the7stars Graduate Programme 2024

About the7stars

the7stars started life in 2005, with just three employees, and a strong belief that advertisers deserve better. A more honest way of trading, full accountability and the best people servicing clients.

We set out to create the best media agency in the UK, building long term client relationships, and an unrivalled culture that attracts only  the best talent.

Now the UK’s most successful independent media agency, billing £440m annually and with a team of 300 and counting, we are growing faster than ever. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed - we have won both Campaign and Media Week’s Agency of the year three times in the last six years, as well as being named the Winner of Campaign’s Best Places to Work 2022 along with being a Sunday Times Best Company to work for, for the last ten years. A testament to our long-term commitment to being a great employer. 

We have built the agency based on a clear set of values; first class client servicing, transparent trading and putting people above process. Working across a variety of sectors, from music to retail, we continue to win new business each year – offering advertisers a better solution.

What is a media agency?

With an industry not well known to the outside world, you might just be wondering what a media agency does? We plan advertising to reach the right people in the right place at the right time… all​ for the right price. We’re not in the business of creating the ads as this is a creative agency’s responsibility.  We buy advertising space at the best price for our clients, making sure that audiences are exposed to our brands, and helping to deliver business results.

THE ROLE

Working at the7stars is fast paced and varied, no matter what team you’re in. We often have roles across a variety of teams in the agency. These are broken down into key disciplines: account management,​ TV specialism, digital specialism, data and insight.  Although day to day work will vary, depending which team you’re in, we’ll expect you to carry out some key responsibilities;

Reporting: Using multi-media systems to monitor competitor activity, examine audience behaviour and demographics, and to implement and evaluate campaigns.

Establishing media owner relationships: Liaising with media owners, keeping informed of the latest developments within their sector and building strong relationships to deliver the best value for our  clients.

Administration: Keeping on top of finance, bookings, competitive reporting, campaign analysis, client updates and weekly client reports.​

Industry knowledge: Keeping up to-date with both media and wider industry news to keep the agency and clients informed with relevant and interesting information.​

Contributing to agency life: We encourage employees to get involved in wider areas of the business, through our leadership teams. This can be anything such as new business pitches, supporting our Foundation, PR, events planning or researching consumer and market trends.

Requirements

We’re looking for the brightest and the best, and while we don’t expect you to know the ins and outs of our industry we are looking for enthusiastic candidates with an appetite to learn.

Being prescriptive isn’t our style, but we do have some key skills and characteristics we look out for including:​

• Strong communication skills​
• Analytic skills
• Critical thinking​
• Problem solving​
• Team work​
• Creativity​
• Diligence

Benefits

What we provide you

From day one you’ll be treated just like any other employee, with access to a  range of benefits, unlocking even more  once you pass your 3-month probation.​

• £28,000 salary​
• 3-month probation/onboarding period​
• Continuous training​

Extensive benefits package, including:

• Uncounted holiday​
• Monthly wellbeing days​
• Free gym membership​
• Free breakfast​
• Healthcare insurance​
• Railcard or season ticket loan
• plus many, many more!

APPLICATION PROCESS

Stage 1

APPLICATIONS CLOSE:​

15th May (11:59pm)​

(but we encourage you to apply as early as possible!)​

• Share your CV & Cover Letter detailing why you would love to work at the7stars​
• Successful candidates will receive our Spotted Zebra psychometric test prior to Stage 2​

Stage 2

HOMEWORK​

Complete by: 5th June (11:59pm)​

• Successful candidates will be invited to complete a short homework piece covering key media topics​
• The task will be shared by 20th May​

Stage 3

ASSESSMENT DAY​

19th June 2024​

• Candidates who have demonstrated a strong grasp of the homework task will be invited to the assessment day
• Group activities and interviews will take place between 10.15am – 4pm and will test candidates across a variety of disciplines, skills & behaviours​
• Please discuss with us if you need financial help with train fare

We recruit students from all over the country, and understand that for many, moving to London can be quite a challenge in itself. We want the idea of starting your career and moving to London to be as stress free as possible, so that’s why we’ve put in place measures to help every step of the way.

If you are offered a position we will help you to move to London by;​

Giving you ample time to sort your accommodation before starting your contract.  Big question is, are you moving North or South of the river? Choices!​

We will pair you up with a buddy, they are here  to get you started and can offer advice such  as what tubes to get to work, best place to grab lunch and advice on what to do at the weekend after you’ve finished touring all the sights!

the7stars is committed to creating a diverse environment, where employees feel empowered to share different ideas, perspectives and experiences in a collaborative and creative work environment. Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Last updated on Apr 19, 2024