Nicolas François
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Professional experience
Project Planner - Africa
Canal France International - Paris - France(Fixed-term contract - February 2011 - July 2011)
- Coordinate training sessions directed to media professionals, mainly in sports. Ex: 10 days in the heart of French League 1 (6 journalists from 5 african countries), in partnership with with the French Football League and Canal+
- Define technical, logistical, human and financial means to reach the objectives
- Build and manage the project team, taking part to the recruitment of experts involved in the project
- Elaborate the budget and ensure the projects’ follow-up
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
