Booking Assistant - HBS

Nicolas François

Nicolas François
  • 24 years old
  • Single
  • Paris  France
  • Driving licence

Professional experience

Booking Assistant

HBS - Boulogne-Billancourt(Fixed-term contract - February 2009 - July 2010)

  • Receive and process Booking requests from the Media Rights Licensees (such as ITV, ERT Greece, IBA, SBS Australia, TVNZ) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
  • Create and develop documents related to MRLs' venue operations
  • Liaise with internal relevant departments and ensure payment for the Booking requests

Sponsorship Manager Assistant

MTV Networks - Paris(Work placement - July 2008 - December 2008)

  • Create media packages, prepare presentations on sales and marketing
  • Manage confirmed projects (TV production, web, events) in close collaboration with internal departments
  • Liaise with clients (communication agencies and advertisers) and service providers

Research executive

CNN International - Paris(Work placement - February 2006 - August 2006)

  • Collect data, analyse it according to international media issues
  • Conduct sales presentations and set benchmarks against key competitors
  • Audience profiling

Media Planner

NRJ Group - Paris(Work placement - June 2005 - December 2005)

  • Optimise advertising campaigns (on NRJ, Nostalgie, Chérie FM, Rire & Chansons, MFM), create ad sales tools, analyse consumer behaviour
  • Identify target audiences and analyse their characteristics, behaviour and media habits

Interests

Music

  • Drums, percussions, guitar, sing; Amateur album recorded

The arts

  • Self-taught, specialized in charcoal drawing

Travel

  • 7 years living in Vanuatu (South Pacific), 3 years in The Gambia; Several journeys in Oceania, Africa and Asia

Skills

Broadcast project management

  • Involved in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, working for the host broadcaster (HBS)
  • In charge of international clients
  • Good understanding of TV channels operations

MARKETING

  • Marketing surveys
  • Advertising campaigns optimisation
  • Dissertation on Integrated Marketing Communication

MEDIA

  • Media companies' strategy
  • Experience in Adsales
  • Studied different aspects of media industry

LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • French: Mother tongue
  • English: fluent, written and spoken
  • Spanish: intermediate, read and spoken
  • Bishlamar: functional