Get your brand on campus

We recruit, train and mobilize our own students on 135+ campuses across Canada and the US, then put them to work for your brand. Over 25 years of it.

UBCPurdueSFUVirginia TechUVicOle MissUBC OkanaganK-StateCalgaryIndianaMount RoyalMichigan StateMacEwanWashington StateAlbertaUVMLethbridgeUtah StateSaskatchewanBoston UniversityReginaBoston CollegeManitobaUSCWinnipegMichiganWesternWashingtonQueen'sAlabamaU of TTampauOttawaUVUCarletonBYUMcMasterOntario TechGuelphTMULaurierMohawk CollegeBrockMcGillConcordiaMemorialUNBSaint Mary'sUPEI

Case studies

What our students have done for brands

Our story

Our students are your marketing team on campus. We mobilize the ones who live there to champion your message to their friends!

We started with a student planner in 1995. Today we run a network of student ambassadors, creators and coordinators who hand out your offers, film your content, post to their own followings and talk you up in the group chats, because they know where students actually hang out.

Our students

We hire, train and pay on-campus students, and back the clubs and causes they belong to.

Mobilized for you

Got something to say, give or show students? We send our students to put it in their hands.

A Campus Connect ambassador outside The Poke Company
A Campus Connect ambassador at The Poke Company

From the field

Our students in the field: handing out offers, filming content and talking up the businesses they work for.

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Campus Connect campaign photo
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Services

Pros behind the plan. Students on the ground.

Our experienced media and marketing managers lead every project: the strategy, web design, branding and reporting. Our student teams take it to campus.

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Our students, working for your business.

Through Campus Connect we mobilize our student ambassadors and creators for you. They visit your business, film reels, post to their own followings, run giveaways and hand out your promo cards, and we document every drop.

See Campus Connect in action
  1. We mobilize our students

    Ambassadors from your campus, not outside reps, come to your business.

  2. They film on the spot

    Reels and posts made by students their classmates already follow.

  3. They spread your offer

    Promo cards and giveaways, hand to hand on campus.

  4. Students show up

    Card in hand, at your counter.

  5. You get proof

    Documented distribution, campus by campus.

New: AI search & GEO

Be the answer when your customers ask AI.

Your customers don't just search anymore. They ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews who to hire, where to eat, what to buy and who to trust. Generative engine optimization (GEO) makes sure your business is the one those answers name and link to, whether you sell to students, families, local shoppers or other businesses.

  • Restaurants & cafés
  • Retail & e-commerce
  • Real estate & housing
  • Clinics & wellness
  • Trades & home services
  • Professional & B2B services
  • Gyms & studios
  • Campus brands
  • ChatGPT
  • Google AI Overviews
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity
  • Claude
  • Copilot
Example answers
who's the best family dentist near me that takes new patients?

SourcesGoogle reviewsLocal news featureReddit · r/yourcityyourbusiness.com
  1. AI visibility audit

    We ask the questions your customers ask, across every major AI engine and in every market you serve, and show you where you appear, where competitors do, and what the AI gets wrong about you.

  2. Real-people citations

    AI answers lean on what real people post. Our creator network produces the reviews, videos, Reddit threads and posts that answer engines pick up and quote, for any audience.

  3. Answer-ready website

    Clear pages, FAQs, schema markup, accurate hours, services, pricing and offers, written so AI can read, trust and quote your site.

  4. Listings & local signals

    Consistent Google Business, Yelp, Apple Maps, Bing and industry directory listings so every engine has the same, current facts about you.

  5. Track & report

    A monthly report of the prompts that matter to your business, whether you were named and cited, and how that changes over time.

Whoever your customers are, they're asking AI. SEO got you on the first page. GEO gets you into the answer.

Book an AI visibility audit
Inside Mecha Noodle Bar

Case study

2,500 free bobas. Two campuses. One very long line.

We mobilized our Boston College and BU students to hand out free boba on campus and on TikTok, reaching classmates in dorms and off campus alike, and sent them straight to Mecha's door.

2,500free drinks given away
2campuses activated
IRL + TikTokon the ground and online
Alumni Hall

Case study

Student creators turned a campus store into a try-on haul.

Our student creators at Michigan State and Alabama filmed try-ons and store walkthroughs at Alumni Hall, then shared them on TikTok, Instagram and in their own private group chats.

86,539views in spring 2026 across Alabama and MSU
1,036clicks to the storefront from one Instagram story
2,503students reached in private group chats
Read the case

Case study

Filling Montreal student housing, one reel at a time.

For Hazelview Properties our Concordia and McGill students reached their classmates for more than eight downtown buildings. We launched the Hazelview Montreal Instagram page and our students ran Frosh Week activations, pet-friendly promos and neighbourhood spotlights.

+35%lease inquiries
+70%student social audience
200+qualified leads
Read the case
Students playing foosball in a Hazelview game room Hazelview Properties

Testimonials

In their words

What clients say about the campaigns, and what our student team says about the work.

