2027 New Graduate Recruitment at Dentsu Direct

Company Overview

Dentsu Direct leverages the strengths of both the Dentsu Group and Septeni Group to offer a comprehensive advertising environment covering everything from TV to digital platforms.

Job Description

This role goes beyond mere advertising space sales, focusing on designing client business and communication strategies based on consumer data. You will support end-to-end media planning across offline (TV, newspaper) and online (digital), creative production, performance verification, and optimization.

We prioritize a mindset of continuous engagement with client business growth rather than stopping after ad placement. Clients come from various industries such as cosmetics, health foods, insurance, banking, telecommunications carriers, and automotive sectors, providing ample opportunities to gain frontline experience in business-growing advertising from early career stages. Our small, elite teams offer chances for all employees regardless of tenure to contribute opinions and take responsibility.

Employment Type

Full-time employee

Specific Roles Available

• Business Produce Role: Directly grasp client challenges, promote everything from strategic planning to implementation as the main coordinator, collaborating with specialists inside and outside the company to deliver results.
• Media Planning Role: Develop optimal advertising allocations and designs spanning TV and cross-media platforms. Handle negotiations and buying with media companies to maximize return on investment.
• Strategic Planning Role: Analyze consumer and market data owned by the Dentsu Group to formulate business and communication strategies, outlining "who to reach, what to deliver, and how," thus defining advertising directions.
• Creative Role: Plan and produce impactful advertisements that move the audience and lead to action, creating value that directly contributes to business growth through expressive power.

Training and Development

New employees participate in joint training with Septeni Group to build foundational knowledge in advertising and business. Afterwards, practical curricula hosted by management and current staff deepen understanding. Following assignment, on-the-job training (OJT) with senior colleagues provides gradual exposure to real projects. The company employs a job rotation system enabling experience in diverse fields or specialization over time. Genuine growth is supported by a sense of seeing your work contribute to client success.

Candidate Profile

We seek individuals who persistently tackle challenges with determination and continuously strive for improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Applicants must be expected to graduate from university or graduate school by March 2027.

Compensation and Benefits

Monthly base salary: 235000 yen (excluding overtime pay). Salary reviews occur annually in January, with bonuses twice a year in March and September.

Work Location

105-7001 Tokyo Minato-ku Higashi Shimbashi 1-8-1 Dentsu Headquarters Building

Access:

• JR Shinbashi Station - 4 minutes walk
• Toei Asakusa Line Shinbashi Station - 3 minutes walk
• Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Shinbashi Station - 5 minutes walk
• Toei Oedo Line Shiodome Station - 1 minute walk

Smoking policy: Smoking rooms available indoors.

Remote Work Policy: Requires working from the office at least three days per week. Work location defined by remote work regulations. Attendance may be required based on operational necessity.

Working Hours

Flexible working hours with core time from 10:30 to 15:00, including a one-hour break. Standard workday is 7 hours. Overtime is compensated separately. Average overtime in the 2025 fiscal year was 21.1 hours per month.

Transfer Policy

No transfers planned for the foreseeable future.

Employee Benefits

• Complete social insurance coverage including Health Insurance via Dentsu Health Insurance Society
• Transportation expenses reimbursed up to 1800 yen one way per commute
• Optional defined contribution pension plan (operated by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank)
• Employee stock ownership plan within the Septeni Group
• Property accumulation savings system
• Comprehensive welfare group insurance system
• Group long-term disability income compensation insurance
• Welfare service outsourcing program (Relo Club)

Holidays and Leave

More than 120 days off yearly, including:

• Year-end and New Year holidays
• Bereavement leave
• Complete two-day weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
• Public holidays
• Refresh leave: 2 days annually after six months of employment
• Long service leave: 3 days every 5 years of continuous service

Selection Process

The recruitment process includes four stages:

• Step 1: Company information session (online) and document screening
• Step 2: First interview
• Step 3: Second interview
• Step 4: Final interview

Applicants will also undertake aptitude tests (such as SPI) during the selection process. The process and locations (headquarters or online) are subject to change.