Junior Project Coordinator

Overview

Ready to take your first step into the world of digital marketing? We’re offering an exciting opportunity for ambitious graduates to join our Client Services Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract .

This is your chance to gain hands-on experience working with real clients, real campaigns and real results, all while learning from industry experts in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

You’ll build practical skills, develop your confidence, and lay the foundations for a long-term career in marketing.

What’s on offer

• Exposure to the world of digital marketing and client management
• Support, training and development from day one

Key dates

• Start date: Early Feb

If you’re curious, motivated and ready to learn, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

We’re looking for a Graduate Junior Project Manager to join our delivery team and support the successful planning and execution of creative and marketing projects. This is a client-facing, entry-level role designed for a recent graduate who is organised, communicative and keen to learn how work is delivered in a fast-paced agency environment.

You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Account Teams and cross-functional specialists, gaining hands-on experience across the full project lifecycle, from briefing through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Project Support & Delivery

• Support the delivery of creative and marketing projects across multiple channels
• Assist with creating and maintaining project timelines, task lists and status updates
• Track deliverables and deadlines, helping ensure projects are delivered on time
• Coordinate with internal teams including Creative, Strategy and Digital
• Help identify potential risks or delays and flag them to senior team members
• Maintain accurate project documentation and trackers

Client Support

• Support day-to-day client communications, including status updates and follow-ups
• Attend client meetings, take notes and circulate actions
• Help manage client feedback and ensure it is clearly communicated to internal teams
• Build positive relationships by being reliable, responsive and detail-oriented
• Assist with basic project admin, including estimates, purchase orders and invoicing support
• Support time tracking and cost tracking across projects
• Help ensure work is delivered within agreed scope and budget

Skills & Experience

• A recent graduate (or equivalent experience) with a strong interest in project management
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities
• A proactive, positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Comfortable working collaboratively with different teams
• Understanding of basic project management principles
• Familiarity with tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Jira or similar
• Interest in advertising, creative, digital or integrated marketing

What We’re Looking For

• Someone at the very start of their career who wants to learn how work is delivered in an agency environment
• A natural organiser who enjoys problem-solving
• Confident communicating with both clients and internal stakeholders
• Curious, enthusiastic and eager to develop

What We Offer

• Structured onboarding, training and mentoring
• Exposure to high-profile global brands
• Clear development and progression opportunities within Project Management or Production
• Competitive graduate salary and benefits

About Cheil

Welcome to Cheil, based in London and Chertsey - a group of thinkers and doers who make things that move.

We build campaigns. Shops. Robots. One-of-a-kind-experiences. Anything that transports people, brands and products rooted in digital innovation. It’s an approach that’s seen us partnering with the likes of Absolut, Coca-Cola, Samsung and Jaguar Land Rover, creating enduring ideas for any marker – and within any medium.

As a full service agency we’ve got plenty of experience in shopper marketing, experiential, traditional advertising, social, retail design and sponsorship – awards to show for it, too. In the past few years we’ve earned our share of Cannes Lions, Clios, POPAI s and Kinsale Sharks.

As part of Cheil Worldwide, Cheil UK plays its part in one of the world’s biggest agency networks – comprising 53 offices and eight affiliates in 42 countries globally.

The perks you can take advantage of in return

• 25 days holiday
• 1 extra day off for moving house
• 3 extra days off for wedding or Civil Partnership
• Discretionary company bonus scheme, subject to bonus scheme rules

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