About Us 

Initiative unlocks business growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different.  

When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow.  

Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability.  

Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 6,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.  

Role Description 

As an Associate in the Communications Design team, you will be a critical member of the day-to-day team on one of the most exciting clients in the agency and one of the biggest brands in the world: Amazon.

The Associate position is an entry level role requiring an eager, proactive, and energetic person who is passionate about media, marketing & consumer behaviour. You should be curious about how brands grow and how diverse communications approaches work to create a difference for categories and brands.

The Associate is a crucial position within the team, assisting in the creation of communications design briefs to help deliver on our clients’ business objectives while gaining a foundational knowledge of how a Media Agency runs and how we service our clients. You will work closely with the Amazon team, internal specialists and media owners, so you’ll need to love working with a broad and diverse range of people.

This role sits within the Amazon XCM (Cross Category Marketing) team where you will help to ensure great communications ideas make their way into market on integrated campaigns such as the Women’s Football Brand campaign, Prime Day, Black Friday, Spring Sale, Holliday Season and more.

You will work closely with your direct team and the wider Amazon team, using proprietary and industry tools to quantify how different communications scenarios (across Owned, Earned, Paid media) perform against key communications and business goals, including running cross-platform Reach & Frequency, flighting scenarios, and ROI analyses. You’ll be responsible for ensuring all plan details are accurately coded and inputted into our systems and making any adjustments as required.

Building your communications planning knowledge, you will be passionate about learning about how brands grow and how different communications approaches (flighting, weights, channel combinations) work to create a difference for your categories and brands.  Within the team, you will keep up to date with the latest planning approaches and insights (industry, vendor, client, category), and regularly share this with your team.

This role requires a keen attention to detail, with the Associate role being the custodian of the finance process, production scheduling and media performance delivery reports. Organisation and accuracy are vital to delivering tasks for Amazon, with opportunity to grow within the role in a communications planning capacity.

Campaigns will be activated across all channels in conjunction with specialists (AV, OOH, Digital, Social, Print & Radio).

Desired Skills & Experience

• Detail-oriented, organised, conscientious, with the ability to multi-task and work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Numerate and articulate
• Incredible attention to detail
• Great organisational and analytical skills
• Ability to effectively multi-task 
• Ability to work independently and as part of an integrated team
• Positive, can-do, proactive and responsible attitude
• Good at building and maintaining professional relationships with a broad mix of people
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion
• Ability to communicate concisely and clearly, both written and oral
• Proficiency with Microsoft programs, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Passion for consumer behaviour and what motivates audiences to react

Employee Transparency 

At Mediabrands and Kinesso, we celebrate difference and believe this makes us stronger. Mediabrands and Kinesso are equal opportunity employers and 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!