Graduate Leadership Program Junior Art Director

We are PMG

Named Ad Age Best Places to Work for 11 years in a row and Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators since 2022 PMG is a global independent marketing services and technology company that seeks to inspire people and brands that anything is possible. Driven by shared success PMG leverages business strategy and transformation creative media and insightsas well as its proprietary operating system Allito deliver cutting-edge digital solutions and innovative media strategies.

Our team comprises over 900 employees globally and our work for ambitious brands like Apple Nike Sephora Experian Therabody Best Western Hotels & Resorts Creed Fragrances BNY Intuit CKE Restaurants Travelex and Whole Foods spans 85 countries.

PMG is a digital company that helps marketers connect people with their brand. Focused on people and grounded in data our award-winning culture fosters meaningful careers. Partnering with the most iconic brands in the world we put people at the center of everything we do to deliver value innovation and business transformation.

The PMG Graduate Leadership Program (GLP) is a hands-on leadership development program for recent graduates of bachelors or masters programs who are interested in the future of advertising working on cutting-edge campaigns and driving impact for leading brands such as Nike PayPal and BYU. This full-time program will hone your skills in design storytelling and innovative content creation. Were looking for team players passionate leaders and curious individuals who ask questions solve problems and who are ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work.

The Creative Track provides career opportunities focused on shaping what the future of the industry looks like working in concert with strategy media data and technology to build brands through Inspired Creative that Works. Your training and curriculum will cover a series of topics including brand building the intersection of technology and creative creative strategy production and building media-right creative.

Who you are:

1. Creatively Passionate You are eager to create energized by making things that are endearing compelling memorable and rooted in culture.
2. Human Centered Humans are unpredictable. Theyre funny. Theyre inventive and emotional and original and smarter than theyre given credit for. You need to be all those things too.
3. Impact Driven Great work creates action. Deliver tangible outcomes that build brands through every part of the customer journey.
4. Agile You are ready to adapt to shifts in culture budgets and real-time data to produce advertising creative relevant for that moment in time.

This role is best suited for those interested in:

• Helping the team in coming up with creative advertising ideas content and executions with an emphasis on their visual expression.
• Translating strategic briefs into coherent advertising ideas and executions.
• Developing visual concepts and visuals for various advertising campaigns including but not limited to digital ads social media brochures infographics etc
• Present design concepts to team members and management incorporating feedback to ensure that the final product aligns with the brands vision and campaign objectives
• Maintain and update brand guidelines ensuring they are followed throughout all marketing materials
  Stay up to date on both cultural and design trends.
  Provide team support support in an imaginative clearly communicative and persuasive manner

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters Degree completed between Spring 2025 and Spring 2026
• Area of study Art Direction Communication Design or related field
• Relevant professional work and/or internship experience preferably in advertising with a creative portfolio inclusive of integrated campaign ideas and executions across multiple media channels
• Expertise in conceptual thinking visual storytelling typography design
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite Figma and related design software
• Sponsorship not available

Program Overview

• Gain valuable experience and insights from industry experts during an immersive training program
• Drive home your learnings with hands-on projects and direct job shadowing with industry experts
• Connect with fellow PMG associates through small group meetings and a dedicated onboarding Buddy

About the PMG Graduate Leadership Program

Join us in London The Program will be hosted in PMGs London office. All GLP hires will work in person from office.

Make an impact The training will give you a holistic view of the company and how we provide award-winning service for our clients while empowering you with the knowledge leadership skills and mental dexterity to solve an array of business challenges for leading global brands.

Learn from the best You will be trained by world-class business leaders creatives technologists data scientists client strategists and media practitioners in addition to gaining hands-on client experience and learning from Graduate Leadership Program alumni and Senior mentors to guide you throughout the program.

When youre here youre one of us We take steps to ensure youre integrating into the larger organizations operations and award-winning culture from day one with activities like all-hands meetings bonding events catered lunches sports teams book club and more.

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What We Offer

• Professional Development: Take advantage of our learning and development programs mentorship opportunities and career advancement support.
  
  
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy generous paid time off and holiday allowances to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
  
  
• Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support your family during important life events.
  
  
• Retirement & Pension Plans: Plan for your future with competitive retirement or pension programs including contribution matching.
  
  
• Fertility and Family Support: Access fertility benefits for all team members and their spouses.
  
  
• Healthcare: Coverage and support for everyday medical expenses and routine care tailored by geography.
  
  
• Pet Insurance: Protect your pets health and your finances.
  
  
• Lifestyle Spending Accounts: Enjoy 100% company-funded accounts to promote healthy habits and well-being.
  
  
• Commuter Benefits: Access support for travel and commuting needs where available.
  
  
• Annual Bonus: All employees are eligible for an annual bonus.
  
  
• Volunteering Opportunities: Receive 8 give-back hours to volunteer in your local communities.
  
  
• AI Enterprise License: Access AI Enterprise accounts and participate in weekly AI training sessions to empower and ensure AI safety.
  
  

Benefits vary by country location and geography to reflect local laws norms and expectations.

What Sets Us Apart

Being part of PMG means joining a company culture thats unmatched in digital. Were dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients delivering value results and innovationwhich often requires true grit and agility. We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other to continuously improve in every way.

In alignment with our core values to be inclusive and always change for the better PMG is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive culture and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we only change for the better by bringing diverse perspectives to our company. PMG recruits employs trains compensates and promotes regardless of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.