Planning Assistant

Overview

This Planning Assistant role will be working on the Global Charity Unicef across all areas of the UK media planning and activation. 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 Managers and Directors, 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.

At iProspect, a dentsu company, we're not just any global digital‑first end‑to‑end media agency. We believe all advertising is about performance, and all advertising can and should build brands today, and in the future.

Our agency is made up of an awesome bunch of diverse, forward‑thinking and ambitious experts across business intelligence, strategy and planning, and marketing activation, who come together to accelerate growth for our amazing clients through a performance mindset. Taking a people‑centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc.

we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee‑base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society. Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy – our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

• Planning & Organising
• Focused on Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Positive attitude
• Passionate about the world of media
• Problem solver
• Keen eye for detail
• 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 acknowledgement 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.

• This is a permanent role.
• The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements.
• As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.
• Inclusion & 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.

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. We welcome new joiners from all backgrounds.