Nicolas François
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
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
Education
Bachelor of Science in Technology and Management
Reims Management School (cursus Tema) (September 2003 - June 2007)
MA European Media Management
SciencesCom (October 2007 - December 2008)
- Expertise in Media and Communication