Junior Associate - Growth, Marketing & Sales

McKinsey & Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London seeks a Junior Associate to work within the Growth, Marketing & Sales Practice. You will engage with clients from various industries, providing innovative solutions to complex marketing challenges. Ideal candidates will have a university degree and 2+ years of marketing or sales experience. Strong analytical skills, teamwork capability, and a self-motivated attitude are essential. The role offers exposure to senior leadership and a commitment to your professional growth.

Benefits

World-class benefits

Continuous learning and mentorship

Diverse global community

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in operational or strategic marketing or sales roles.
• Experience in consulting focused on growth-related topics is desirable.
• Demonstrated analytical aptitude for data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to solve complex marketing challenges.
• Work in teams to develop actionable strategies for client growth.
• Engage with senior leaders and deliver analytical recommendations.

Skills

Operational marketing experience

Strategic marketing experience

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Self-motivated

Education

University degree

Job description

Who You’ll Work With

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture – doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues – at all levels – will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you’ll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast‑paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World‑class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well‑being for you and your family.

Your Impact

You’ll be based in our London office and will be part of our Growth, Marketing & Sales Practice. On a day‑to‑day basis, you will collaborate with colleagues from around the world as well as outside of the Growth, Marketing & Sales (GEM) practice to help leading organizations solve their most complex problems.

From day one, you will be exposed to senior McKinsey leaders and executive‑level clients. The GEM practice works with clients in both consumer and business‑to‑business environments on a wide variety of marketing and sales topics. The mission of this practice is to help clients achieve and sustain sales and marketing‑driven profitable growth. Our clients benefit from our experience in core areas of marketing and sales such as branding, customer experience, customer lifecycle management, digital marketing, insights & analytics, marketing return on investment, organization & capabilities, pricing, sales, go‑to‑market, & channel management.

You will typically work in teams of 3–5 consultants and will be engaged in every aspect of the client project. Working together with clients from all major industries (e.g. consumer goods, financial services, telecommunications, pharmaceutics, global energy & materials, AI, etc.) will be at the core of your responsibilities. You will gather and process information, formulate and test hypotheses, work with advanced analytical tools and develop recommendations for presentation to client management.

Your team will help set a strategic direction, develop marketing and sales capabilities, make recommendations on suggested courses of action, and connect their organization to realize the full potential of today’s omni‑channel opportunities and deliver above‑market growth in today’s market. As a Junior Associate, you will have an opportunity to build on your previous experience and explore growth, marketing & sales topics that are new to you.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• University degree
• 2+ years’ full‑time working experience in operational or strategic marketing or sales‑related roles in industry (for example, consumer goods, financial services, telecommunication, pharmaceutics) or in consulting, focused on growth‑related topics
• Demonstrated aptitude in analytics
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with people at all levels in an organization
• Excellent problem‑solving skills
• Self‑motivation and entrepreneurial spirit