Internship - IT

ROLE: INTERNSHIP - CONSULTANCY TEAM

LOCATION: LONDON

ASSIGNMENT TYPE: 3 MONTH INTERNSHIP (POTENTIAL TO GO PERMANENT FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE)

REPORTS TO: HEAD OF CONSULTANCY

SALARY: TRAVEL AND LUNCH EXPENSES COVERED

ABOUT DBG:

dbg is one of the largest and fastest growing independent Marketing Services Providers focused on optimizing and leveraging clients' most valuable asset - their data. With offices in London's West End and Bristol, our core services include database and campaign management, reporting solutions, insight and analysis, consultancy and digital. We are a Growth Agency; our focus is helping our clients grow.

Our services consistently deliver great results. By understanding and then focusing on the specific objectives of our clients, we create bespoke solutions to meet their needs. Whether the aim is to increase revenue, acquire customers, or improve customer retention rates, we know how to harness data effectively and take good care of it. This leads to the discovery of useful insights, forming the basis of successful targeted communications. Our company culture is built on our values and the qualities we look for in each and every employee and these embody how we do business.

We have worked within the data industry for over 40 years for a wide range of blue chip clients and iconic brands. Our services combine expert knowledge and innovative technology to form a range of capabilities. Our clients span the Retail, Finance, Automotive, Manufacturing, Travel & Leisure and Telecommunications sectors.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Intern to join our Consultancy team. This team is responsible for implementing multi-channel marketing tools into our client base. The intern will be focussing on the Adobe Campaign (Neolane) which is a conversational marketing technology that can be integrated tightly with customer databases, websites, Facebook etc. The internship will include learning the tool and liaising with clients to assist in the implementation, from scoping right through to testing and go live'. This is an ideal opportunity for a technically minded graduate looking for an entry into the world of database marketing'.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- The successful candidate will gain technical familiarity with campaign management tools that can be integrated tightly with customer databases, websites, Facebook etc
- You'll learn how to manage and transform data with a SQL Server database environment
- You'll gain an understanding of how to scope and gather technical customer requirements in order to build solutions within campaign management tools
- You will be provided with the right training and opportunities to develop your technical skills giving you the opportunity to fulfil your potential

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

- A GRADUATE: An IT/Computer Science/Maths/Physics or related degree
- TECHNICAL SYSTEM SKILLS: Pure-programming/integration experience with the following:
- SQL database systems exposure/usage experience
- Basic HTML/CSS skills
- Javascript knowledge/use
- XML knowledge/use
- You will have an understating of databases (keywords: access, tables, fields, SQL, oracle, joins, Excel, queries, reports etc.) is important
- A LOGICAL APPROACH:  Neolane is effectively a technical flowcharting tool, therefore the candidate will be able to demonstrate examples of where they have used strong logic/problem-solving skills
- QUALITY ASSURANCE: Some of the tasks are likely to be confidential in nature, so it's important that the candidate has a passion for quality ie ability to test/learn, manage customer expectations etc.
- ACCURACY & ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Ability to create accurate client documentation (proposals, specifications, user guides and instructions)
- GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS: To liaise with internal and external stakeholders
- A QUICK LEARNER: Ability  to understand requirements, business and the context in which they operate

PLEASE NOTE:
Though programming skills are important, the technical consultancy role may not be of interest to candidates with aspirations to work in a pure-development role eg software/web (PHP/Java development or Front End/web development)

dbg does not discriminate against job applicants on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Experience stipulated in this job description serves as a guide only and all applications will be consider on their merits, irrespective of experience.