The role.
We are looking for an Advertising Trainee to join our team. In this role you will work within our advertising team, which is split into groups reporting into the Head of Advertising. As part of the advertising team you will work closely with other search departments within the agency, along with our client services team. You will receive hands-on guidance from senior colleagues, with the aim of building your knowledge and confidence as you grow within the team.
As an Advertising Trainee you will support the day-to-day delivery and management of advertising accounts and projects across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and Facebook. You'll help the team analyse trends and find insights from data, and support client services with reporting, statistics and ideas for improvement. You'll assist with client communications, meeting preparation and report creation, all with the backing of experienced members of the team.
The person
We are looking for someone with a genuine desire to build a career in digital advertising. You don't need years of experience we believe that the right person can develop the skills they need with the right support and environment around them.
You'll be a confident communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a keen eye for detail and a curiosity that drives you to ask questions. You'll be a creative thinker, able to spot a problem and suggest a solution. We work with a lot of data, so comfort with Excel and a willingness to learn data analysis would be a real advantage. Most importantly, you'll be dependable, enthusiastic and ready to take responsibility as part of a team.
What we can offer you
This role comes with genuine career progression. You will join a team who care about each other and share their goals, made up of Advertising Trainees, Advertising Executives, Advertising Consultants, Senior Advertising Strategists, Principal Advertising Strategists and Group Strategists.
We operate a hybrid working model, where our team can choose to work from home, in the office, or a mixture of both. We come together twice a month for full agency days and team days. Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for someone who can travel to our Ipswich office.
You can find more details of the benefits we offer below.
The process & how to apply.
- Review the full job description for detail on the role, the platforms and the experience we are looking for.
- Apply by submitting your CV via the form below. This comes directly to our careers inbox.
- We will share some initial questions along with a return date, this is your chance to show us your passion and enthusiasm.
- Your CV and answers will be reviewed. If successful, we will arrange an initial culture call to get to know you and talk through the role.
- Following the culture call, you will be invited to a final interview, ideally in person where you will meet our Head of Advertising and a Group Advertising Strategist.
- There may be a short interview task, which we will send to you in advance so you have time to prepare.
- If you are not shortlisted, we will aim to be in touch as soon as possible.
Making interviews accessible.
We understand the interview process is nerve wracking, and in some cases reasonable adjustments will need to be made for candidates who may find interviews difficult.
Please let us know if we can do anything to assist with your interview, below are some ideas of what we can do but we are always happy to receive guidance.
- You will be assigned a mentor during your visit with us, this might be our People and Culture Manager but may also be another member for team you will be interviewing with. We will share details of ahead of your interview.
- A pre interview tour of the Crafted office to familiarise yourself with your surroundings.
- We will do our best to arrange your interview at a time that suits you.
- We can take breaks during the interview process if needed.
- We will let you know the type of interview questions you can expect
- We can have an informal walk through of the interview process ahead of the day.
Post interview.
We will aim to come back to you with feedback as soon as possible.
