Junior Creatives

Media Arts Lab; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global advertising agency in London is seeking Junior Art Director and Junior Copywriter candidates. The roles involve collaborating on creative projects, making bold decisions, and understanding brand strategies. Candidates should be passionate about creativity, confident in presentations, and able to work in a hybrid environment within London's Soho office.

Qualifications

• Passion for creativity across platforms and formats.
• Understanding of Apple's brand and audience.
• Confidence in presenting ideas.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to concept ideas aligned with brand strategy.
• Make bold creative decisions grounded in insight.
• Pitch ideas to creative leads and support production.

Skills

Creative decision making

Collaboration

Storytelling

Cultural awareness

Job description

Open to junior creative teams and individual creatives, we’ll help match solo applicants. If you’re applying as part of a team, please mention it in your application.

Media Arts Lab (MAL) is the exclusive global advertising agency dedicated to Apple. Our mission is to create smart, simple, and iconic work that transforms business and shapes culture for one of the world’s most iconic brand.

We’re after risk-takers and curious minds who love to challenge the norm, ask questions, and push ideas in unexpected directions.

As a Junior Art Director and Junior Copywriter at MAL London (EMEA), you will be an essential part of our origination creative and design teams, supporting senior creatives and other collaborators on a variety of projects. Your role will involve assisting in the development of concepts, creating solutions to briefs, and helping bring creative ideas to life across different media platforms. You are eager and enthusiastic about learning, excited to pitch-in at any stage of the process. This is a fantastic opportunity to hone your advertising skills and grow within a creative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with copywriters, art directors, music supervisors, and designers to concept ideas aligned with our clients brand and product strategy.
• Make bold, original creative decisions, grounded in insight and sometimes risk-taking, and execute them with craft and attention to detail.
• You’ll help shape ideas and write scripts that don’t just meet the brief, they move culture.
• You’re not afraid of suggesting something different.
• You’ll support the creative leads to keep an eye on creative across everything (TV, social, print, experiential, OOH) making sure every piece hits.
• Confidently pitch your ideas to your creative leads and partner with production to bring EMEA campaigns to life.
• Work with a well-rounded range of artists, content creators, emerging directors, editors, and other creative partners to maintain consistently exceptional output.
• Take every opportunity to develop your ideation skills, ask questions, and seek feedback.
• Supported in growing your technical abilities, conceptual thinking, and creative problem-solving.

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

• Art, design, storytelling, and culture are at the heart of everything you do, shaping every project you touch.
• You bring a point of view and a passion for concepts that translate across platforms and formats.
• Conceptual and strategic, able to connect creative ideas to broader brand and business goals.
• Understanding of Apple’s brand, products, and audience across diverse global markets.
• Bring confidence when presenting an idea and work with your mentor to hone storytelling, how you communicate ideas and creative rationale.
• A collaborative team player who values the collective over the individual.
• Culturally aware and open-minded, with a desire to create globally resonant work.
• Passionate about all forms of creativity, from big brand films to small-format digital content.

Please note that we’re only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work in the UK.

Full-Time Position

Hybrid: Tues-Thursday in the London, Soho office. Mon+Fri WFH