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Planning Assistant

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Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Entry level
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Entry level
Supports media campaign planning and client account management for BMW and Britvic. Responsibilities include coordinating timelines, conducting research, preparing reports, interpreting data and trends, responding to client communications, supporting meetings, improving processes, managing workflows, and ensuring accurate media billing. The role offers practical entry-level experience in media and advertising within a permanent hybrid position based in London.
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If you're organised, eager to learn, enthusiastic, and have a genuine interest in media, this entry level opportunity could be a great fit for you.
It's a chance to gain practical experience, contribute to campaigns, and grow within a dynamic and creative environment. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and able to demonstrate their interests and motivations.
As an entry level professional in this position, you would have the opportunity to learn from experienced team members and gain hands-on experience in the media industry. Your responsibilities might involve assisting with campaign planning, coordinating project timelines, conducting research, preparing reports, and providing general administrative support to the team. 
Working closely with executives and managers, you would contribute to the overall success of client accounts by ensuring smooth operations, effective communication, and timely execution of tasks. This role can provide valuable insights into the world of media and advertising, allowing you to develop skills and knowledge that can be applied to various aspects of the industry. 
This Planning Assistant role will be working across our BMW and Britvic client accounts.

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

  • Planning & Organising 

  • Focused on Quality 

  • Communicates Effectively 

  • Positive attitude 

  • Passionate about the world of media 

  • Problem solver 

  • Keen eye for detail 

The purpose of this role provides support and assistance in all areas of managing the client’s business and keeping day-to-day activities running smoothly. Coordinates activities, ensuring projects and plans deliver against objectives and on time. 

  • Clients: Responsibility of accuracy in everything we do. Ensure response to clients’ emails or calls within an agreed timeframe even if just an acknowledge of receipt. Supports manager to provide timely and high-quality responses to client’s requests, managing expectations and flagging issues. Ensure you are always prepared ahead of calls and meetings. 

  • Experimentation: Is curious and has a point of view and generates experimentation ideas. 

  • Radical Collaboration: Enthusiastic and driven to collaborate with their team and improve knowledge. 

  • Performance mindset: Looks to improve processes and find efficiencies in their work. 

  • Tools: Has a good working knowledge of insight generation / channel planning tools and can interpret data and trends. 

  • Ownership: Accountable for delivering on own tasks and managing workflow. Proactively supports the team and is willing to go the extra mile. 

  • Relationships: Coherent communicator, build relationships and good team rapport 

  • Training: Has an appetite for learning and makes the most of training and learning available to them.  

  • Finance: ensuring clients are billed efficiently for media activity

iProspect

In this time of enormous change, where media is more important than ever before, people are longing for humanity - for real connection, for truth and for what binds us together. 
 
Our unique understanding of the intersection of culture, content, data, and technology powers how we build brands out of every moment of connection. For today, and for tomorrow.  

What we offer 

This is a permanent role role. The team is based from our London office on a hybrid working basis.  

At dentsu, we’ve built a benefits package that supports every chapter of your life. From companyfunded Private Medical Insurance, a 24/7 Virtual GP and a generous sickpay policy, to wellbeing days, volunteering time, flexible bankholiday swaps and great everyday perks like retail discounts, gym access and tech schemes - we make it easier to live well, not just work well.  

Our employeeled resource groups have helped shape policies that genuinely matter: enhanced maternity, paternity and carers leave, extended sick leave, menopause and babyloss support, plus 10 fertility treatment days. Combined with life assurance, income protection, financial education tools and flexible savings options, you’ll find a workplace that invests in you - your health, your family, your future.  

 

About Dentsu 

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organisations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now operating in approximately 120 countries and regions, we bring together the power of a global network of leadership brands to deliver impactful, end-to-end growth solutions. 

Through our client promise, Innovating to Impact, we drive growth through integrated services across Media, Customer Experience Management (CXM), and Creative. Our business transformation (BX) mindset, combined with a focus on experience transformation (EX), drives sustainable growth for brands, people, and society. 

Our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and diversity enables us to continuously evolve, pushing boundaries while delivering measurable impact in a fast-changing world. 

Inclusion and Diversity 

At Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities. 

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beyond recruitment, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. 

We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected], quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience. 

We are a Disability Confident scheme user. If you consider yourself to have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview. 

#LI-Hybrid #LI-IPROSPECT

Location:

London

Brand:

Iprospect

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

dentsu London, England Office

10 Triton Street, Regents Place, London, United Kingdom, NW1 3BF

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