Job Description

Opportunity information



Salary 14722.5 per year

Duration 18 months

Advert closing date 29/08/2025



Description



BBJ&K offer a range of services from Home advertising and Radio to Paid Social and PPC campaigns. Their team of experts work hard to ensure that their customers message reaches their target audience.

Take the first step in your media career as a Junior Media Executive with this Level 3 Apprenticeship with BBJ&K based in the heart of Birmingham.



BBJ&K are one of the UK's leading independent media planning, buying and advertising agencies, you can have full confidence that BBJ&K are the people to partner with employer's creativity and vision with the best strategic media positioning.



Their passionate team have over 10 years of experience and will act as a true extension of employers media team, allowing them to make the most of their ample expertise.



BBJ&K are looking for an Apprentice to join their team in Advertising and Media. This fast-paced hands-on role will equip you with the knowledge to develop your career; grow and learn in the role whilst working on a diverse mix of client accounts, utilising data analysis skills and driving results.

As a Junior Media Executive you will:

Work towards completing your apprenticeship qualification. Work alongside and support the wider team in devising media plans which meet the clients brief and budget. Brief requirements to media owners. Proofread and quality check work. Conduct research, planning and mapping. Work to both internal and external deadlines. Collate and communicate media opportunities throughout the team. Organise and maintain client folders on Sharepoint. Convert work into BBJ&K's preferred formats. Prepare artwork specs and deadlines for clients. Conduct general administration and office duties e.g. stock, tidying, washing up.

Skills Required:

Analytical thinking. Keen eye for detail. Problem solving skills. Excellent communication. Ability to work as part of a team or independently. An ability to follow processes. Confident and forward thinking. Experience using Keynote, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Google Workspace.

Entry requirements



5+ GCSE's. Maths and English grade 5 or above.



Training to be provided



Advertising & Media Executive Level 3 Standard -



An advertising and media executive will help with the day to day progress of the whole advertising process, from receiving the brief from the marketing team, including objectives, budget and timescales, through to the measurement of how effective the advertisement has been. In their daily work, they will interact with many other people, processes and systems. (For example the client, 3rd party suppliers, the broad team at the agency.) They help campaigns move forward, coping with inevitable setbacks and changes in direction (some at the last minute), whilst showing collaboration and maintaining relationships with all. Usually, they report to an Account or Media Manager.



They usually specialise in one of two parts of the advertising process: the first is the process of producing the advertisement (creative); the second is the process of distributing the advertisement (media). Apprentices must therefore complete the core apprenticeship and one of these options.



Training Sessions Overview

Seminar 1:

Preparing for your apprenticeship

Seminar 2:

Preparing for your employer

Seminar 3:

Introduction to advertising

Seminar 4:

The foundation of advertising

Seminar 5:

Understanding commercial

Seminar 6:

Advertising campaigns

Seminar 7:

Advertising and Media standards & legislation

Seminar 8:

Principles of Project Management

Seminar 9:

Supply Chain Management

Seminar 10:

Principles of third party

Seminar 11:

The briefing and approval processes

Seminar 12:

The media buying process - TV

Seminar 13:

The media buying process - Out of home, Radio and Print.

Seminar 14:

Negotiation techniques

Seminar 15:

Data and media metrics

Seminar 16:

Data and media metrics - Practical Excel session

Seminar 17:

Media planning

Seminar 18:

Distribution of Creative through the appropriate channels

Seminar 19:

Evaluating campaign performance



For a full overview of the Advertising & Media Executive standard please click on the following link:



https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/advertising-and-media-executive-v1-0



Things to consider



This is an office based role make sure you can get to the location, this role is also not a creative role and more focused around managing adverts and managing clients. You will not be part of the creative development of adverts.



Skills required



Array



Future prospects



Permanent role upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship.



Hours per week 37.5

Working week Monday to Friday



Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B3 1UD