Dentsu Aegis Network – Media Planning Intern (6 Months)

Key responsibilities and accountabilities: (or ‘Duties’)

• Media Planning & Execution
• Aids in the creation of client media objectives and strategies
• Creates and maintains media plan flowcharts and media buy authorizations based on clients’ various initiatives
• Maintain media budgets or media spend summaries
• Keep abreast of all invoice, billing and delivery issues; know when to escalate discrepancies to supervisors
• Compiles reports of competitive market/media information for each brand/category
• Manage added value / merchandising components of media buys
• Meet with media reps and coordinate with other speciality units as required
• Communication Skills
• Expresses oneself clearly and concisely in oral communications
• Writes clearly in a clear, compelling and concise manner
• Organizes ideas and information logically and sequentially
• Assists in the development of media presentations and tactical POVs as needed
• Develop client reports that are clear, compelling and persuasive

Qualifications/Skills:

• Thrives  in a fast pace, constantly changing environment; can adapt plans due to  changes in clients’ objectives,  priorities or budgets while minimizing  impact on project momentum
• Strong analytical skills, ability to relate results to client business objectives
• Well organized multi-talker able to work independently
• Good English and interpersonal communication, secondary language skills is a plus
• Good team player
• Detail-minded and able to work under pressure
• Ability to work with numbers
• Good PC skills, especially Excel and Powerpoint