Junior Account Executive

Creative Lives in Progress; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Junior Account Executive to join their dynamic client services team. This role is essential for supporting project management and fostering strong client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a passion for creative work, excellent organizational skills, and a proactive approach to learning. You will assist in delivering high-quality projects across branding, video, and creative work while developing your skills in a collaborative environment. If you are eager to contribute to meaningful projects and grow within a purpose-led company, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

4.5-day work week

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday allowance

Headspace Subscription

Mental health support platform

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and develop within a client services team.
• Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the client services team in managing projects and client relationships.
• Assist with pre-production and production tasks for film projects.

Skills

Client Management

Project Coordination

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Creative Thinking

Education

Internship at a creative agency

Tools

Financial Spreadsheets

Project Management Software

Job description

At Nice and Serious, we believe in making creative work the world needs. We have our feet firmly on the ground and know the world doesn’t need more of the same. It needs us to draw a line in the sand, and back the people fixing things. It needs us to change minds, and make people demand better.

Our team of 22 people is a mix of filmmakers, strategists, art directors, coders, designers, copywriters, animators and client service. Over the last 15 years we’ve had the pleasure of working with some of the most innovative, purpose-led brands and charities including WHO, Greenpeace, IKEA, YMCA, Switchboard, Unilever, Virgin and WWF. We’re a proud B-Corp and you can find out more about what that means here.

Who we’re looking for

The Junior Account Executive role at Nice and Serious is key to supporting the client services team to help deliver great work. You must be eager to learn and develop, have the passion for building strong internal & external relationships, have excellent organisational skills and be proactive by nature.

You will support the team with day to day admin on core projects across branding, video and creative work, but eventually be able to manage smaller projects yourself. You will also be naturally interested in what is going on in the wider industry, have a passion for purpose-led work - looking out for emerging trends and sharing this knowledge with the rest of the team and our clients.

The day to day

Client and project management

• Help to run projects effectively with excellent attention to detail whilst developing solid relationships with clients through regular contact
• Work with clients to understand their briefs and requirements
• Be accountable for high quality project delivery to agreed deadlines & budgets
• Manage client status meetings/calls & status documentation
• Have great communication skills - both written and verbal
• Be responsible for producing basic cost estimates & timing plans
• Learn to use financial spreadsheets, time sheets & project burn reports

Creative and production

• Have a strong interest in inspiring, innovative creative work
• Input into brainstorms for different types of creative and video projects e.g. branding, design, creative campaigns, video and animation projects
• Ensure creative and production teams develop work in line with the client brief
• Ensure our production output is the best it can be at all phases in the project
• Assist our producer with pre-production & production tasks for film projects including supporting on shoots

Teamwork

• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Support other members of the client service team with project work e.g. research, setting up meetings, writing production briefs, completing documentation etc.
• A natural people person who understands how to get the best out of a team

Must haves

• An internship or placement at a creative agency or production company

Nice to haves

• Experience supporting on video shoots

Reporting

You will report directly to our Senior Project Manager.

The Nice Stuff

We’re all about making Nice and Serious a seriously nice place to be. Here are a few things we do:

• We are a 4.5 day week company (the studio is closed on Friday afternoon).
• You are required to work from the office at least two days per week, between Tuesday and Thursday. The remaining days can be worked from either the office or home, based on your preference.
• Flexible working hours and policy.
• Holiday allowance of 25 days per annum pro rata (plus three additional days off over the December holiday period). Note, during the 4.5-day week trial this has been prorated down.
• Headspace Subscription
• Spill mental health support platform with access to therapy sessions

The Serious Stuff

Nice and Serious is dedicated to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We’re also proactively committed to protecting the mental, as well as physical, health, safety and well-being and that of all those who work for us.