Planning Assistant

dentsuaegis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-funded Private Medical保险

24/7 Virtual GP

Generous sick-pay policy

Wellbeing days

Volunteering time

Flexible bank-holiday swaps

Retail discounts

Gym access

Tech schemes

Job summary

Dentsu in London is seeking an entry-level Planning Assistant to support BMW and Britvic client accounts. You will learn on the job, assist with campaign planning, project timelines, research and reporting, and provide general administrative support.

Working with executives and managers, you will help keep day-to-day activities running smoothly, coordinate tasks, and ensure on-time delivery. This is a permanent hybrid role offering learning opportunities and exposure to the media and advertising

Qualifications

• Organised and eager to learn in a dynamic media environment.
• Interest in media and advertising with motivation to grow within the team.
• Ability to assist with campaign planning, research, reports and admin tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with campaign planning and coordinating project timelines.
• Conduct research and prepare reports for the team.
• Provide general administrative support and help keep day-to-day activities running smoothly.
• Collaborate with executives and managers to ensure timely execution of tasks.

Skills

Planning & Organising

Focused on Quality

Communicates Effectively

Positive attitude

Passionate about the world of media

Problem solver

Keen eye for detail

Insight generation tools

Ownership

Relationships

Training

Finance awareness

Tools

Insight generation tools

Job description

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.

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 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

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.

• company ‑ funded Private Medical Insurance
• a 24/7 Virtual GP
• a generous sick ‑ pay policy
• to wellbeing days
• volunteering time
• flexible bank ‑ holiday swaps
• great everyday perks like retail discounts, gym access and tech schemes - we make it easier to live well, not just work well

Our employee ‑ led resource groups have helped shape policies that genuinely matter: enhanced maternity, paternity and carers leave, extended sick leave, menopause and baby ‑ loss 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.

• enhanced maternity
• paternity and carers leave
• extended sick leave
• menopause and baby ‑ loss support
• plus 10 fertility treatment days
• life assurance
• income protection
• financial education tools
• flexible savings options

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