Junior Account Executive

This role is being handled by Via, a secure hiring platform used by employers to review candidates. After applying, you will be invited to create your profile on the Via platform. Your profile stays anonymous until you match. Via is supporting a specialist shopper, retail and brand experience agency within a global network of creative businesses. The agency works with some of the world's most recognisable consumer brands, delivering campaigns that influence behaviour at the point of purchase - across retail, digital commerce, in-store experience and live brand activations. This is an opportunity for a Junior Account Executive to join the client services team and build a career in shopper marketing and retail-led communications, rather than traditional advertising. The Opportunity This role sits at the heart of campaign delivery, supporting the execution of retail, shopper and experiential marketing projects from brief through to final delivery. You'll work closely with account leads, creatives, production teams and external suppliers to ensure campaigns are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard - often across multiple markets and retail environments. The focus is on driving commercial impact at the point of purchase, helping global brands translate creative ideas into real-world retail execution. Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of shopper, retail and brand activation campaigns
• Assist with day-to-day client communication and coordination
• Help manage timelines, deliverables and production schedules across multiple projects
• Work with creative and strategy teams to support briefing and feedback processes
• Assist in developing POS, retail toolkits, in-store assets and experiential materials
• Support research into category trends, retail environments and consumer behaviour
• Prepare status updates, internal reports and client-facing documentation
• Help manage budgets, purchase orders and supplier invoicing
• Liaise with production partners, printers, build teams and third-party vendors
• Attend internal meetings and contribute ideas to shopper and retail campaigns
  
  0-1+ years' experience in marketing, agency support, retail marketing or production
• Strong interest in shopper marketing, retail strategy, experiential or commerce-led campaigns
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Confident communicator, able to work with internal teams and external suppliers
• Curious about consumer behaviour and how brands influence purchase decisions
• Proactive, hands-on and eager to learn how integrated campaigns are delivered
What You'll Gain
• Exposure to global FMCG, retail and lifestyle brands
• Hands-on experience in shopper, retail and experiential campaign delivery
• Understanding of how creative ideas translate into real-world commercial impact
• Experience working across multi-channel campaigns (in-store, digital retail, activation)
• Training in end-to-end account management within a specialist agency environment