Junior Project Coordinator

Company: Cheil United Kingdom
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Location: London
Job Description:

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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Posted: April 11th, 2026