Profession advertising assistant

Advertising assistants provide support in all the operations carried out in advertising departments or advertising agencies. They ensure that administrative activities are handle and sort out. They communicate with the staff of the advertisement department and with external clients. Moreover, they have understanding of the operations in advertising as to assist with the pragmatic implementation of plans and tasks carried out by managers and consultants and for being involved in creating content for use both on-line or in print.

Personality Type

• Conventional / Enterprising

Knowledge

• Advertising techniques

  The communication strategies intended to persuade or encourage an audience, and the different media which are used to achieve this goal.

Skills

• Use different communication channels

  Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.

• Use IT tools

  Application of computers, computer networks and other information technologies and equipment to storing, retrieving, transmitting and manipulating data, in the context of a business or enterprise.

• Perform business research

  Search and collect information relevant for the development of businesses in different fields ranging from legal, accounting, finance, up to commercial matters.

• Identify customer's needs

  Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

• Use communication techniques

  Apply techniques of communication which allow interlocutors to better understand each other and communicate accurately in the transmission of messages.

• Develop creative ideas

  Developing new artistic concepts and creative ideas.

• Liaise with advertising agencies

  Communicate and cooperate with advertising agencies in transmitting the goals and specifications of the marketing plan. Liaise to develop an advertising and promotional campaign that represent the aim of the marketing plan.

• File documents

  Create a filing system. Write a document catalogue. Label documents etc.

• Support managers

  Provide support and solutions to managers and directors in regards with their business needs and requests for the running of a business or the daily operations of a business unit.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB