- Management
- Strategy
- Buying
- Research
- Digital
There is such a vast range of career opportunities within the media communications sector and each agency often has a unique role to offer. NGen thought it might be helpful for members to have access to some of the core job descriptions and to profile some inspiring professionals in this field.
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My first job in the industry
I started my career in media in 1992 working for Ogilvy & Mather Media (media independent agencies didn’t exist back then). I was an assistant for the press buying team. My responsibilities were to sort out meetings, answer phones, type up documents (I was one of the few people in the agency who could use Word, Excel and Powerpoint!!!!), help collate information for pitches, sort out invoice queries, make the tea and generally keep everyone happy. Most inspiring moment in my career so far
Giving my first presentation at a conference in London (aged 23). The Managing Director in our London office asked me to co-present with her – she introduced me as her “digital guru”. The whole experience from being incredibly flattered that she asked me do it in the first place to working with her in writing the presentation and then actually delivering it with her in-front of 250 people was very much a defining moment in my career. Although I was the most nervous I had ever been up to that moment, how I felt after it was all over was incredible. My MD was a very inspiring lady and looking back I learnt an awful lot from her about what makes a good leader. Most challenging task
If I had to pick one thing that I have done in my career it would be doing an interview for Bloomberg TV – I was terrified.
The most challenging part of my role right now is managing people – it’s definitely a skill managing different personalities effectively. What I enjoy most about my role
There’s never a dull moment! I really enjoy the diversity and dynamic nature of my job. The people I work with inspire me on many levels. Five tips for success
In no particular order: - Make sure you continue to push yourself out of your comfort zone every once in a while.
- Be prepared to go the extra mile and do it with a smile on your face.
- Watch how the people that you admire/the people that inspire you behave and learn from them.
- Have a thirst for knowledge – it’s really important to read about the industry to keep up to date (dropping snippets of knowledge into conversations goes a long way in proving you know what you are talking about).
- Always front up after a big industry night out no matter how large (even if you have to go home after a couple of hours).
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