the7stars Placement Programme
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ABOUT THE7STARS
the7stars started life in 2005, with just three employees, and a strong belief that advertisers deserve better. A more honest way of trading, full accountability and the best people servicing clients. We set out to create the best media agency in the UK, building long term client relationships, and an unrivalled culture that attracts only the best talent.
We are now the UK's most successful and largest independent media agency, billing £440m annually and with a team of 300 and counting, we are growing faster than ever. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed - we have won both Campaign and MediaWeek's Agency of the year three times in the last six years, were named the Winner of Campaign's Best Places to Work 2022 and have been a Sunday Times Best Company to work for, for the last ten years. A testament to our long-term commitment to being a great employer.
We have built the agency based on a clear set of values; first class client servicing, transparent trading and putting people above process. Working across a variety of sectors, from music to retail, we continue to win new business each year - offering advertisers a better solution.
THE ROLE
This is a 12-month fixed term contract role designed for students able to undertake a placement year as part of their current University course. Working at the7stars is fast paced and varied, no matter what team you are in. We have roles across a variety of teams in the agency, which are broken down into key disciplines: account management and planning, media activation, TV specialism, digital specialism, data and insight.
Although day to day work will vary depending which team you are in, we will expect you to carry out some key responsibilities:
- Reporting: Using multi-media systems to monitor competitor activity, examine audience, behaviour and demographics, and to implement and evaluate campaigns.
- Establishing media owner relationships: Liaising with media owners, keeping informed of the latest developments within their sector and building strong relationships to deliver the best value for our clients.
- Administration: Keeping on top of finance, bookings, competitive reporting, campaign analysis, client updates and weekly client reports.
- Industry knowledge: Keeping up to date with both media and wider industry news to keep the agency and clients informed with relevant and interesting information.
- Contributing to agency life: We encourage employees to get involved in wider areas of the business, through our leadership teams. This can be anything such as new business pitches, supporting our Foundation, PR, events planning or researching consumer and market trends.
We are looking for the brightest and the best, and while we do not expect you to know the ins and outs of our industry, we are looking for enthusiastic candidates with an appetite to learn.
Being prescriptive is not our style, but we do have some key skills and characteristics we look out for including:
- Effective communication skills
- Analytic skills
- Team work
- Creativity
- Attention to detail
WHAT WE PROVIDE
From day one you will be treated just like any other employee, with access to a range of benefits, unlocking even more once you pass your 3-month probation.
- £26,500 salary
- Continuous training
- Extensive benefits package, including:
- Uncounted holiday allowance
- Mental health days
- Free gym membership
- Free breakfast
- Healthcare
- plus, many more
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
STAGE 1: APPLICATION
Submit your CV & a covering letter detailing why you would love to work at the7stars on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract as a Placement Student.
Applications close: 5th March
STAGE 2: SPOTTED ZEBRA - ONLINE ASSESSMENTS
Successful candidates will receive our Spotted Zebra online psychometric assessment prior to the homework task.
Deadline to complete Spotted Zebra online assessment: 7th March
STAGE 3: HOMEWORK TASK
Successful candidates will be invited to complete a short homework piece covering key media topics. The task will be shared by end of the day on 10th March.
Deadline to complete homework task: 21st March
STAGE 4: ASSESSMENT DAY
Candidates who have demonstrated a strong grasp of the assessment task will be invited for interview at the7stars office in London. Candidates will participate in a group task, interviews, and additional testing across the course of a day, covering a variety of disciplines, skills & behaviours.
Assessment day: 9th April (all day, in person)
If you are invited to the assessment day, we are happy to offer support with travel costs where required. Please get in touch if this is of interest.