“Grad Media's help has been absolutely exceptional and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with them. We plan on having them help us with many projects in the future.”
Braden DavisCOO, Roxberry Juice Co.Read the case
“The Grad Media team went above and beyond to deliver a complicated design project on a tight timeline. Our whole department, including our VP, expressed gratitude to the team for how this project was executed.”
Kim S.Oxford Properties Group, EY Tower

From our student team

Sierra H.
“My time as a Media Coordinator for Grad Media was invaluable. After thorough training, I had the amazing opportunity to work directly with clients from campaign start to completion and help deliver them the marketing campaign they had been looking for. It was so rewarding to work with local businesses in my college community while gaining critical project management skills.”
Sierra H.Media Coordinator · University of Oregon
Sierra W.
“I love working at Grad Media! I've run incredible campaigns for so many different businesses and people around McGill University. Through the process, I've gained so much experience, met great people, and worked alongside creative partners!”
Sierra W.Campus team · McGill University
Samantha T.
“During my final year of graduate school at USC, I had the privilege to work as an intern for Grad Media, and it was a dream come true. Interning remotely, I was able to learn how to efficiently communicate with my team and get the job done. Ely was an incredible manager to report to and he introduced me to several lucrative businesses that were based in Southern California. I had the opportunity to work alongside a few of them and help promote successful student-based campaigns during the global pandemic.”
Samantha T.Intern · University of Southern California
Danping Y.
“I worked at Grad Media as a Marketing Coordinator intern. This was my first marketing job and to this day, I have never worked in such a supportive environment. I always left work feeling motivated, empowered, and eager to learn more the next day. Every shift I developed new skills, built on existing strengths, and gained new knowledge. Many believe that a business career sacrifices fun, but working at Grad Media was quite the opposite. The team was so friendly and the managers were people I consistently turned to for advice and support.”
Danping Y.Marketing Coordinator intern · University of Waterloo
Arian E.
“My work with Grad Media was extremely formative in developing my current interests and career trajectory and I am so appreciative of the time I spent there with the team. The degree of responsibility I was afforded made for a unique and effective learning experience. The leadership always made a concerted effort to listen to their interns and translate their ideas into real business initiatives. Being able to work with Grad Media was an amazing opportunity for me and I'm excited to see what they do next!”
Arian E.Intern · Queen's University

Where our students are

Coast to coast in Canada

31 Canadian campuses from Victoria to St. John's, plus campuses across the US. Our students are already there, ready to work for you.

Map of Canada showing the universities and colleges where Grad Media students work

British Columbia

  • UBC
  • Simon Fraser University
  • University of Victoria
  • UBC Okanagan

Alberta

  • University of Calgary
  • Mount Royal University
  • MacEwan University
  • University of Alberta
  • University of Lethbridge

Saskatchewan

  • University of Saskatchewan
  • University of Regina

Manitoba

  • University of Manitoba
  • University of Winnipeg

Ontario

  • Western University
  • Queen's University
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Ottawa
  • Carleton University
  • McMaster University
  • Ontario Tech University
  • University of Guelph
  • Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Mohawk College
  • Brock University

Quebec

  • McGill University
  • Concordia University

Atlantic Canada

  • Memorial University
  • University of New Brunswick
  • Saint Mary's University
  • UPEI

Partners on and off campus

The brands we've run campaigns for, and the student governments, clubs and campus groups we work alongside.

BrandsHover a logo to see its colours

Alumni Hall
Label Swap
Mecha Noodle Bar
Hazelview Properties
Ashley's Pub
Box-N-Go
Jeopardy! Bar League
Pranify Yoga
Roxberry Juice Co.
The Poke Company
T-Mobile

Campus partners22 student groups and schools

Purdue Fraternity, Sorority & Cooperative Life
Virginia Tech Panhellenic
Ole Miss
K-State Alumni Association
Indiana University Health
ASMSU
ASWSU
UVM Outing Club
Utah State University
UPEI Student Union
UVU Student Association
Utah Valley Wolverines
Penn Student Agencies
Virginia Tech SGA
SGA-AGÉ Laurentian
Cal Poly SLO SIFE
Weber State Campus Recreation
Memorial University
Waterloo FEDS
Brock University Film Series
Habitat for Humanity, Bradley University
Virginia Tech RHF
135+campuses
25+years
CA + UScoast to coast

Pick your goal. Our students make it happen.

Foot traffic

More students through your door

Our students bring their classmates in this week, not next semester.

Deals

Promote a student deal

Put your offer in the group chats and on the cards students keep.

Social

Grow your Instagram

Real follows from real students, earned by our students on your campus.

Sampling

Hand-to-hand giveaways

Samples and swag delivered by our students, not left on a table.

Recruiting

Boost recruitment

Hiring or signing up students? We'll fill the pipeline.

Loyalty

Customers for life

Win them as freshmen, keep them after graduation.

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Book a consult today

Tell us what you want students to do and where. We'll come back with the campuses, the students we'd mobilize and a campaign plan.

  1. Tell us the goalFoot traffic, a student deal, social growth, sampling, recruiting or leases.
  2. We plan the campaignCampuses, the right mix of ambassadors and creators, print and digital.
  3. Our students go to workAnd you get a full campaign wrap at the end.
Prefer to talk now?1.800.531.2494info@gradmedia.org
What are you interested in?

For current clients

Clients

Pay an invoice online by credit card or PayPal, get a copy of your campaign wrap or reach your account team.

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Pay by credit card or PayPal. Have your company name, email and invoice total ready, then choose where your business is billed.

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Your campaign wrap

Need another copy of your campaign wrap, photos or video? Email us with your business name and campaign dates.

info@gradmedia.org

Billing questions

Questions about an invoice or payment? Our team can help.

1.800.531.2494

Run it again

Ready for your next semester? Book a consult and we'll build on your last campaign.

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Students: get paid to do this.

Join the students we mobilize for brands across North America. Become a Grad Media ambassador, creator or student coordinator and get paid, real marketing experience on your own campus.

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Email your name, school and the role you want to info@gradmedia.org

Campus Connect student ambassadors on campus