Intern, Media Sales

Job Description:

Intern, Media Sales

About the Company: 

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). 

About the Role: 

Are you ready to dive into the dynamic world of media sales in a very international environment? As an intern with our Media Sales team, you’ll gain hands-on experience in the advertising media industry and contribute to critical tasks that drive our sales’ team’s success.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

Pre Sale insights: 

• Competitor Tracking: keep a pulse on advertising spends by monitoring our competitors’ activities across print and digital 
• Prospecting: identify key events across Europe, creating a prospecting list for our EMEA sales team. Hunt for new business opportunities identifying key contacts at non endemic categories (auction houses, business schools…)
• Agency Collaboration: Update agencies’ competitive decks and assist with their pre-sale templates.
• Billing and Administration: handle account creation, invoices, and other administrative tasks.
• Clients meetings: support the sales team preparing key client meetings: track their ads in the competition, historical spends in the franchise year over year, decks to present
• Luxury & Lifestyle Quarterly Newsletter: coordinate our category’s newsletter, curating content that resonates with our audience.

Post-Sale Excellence:

• Client Communication: Send print voucher copies and e-tears to clients, ensuring seamless post-sale support.
• WSJ. Magazine Coordination: Maintain our mailout sheet and liaise with La Poste to deliver our magazine to clients.
• Quality Assurance: Address any client concerns about printing quality by collaborating with our Print Ad Operations team.

Office Organization:

• Paris Office Management: Organize newspapers, including WSJ Magazine, to keep our workspace efficient. Mail postage (management of mail shipping and sending DHL)
• Sales Leadership Support: Assist in preparing monthly sales meetings by updating numbers and coordinating agendas.
• PR Event Coordination: Manage invitations for high-profile events.

You Have: 

Intermediate level in written and spoken French and English 

• 3/4 years university or business schools 
• Knowledge of Google and Microsoft productivity applications 
• Adept at Organizational skills and detailed oriented 
• Interest in Sales and Publishing environment 

Application Requirements: 

• Resume 
• Cover Letter 

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy – We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones – Media Sales

Job Category:

Administration, Facilities & Secretarial

Union Status:

Non-Union role

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