily campaign monitoring with ad-hoc analysis requests, adjusting your priorities as campaign needs shift
• Contribute fresh ideas to campaign planning discussions — your perspective counts

What you’ll need to thrive:

• Analytical skills for interpreting campaign data, with solid Excel skills a plus — paired with an open, curious mindset toward AI tools and how they can sharpen analysis, forecasting, and optimisation
• Confidence in building collaborative relationships internally and externally, and a genuine interest in learning how media negotiations secure the best possible conditions for trivago
• A genuine learning mindset — you ask questions, seek out feedback, and pick things up quickly in a fast-changing environment
• A performance mindset — you set ambitious goals for yourself and have the determination to follow through, even as priorities shift
• Proficiency in English (our company language) and availability for a full-time, six-month internship
• A valid work permit authorising employment in Germany (required for all internship applicants)

Not ticking every box? We still want to hear from you. Apply, tell us what motivates you, and you could be a great match—now or in the future. Your application does not need to include a photo. This is the recruitment process that you can expect for this role (subject to modifications):

• Hireflix: One-way video interview
• Case study
• First call with hiring manager (present case study result) - 30min
• Interviews with stakeholders to assess Analytical Skills, Negotiation Skills and Team Fit - 90min
• Profile Dynamics assessment with recruiter - 30min

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What you can look forward to:

Life happens.

We offer self-determined vacation (with a minimum of 25 vacation days), flexible working hours, up to 2 work from home days weekly. Additionally you can work remotely from a different location, within Germany or selected countries abroad for up to 20 days per year. You also get free access to the Heycare platform for personalized nanny assistance, and an on-campus kids room.

As you grow, so do we.

This is why at trivago, we prioritize your development, offer personalized coaching through Nilo, and provide workshops, educational meetups, conferences, free online learning courses, and access to a fully-equipped campus library.

Enjoy your office days.

Use your daily canteen budget to share lunch with colleagues in our canteen, help yourself to complimentary snacks and drinks in our kitchens, choose from a variety of fitness options with our on-site gym, sports classes, and Urban Sports Club membership, and enjoy the comfort of ergonomic desks and focused work areas.

Thank you for considering a career at trivago! Our commitment to fostering an inclusive and enriching environment for all talents is at the heart of what we do. We understand that embarking on a new job opportunity is a blend of excitement and curiosity. Should any questions arise before you apply, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. Join us in our mission to make a positive impact on global travel, we look forward to your application!