About Us 

MAGNA is the centralised IPG Mediabrands resource that provides strategic investment and media intelligence for agency teams and clients. We utilise our insights, forecasts and strategic relationships to provide clients with a competitive marketplace advantage. 

MAGNA harnesses the aggregate power of all IPG media investments to develop go-to-market strategies, designing unique partnerships to drive maximum value for our clients. 

MAGNA has set the industry standard for more than 60 years by predicting the future of media value. We publish more than 40 annual reports on audience trends, media spend and market demand as well as ad effectiveness.

Our purpose and values: MAGNA infuses the organisation with knowledge that empowers better decision-making. We are a team of experts across five key competencies who support IPG cross-functional teams through: 

1. Partnership 

2. Enablement 

3. Accountability 

4. Connectivity 

5. Education 

Role Description 

This role sits within the Global Value function and is tasked with identifying, measuring, and reporting all areas of value delivered by Mediabrands to our clients. You will experience an extraordinary breadth of work scope. You will work across all IPG’s agency brands and functions, including primarily the media agency brands: UM, Initiative, Mediahub and Kinesso. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of individuals across our global network on a daily basis, analysing media buying across all of the media types available in each marketplace. The Analyst will report directly into the Associate Director and support all team members, as well as working with the broader local and regional MAGNA community.

This role will develop media knowledge across all media types (TV, Digital, Social, Retail, OOH, Print & Radio) across multiple geographies including Europe, APAC, LATAM and North America.

Key Responsibilities

• Help streamline and arrange the data collection and reporting process for clients’ buying result reports
• Assist with the monitoring and measuring of buying results and value generated for multi-market clients
• Ensure in house systems are kept up to date with relevant and correct information
• Support the team with ad hoc projects and new business requests
• Help the Associate Director prepare country data to share with the auditor for validation and benchmarking
• Support the Associate Director in preparing for client presentations

Key Relationships

The Junior Analyst will develop and maintain close relationships with the following stakeholders.

• Senior Global Value team members; the Group Director and Managing Partner, Global Value
• Peers across the broader Global Value team
• Country Trading leads
• Magna Regional & Global hub teams

Desired Skills & Experience

• Independent, self-motivated, and hardworking
• You want to learn more about media and the client’s business
• Team player 
• Accurate and analytically sophisticated with strong attention to detail
• Good communication and articulation skills
• Able to present data clearly and succinctly
• Able to use initiative and problem-solving skills for adhoc tasks and requests
• Able to build professional relationships with clients and colleagues

Employee Transparency 

At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are equal-opportunity employers committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Please reach out to our Talent Inclusion Specialist Jess at [email protected] if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application. 

The Perks 

We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:  

Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year  

• Free breakfast and free lunch  
• Early finish Fridays 
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)   
• Retail discounts 
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice car scheme 
• Wellbeing programme, including Headspace & flu jabs 
• Interest free season ticket loan  
• Paid time off for Volunteering  
• Group Income Protection  
• Life Assurance  
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level)  
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%  
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay   
• Independent mortgage advice  
• Financial education  
• Employee Assistance Programme  
• Free eye tests  
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!