Trainee account executive

Closing date for applications: Sunday 22nd September at 11.59pm

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Start date: Wednesday 16th October 2024

Duration: 6 months

Working hours: 9am - 5.30pm, Monday - Friday

No advertising experience is required for this traineeship opportunity with Creature London. If you have an interest in learning more about advertising, creative & production, keep reading...

At Creature London we make work that real people can’t help but care about. We strive to understand people in all their glorious unpredictability, to make work that they can’t forget. Work that gets talked about in living rooms up and down the country, jingles that get whistled on the bus, slogans that get embedded in culture and campaigns that hit the headlines. Most importantly, we create campaigns that deliver real results. All fuelled by intelligent misbehaviour.

An AE is a crucial part of any Account Management team; they are reliable and adaptable with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. They make things happen because they have their finger on the pulse, are proactive, know where things are on the system / in the process, and are always up for learning new things and supporting the team and agency in whatever is required. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join Creature London's Account Management team as a trainee account executive (AE). Over six months you'll develop key skills needed to become an account executive in an agency setting, through hands-on experience across a range of activities relating to the role.

This is a hybrid working role, with 2 days per week spent in the London office.

Key activities

• Meetings - Arranging internal meetings for the team & wider agency, both internally and externally. Taking clear notes to share after the meeting via internal communication systems, or via a formal contact report.
• Internal documents - Filling out task & production briefs with the help of the team. These are essential documents used to brief internal Production & Creative teams.
• Client facing - Attending client status meetings, creative presentations and cross-agency meetings, taking notes and contributing when required
• Financial admin - Support with financial admin tasks like raising job numbers and billing requests.

Who we are looking for

• Excellent organisation skills co-ordinating meetings and basic project management as set out by timing plans. 
• Meticulous attention to detail (spelling, formatting etc.)
• Strong communication skills, in order to work effectively with internal departments and feedback client comments promptly, constructively and accurately
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and diplomatically
• A passion for creativity and advertising; you will be curious and have a perspective on advertising work
• Confidence in using a computer for basic software such as word processing, email, and other communication channels
• Enthusiasm and positivity!

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk

This opportunity is only open to individuals from a group that is under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people, those undergoing gender reassignment / transitioning and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.