The Role

OVERVIEW
Media Teams are our client facing teams in Core responsible for excellence in client service, leading strategy development and managing the media plan. The purpose of this role is to support the Client Managers and Senior Client Managers in the day to day running of client accounts; and handle the administration of excellent media delivery across many clients. It requires the use of media planning tools, the effective management of the media planning processes, excellent attention to detail for accurate reporting and time management to ensure best in class delivery on behalf of the media team for clients. It also requires strong collaboration and communication with the wider organisation across the Central Team to ensure that delivery is to the highest standards. A strong working relationship with colleagues, particularly the Channel Planning and Investment teams, is a crucial element of this role. Media Team Client Associates have a very structured learning programme in place, delivered by the best trainers in the industry. The purpose of this is to ensure a consistent level of knowledge covering everything from the basics to advanced areas of media planning. Quality control of output will be critical to this role.

Responsibilities/ Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
Central to this role is a clear understanding of media planning principles and an ability to interpret plans at a high level. This role is central to the efficient and effective running of the day-to-day client service team, including working with the Client Manager to help with the actualisation of media plans, monitoring of POs, timely and accurate billing, using agency tools to develop audience and competitive reporting, creating presentations of competitor insights, ideation and working with the team to deliver innovation. As part of this, our Client Associates will have a specific role in helping to execute each team’s Client Satisfaction Plans, which would be defined depending on the client team. The Client Associate will work closely with the Channel Planning and Investment teams, will manage the delivery of the media plan, and will ensure that it is aligned with the overall media rationale. This will all be delivered accurately and by adhering to processes as outlined in our ways of working.

Your profile

Why us?

• Flexible and hybrid working within the Republic of Ireland
• 24/7 access to professional development through Linked In Learning along with career progression and mentoring
• The opportunity to work across a huge range of clients within so many different categories from sport, retail, food and drink, to alcohol, insurance, banking and so much more
• 21 days annual leave plus a day off on your birthday, company closure days at Christmas and early finish on bank holiday Fridays
• A company culture that promotes work-life balance
• Family-focused benefits including paid maternity and paternity leave as well as maternity phase back program, fertility treatment supports and paid pregnancy loss leave
• Access to mental health and well-being programs including paid health insurance for you and your dependents under 18
• Professional financial advice; employer contributory pension and life assurance
• Make a difference by joining our D&I, CSR, Green, Social or Great Place to Work committees; you’ll get an extra days leave for your efforts.
• And lots more …

OUR COMMITMENTS
Our industry relies on creativity and innovation – these are skills that are not bound by gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, membership of the Traveller community, marital or family status, disability, age, socio-economic background, or any other attributes. Core is committed to diversity in its workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants. If you need reasonable accommodation for any reason at any part of the interview process, please contact us and let us know the nature of your request and we will do our best to help.

Salary Range

€29,000

About us

Core is Ireland's largest marketing communications company with over 300 people working across the key areas of marketing communications - research, data science, strategy, planning, creative development and implementation. We are now a collective of nine practices, working towards a single purpose - to expand the possibilities of what brands can achieve. At Core, we believe that change can move us forward and compel us towards new possibilities. Our wonderful people are at the centre of our success. It is essential that we keep building a high-trust working environment that supports our people and enables them to flourish. There is no magic formula for becoming a great place to work. Instead, it involves working together, through constant change, to match the personal dreams and ambitions of our people with the aspirations of the organisation.
Over the years, we have cemented our position as a great place to work, time and time again. Core was voted Agency Network of the Year for 2024. This year, we were again voted as one of Irelands Best Workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute for the 15th year, alongside being awarded a Best Workplace for Health and Wellbeing, and a Best Workplace for Women in 2024.