Display Planning Assistant (Early Careers)
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Position Overview & Specifications
The role will be hybrid - one day from Leeds office, one day from Manchester office and then 3 days from home per week.
The role is full time, permanent and on a starting salary of £21,300. This role will start as soon as possible. Job Title: Junior Media Assistant (Early Careers) Job Description: What is media planning? Media planning is the process by which marketers determine how, when, and where an audience is given a selected advertising message. Media planners analyse the audiences, channels, and advertisements to determine the most efficient way to communicate a message to the intended audience. What is Display media? Display ads are images, videos, or gifs shown to users on websites or apps. Most display advertising uses square, landscape, or skyscraper formats with images, editorial/copy to entice users to click. Display ads resemble ads you might see in a newspaper or magazine, but they appear online instead. Display ads have the potential to significantly improve brand awareness thanks to their visual format. With display marketing, our teams can strengthen brand consistency and visibility, nurture leads, track performance, and support the success of your other media activity. Some of the day-to-day:
- Support the planning team in all aspects of digital planning as required
- Develop an understanding of the planning process from initial strategy through to campaign launch
- Start to build relationships with clients and media owners
- Attend briefing meetings with client team colleagues
- Develop skills to assess the quality of the briefing to ensure the digital team has the right level of information to respond accurately
- Learn and develop and understanding of media planning systems such as Nielsen, Comscore, Hitwise and CCS.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable with reporting, processing data and formulating insight.
- Familiar with applications such as Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- A keen interest in media
We offer everything you would expect from a large company – like 25 days’ holiday plus your birthday off – and a few additions, like 2 paid volunteering days each year to support charitable causes and 3 wellness days per year.
We also provide pension contributions, life assurance, free eye tests, season ticket loans, private health care, income protection, critical illness cover, a cycle to work scheme, and a whole host of great local and national discounts from leading retailers that you’ll have access to as an employee. About dentsu
We are dentsu. As champions for meaningful progress, we help our clients to win, keep and grow their best customers with best-in-class services and solutions in media, CXM, and creative. With more than 46,000 dedicated specialists teaming across 145 markets.
Our business and the industry that we are in is at the most exciting point in its history. The power of innovative technology coupled with creative excellence and advanced media opens up a new world of opportunity. And we all have the opportunity to shape its future. This is our commitment to our talent.
We are proud to be different, and we know that starts with you. You will not be defined by your race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability, but by your thinking and actions. We want you to bring your whole self to work, because leaving nothing behind, helps us stay ahead. Location: Leeds Brand: Amplifi Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Advertising & Public Relations
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Display Planning Assistant (Early Careers) roles across Dentsu Aegis Network's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Advertising & Public Relations.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £21,300 - £21,300 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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