Junior Planner

Salary £30,000-34,000

 

THE ROLE 

The Insights Exec/Junior Planner role sits in our central Studio team, made up of Planners and Creatives. The Studio works across all three agency divisions and supports the Growth team on new business and marketing. 

As an Insights Exec/Junior Planner you’ll support insight research and analysis across categories, brands, audiences and culture. Your work will inform creative strategies, client campaigns, and thought leadership, ensuring our work is insight-driven and culturally relevant.

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Insights Research: Conduct insights research for clients and new business opportunities, supporting the Creative Planner with observations and write-ups.
  • Trend Awareness: Keep on top of cultural and social trends shaping consumer behaviour, and share these across agency teams.
  • Agency Tools: Become proficient in using agency insight tools (social listening, media monitoring, consumer research, SEO insights for Digital PR).
  • Reporting & Measurement: Support campaign measurement using agency frameworks and tools, ensuring insights are data-led and commercially relevant.
  • Thought Leadership: Contribute to cultural/trend-led thought leadership articles, reports for clients and the agency.

 

Essential Skills & Experience 

  • Good research and analytical skills, with the ability to identify useful insights for brands. 
  • Some experience using online research platforms (social listening, consumer research, media monitoring, search trends) to interpret and present data. 
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, able to write-up and present interesting insights for brands. 
  • Well organised, with the ability to prioritise workload, manage multiple requests, and meet deadlines. 
  • Collaborative and confident in working with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders.

 

Desirable Skills 

  • Experience in campaign measurement and evaluation frameworks. 
  • Experience writing thought leadership or commentary pieces. 
  • Knowledge of social analytics tools and reporting platforms. 
  • Experience in SEO research/search-led data e.g. Google Trends, Ahrefs. 
  • Previous experience in a communications, PR, or creative agency environment.

 

WHO YOU ARE

You’re curious, culturally switched-on, and motivated by uncovering insights that spark brilliant ideas. You enjoy digging into research, spotting patterns in data, and sharing knowledge that helps teams and clients think differently. 

You’ll thrive in a collaborative, creative environment, where you can contribute to purposeful and commercially impactful work. You’re passionate about data, love learning new tools and methods, and enjoy supporting others in upskilling too.

WHO WE ARE

We live by five values that we take incredibly seriously 

  • WE ARE BOLD 
  • EVERYONE IS CREATIVE 
  • TRUSTED TO DELIVER 
  • WE ARE ALLIES 
  • LIFE IS SHORT 

 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING COMMITMENT

At PrettyGreen we support, celebrate and thrive because of our differences and are proud to be: 

  • A leading DE&I employer as judged by PR Week in the PR Week Pay Gap Survey 
  • Investing 3%+ of our net profit back into industry DE&I initiatives. 
  • Sign up to the Halo Code to end school & workplace hair inequality by protecting and celebrating black hairstyles. 
  • Founding Partner of the Brixton Finishing School, now in its seventh year. 
  • People Like Us active founding supporter & sponsor. 
  • Recognised as a top 10 Campaign’s Best Places to Work 2024 
  • DE&I PrettyGreen Board to guide and support us in our journey. 
  • Sunday Times Best Places To Work Award

When hiring we do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, nationality or any other characteristic covered by the law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. The principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity also apply to the way in which staff treat visitors, clients, customers, suppliers and former members of the Company.

To apply please send your CV to [email protected]