Two new internship opportunities...

It could be you. Maybe.

In addition to the more established grad schemes, there have been two other internship roles that I've been told about.

The first is from Quirk. They need a few interns for some social media work. Their clients are Warner Bros, Investec, SAB Miller, Nando's...to name a few. If this sounds like your cup of tea, email Tom at tom.brady@quirk.biz.

The second is from Lambie Nairn, who are looking for a full time intern to start in February 2011 to support the marketing, communications and new business team. Activities will include processing weekly business development reports, research and analysis of sectors, monitoring of press for client teams and general administrative support.

They are after someone with a positive flexible attitude, strong attention to detail and most importantly, someone who is an excellent communicator. The internship would be on a rolling monthly basis; people who are doing a year in industry are welcome, but as it's a full-time position applicants must be able to do a full working week.

Applicants will need to send a CV and covering letter to careers@lambie-nairn.com with the subject header "Internship 2011".

Best of luck with those two.

A new role from The Nursery...

You probably won't be working here. Unless you're naughty.

THIS ROLE HAS NOW BEEN FILLED. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST.

A rather interesting brief has just winged its way to us at AdGrads.

Chris and the chaps at The Nursery are looking for someone to train up as a qual researcher. If you want to learn what makes people tick, and are fascinated about why they do the things they do, starting at The Nursery would be a good job for you.

Anyway, the details are below. Best of luck:

The Nursery Research and Planning is looking for someone marvellous to train as a qualitative researcher.

The company was formed in 2001 by ex ad agency people who wanted to fill the gap for a more useful, nurturing style of research.

We are the world’s leading experts in brand communications research. Typical projects involve helping agencies and clients identify the potential across candidate creative routes. We use a mix of qualitative research techniques and increasingly our innovative online research methodologies.

We need another smart cookie who ‘gets’ advertising ideas and can articulate why one concept is more promising than another. You may not have considered a career in market research but we reckon we deal with the most interesting parts of the advertising process. Think of us as marrying up consumer insights with creative ideas.

Only five people have left us in our 9 years: One emigrated to work for Unilever Australia (and live on Bondi Beach), one to a senior role at another research company and three have become planners. (at Red Brick Road, Isobel and Wolff Olins.)

Drop us a line with your CV explaining why you’d be great in this job.

Good luck.

BMB need YOU...

There may be this level of handlebar 'taches in the agency. One can only hope.

Hi gang.

There's another opportunity for you guys. If you're interested, email Tom Brady (tom dot brady at bmbagency dot com):

BMB are looking for a digital production intern for 3 months to assist in our burgeoning department.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with the scoping of projects (statements of work, timings, budgets)
• Liaising with the traffic department to make sure work is effectively developed
• Liaising with the client services department to ensure the smooth transition of projects
• Dealing with digital client administration as and when required
• Briefing designers and developers on projects
• Working with the TV production department on projects as and when required

This in an internship position with a nominal weekly allowance, but with the distinct possibility of a perm role at the end of the period.

The ideal person will have the following attributes:

• Knowledge of the digital advertising industry
• A well rounded, outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Excellent attention to detail
• Positive problem solving approach to work
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise large workloads
  

So there you have it. Best of luck guys.

EDIT: This position has now been filled.

More Grad Schemes & A Paid Gig...

Hello again. After an uber list of impending grad schemes, a few more have been brought to my attention in the comments. Check them out here.

This is more about a paid gig though, for an agency called Mason Zimbler, who are after an account exec. The position is based in their agency in Bristol, and you can apply here.

They've also given me some more details about the position, which is below. You need a year's experience in a marketing or advertising agency. Best of luck:

Primary Focus of the Role:

The primary focus of the role of Account Executive at Mason Zimbler is to support the Account Managers in the day to day management of client activity on assigned accounts, through office based client services and administration support.

The job holder will work across specified Mason Zimbler accounts, and will involve general office administration, client services and creative liaison.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Liaising with creative, production and account managers to ensure that all budgets and estimates are accurate and available at the appropriate times.

• Estimates and costings, obtaining Purchase Orders from clients and ensuring approval from AM/AD or client.

• Briefing and liaising with production teams to ensure that innovative and cost
effective solutions are proposed and agreed.

• Client liaison at all stages of the process, including status and contact reports.

• Working with the media department internally or external media agencies.

• Managing all files/job bags, both physical and digital, ensuring approvals are
documented in writing and filed appropriately.

• Attending meetings and briefings, both client facing and in-house.

• Proof reading.

• Assisting in the briefing of designers and copywriters, liaising extensively.

• Report to account manager, according to agreed timescales, in appropriate format (both written and verbally).

Euro RSCG have a role...

No, it's not a job at Reuters.

Euro RSCG are recruiting. Details below:

'EURO RSCG London are looking for an enthusiastic graduate to join on a temporary contact working on one of the agency’s flagship accounts. You will be involved in account handling, planning and assisting in research amongst a multitude of other tasks. Contact william.gibb@eurorscg.com for more details'.

The deadline's the end of this week (7th), so get your skates on.

Opportunities Galore

Pic from eyeballstew. Don't copy it baby.

Greetings.

There have been a bunch of opportunities that have been slipped through our proverbial mailboxes in the last week or so, so here we go.

Lowe London have a grad scheme going for start in January 2010, they're recruiting for both Account Handlers and Planners. As a bonus, you get to direct your gaze upon Will Humphrey every day if you get in - I don't think you need much more incentive to get your application on.
Apply here (click "Join Us").

Next up, Protein OS (which is run by my homeboy William Rowe) is looking for a Media Sales grad to help the awesome Protein Network get up and running as they stretch out to world domination. Mr. Protein is looking for someone with a year's experience in media. If you're interested email me your cv at samismail [at] yahoo [dot] com.

Lastly, an integrated agency in London (that has asked me to keep their name secret) is looking for a creative team with a years integrated (online, dm, and above the line) experience AND an art director with a years experience also. If you're interested send me an email, again at samismail [at] yahoo [dot] com.

So just to recap

Lowe London are recruiting account handles/planners for 2010.

Protein OS is looking for a media sales graduate with a years experience.

An integrated London agency is looking for a creative team and an art director with a years experience.

Every. damn. department. covered. Good luck!

An Awesome Grad Role

This is Alfonso, the original Geronimo fish. Check him out on Twitter.

Hey everyone.

Geronimo, the agency I work at are hiring! We're looking for a junior account executive to start soon to work on ING, SEAT and a bunch of new business stuff that's too secret for me to talk about on the interwebs.

We're a small-ish agency so you have to be immensely awesome in all ways, shapes and forms. If you have any questions or want to apply, send me an email with your CV so I can pass it on to HR pronto. Boom. And good luck!

Oh and no headhunters please. Muchos gracias.

Updatification: I've had about 5 CVs through in the 2 hours this has been up, keep 'em coming and thanks and good luck. Also when I wrote no headhunters I meant no headhunters. Thanks!

Update numero dos: I'll keep this post up until Friday and then it'll be looking at CVs time, have had 13 so far. Gimme some more.

Another Grad Opportunity...

Here's hoping that's not you vs the creatives/the client..

This one nearly slipped through the net. Lean Mean Fighting Machine have a graduate opportunity for a three month internship.

You can apply for it by emailing your CV to ahancock@leanmeanfightingmachine.co.uk.

Best of luck.

Calling All Designers

An open door. Pic from serp77

Ok guys here's the deal:

A ninja-in-training type digital agency in London needs an AWESOME graduate digital designer to do some really cool stuff across their client base. You’ll need to be down with Flash, HTML, CSS, Photoshop and all types of web-related code goodness.

Email me if interested and I'll give you the details.

Good luck!

The IPA Summer School

This is their logo, so you know it's official.

Opportunity numero dos is a spot on the IPA Summer School for tw0-oh-oh-eight. You get the chance to get your hands on a thousand of the queen's faces and should be free to start on the 7th of July.

All the goods are here and deadline is May 27th so get cracking.

Opportunity Knocks - Work Experience at Hubbub (And You Get Paid)

Pic courtesy of Aunt Owwee

Everything has been quiet while everyone gets on with what they need to, finals, new job, old job and all the rest of it. But we have some opportunities for you.

Firstly, Hubbub (the sister/brother/cousin of Grand Union) are looking for someone to do work experience over the summer. The placement will be between 2 and 3 months depending on your availability and you'll be paid expenses of £200/month - so your grub and travel should be covered. Byron from Hubbub says this about the role:

How about a summer placement at a place where keeping tabs on Youtube, Skins and Glastonbury is in the job description?

Hubbub is looking for a friendly and fun-loving placement candidate to spend the summer in our lovely rooftop office five minutes from London’s Oxford Circus. We’re a branded content agency, which means we create engaging content on behalf of brands – from live events to TV shows, mobile applications to online communities.

It’ll be great for your CV, working across clients such as Sony, Lacoste, Hugo Fragrances and Boots 17 on a wide range of projects. You’ll gain valuable skills in disciplines from Account Management to Creative, in a lively and environmentally friendly agency.

You don’t need experience or a degree in marketing – just a little passion, and a lot of enthusiasm.

If you’re intelligent, well organized and up for a challenge, send your CV and cover letter to byronf@hubbublondon.com, as we’d love to invite you in for a chat.

So email Bryon with your stuff. Boom.

Another Day, Another Job Opportunity

The lovely Caroline over at the IPA has let me know of another role that some of you may be interested in.

It's at OPera Media and the role is as a graduate research analyst.

The following stuff is from the job description:

OPera Media is a joint venture between Omnicom Agencies PHD and OMD Group. OPera handles negotiations across TV, Radio, Cinema, Press and Digital. OPera strives to provide the ‘Best value buying without compromising planning excellence’.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to learn how media really works. You will be on a steep learning curve with the chance to work across all media from Search to Inserts. Reporting to Research Manager, you will work closely with the Research Director in helping drive value for OPera and its brands and advertisers. The research team ensure that OPera is at the forefront of media research development, enabling greater access to information regarding the performance of all types of advertising and media measurement.

The role will require you to:

• Distribute media research knowledge to our network, clients and the press.
• Support the buying and negotiation process across all media.
• Develop reports; media market forecasts.
• Manage strategic research projects.
• Research and develop evaluation techniques to prove the value of the different media
• Develop OPera’s Internet/Intranet solution.

The role will need an individual with:

• Good knowledge of media and business
• Awareness of all the key media currencies and also the systems used to analyse such data.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to work under pressure
• Highly numerate and analytical
• Organisation skills with the ability to multi-task across various projects

If it sounds like your kind of thing, send me an email with your CV and a covering letter and I'll pass them on.

On a separate note, the Digitas role has now been filled, with an applicant who went to them via AdGrads, I think that's pretty damn cool. But hey, I am biased.

Calling All Grads

For those of you that have graduated and are still searching for that way into adland, we may have something for you.

Digitas are looking for a grad to start in account management as soon as possible - also known as 'yesterday'. They wanna move quick so you should as well. Their client list is long and full of heavy hitters so check out their website for the lowdown and if you're interested send your CV to Rob Moore. You will have to have graduated because they want someone who can start pronto.

On a side note, we're not going to EVER let headhunters or recruitment agencies hawk their general wares to you. But if agencies get in touch about grad-level roles they have, we will chuck 'em out to y'all. And we don't get commission (cause I know someone will ask!).

Peace out and good luck.

Sam