City of London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
The Starter ProgrammeEntry-level Advertising/Media Agency Training Scheme Our entry level training programme is part of Bicycle London’s Academy aptly named The Pedal to Success. The Starter Programme is 12 months long, …
Skills: Media Planning, Media Buying, Analytical Thinking, Written Communication, Verbal Communication
City of London, England, United Kingdom • Hybrid
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Participate in a 12-month rotational training programme across Social, AV, Programmatic, Paid Search, Strategy, and Studios teams. Learn to plan, activate, and report on multi-channel advertising campaigns while managing client relationships and analytics.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old with a proven interest in advertising, digital, or creative industries. Strong numeracy, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively are essential.
Our entry level training programme is part of Bicycle London’s Academy aptly named The Pedal to Success. The Starter Programme is 12 months long, enabling people who are new to advertising to learn different disciplines, understand how all teams work together, and discover the role that’s best for them.
At the end of the 12 month period, entry level recruits will move into a defined team, depending on their burgeoning skillset and our business needs.
We do however, champion ‘T-shaped’ skills at Bicycle and encourage our people to continue pursuing varied disciplines throughout their time with us whilst they develop their specialism.
Starter Programme Media Executives will spend 3 months in 4 of the following teams:
Social: Learn the basics of planning, activating and reporting on ad and influencer campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and more.
Audio Visual (AV): Build knowledge of running campaigns on TV, radio and VOD. Get to know the best way to deploy our clients’ budgets on the likes of Netflix, Kiss and ITV.
Programmatic: Master the data-driven tech used to buy video, audio and banner ads across the open web, using platforms like DV360 and The Trade Desk.
Paid Search & Retail Media: Acquire skills in Google Ads, Amazon Ads and other ecommerce platforms to maximise incremental sales for our clients.
Strategy & insights: Pull back the curtain on how brand roadmaps are built and learn the process used to shape communication ecosystems. Effectiveness starts here.
Studios: Learn what it takes to achieve the perfect creative brief, coordinate a shoot, and run a commercially effective creative account
Throughout the year, recruits will also learn account management and analytics skills, for example:
End-to-end account and campaign coordination, collating multi-channel plans, turning clients’ goals into reality.
Social content and influencer management.
Audience & competitor research tools such as Brandwatch, AdIntel and Bicycle Connect
Navigating analytics tools like GA4 and Appsflyer
How to use reporting dashboards and apply critical thinking to find valuable insights
Finance billing systems
Building client relationships and project management
Attending strategic and creative brainstorms
Using AI to enhance productivity and navigate data
This is a brilliant opportunity for a newcomer to advertising, who enjoys plenty of variety and can work alongside senior colleagues from day one. Bicycle welcomes feedback and suggestions from employees of all teams and all levels - everyone has a valuable voice at the table, and opportunities to make their ideas a reality. Whilst this role is focused on the media planning & buying side of advertising, recruits will also gain exposure to our Studio unit, which develops creative concepts, writes ads and produces assets.
Start date: Tuesday 8th September.
Location: This role is based in our London office (in Clerkenwell, close to Farringdon and Angel), in office 3 days a week (Tuesdays-Thursdays), with working-from-home Mondays & Fridays. If you're currently not living in a commutable location (i.e. you plan to move) we need confirmation that you will be moving prior to starting with us.
You must be at least 18 years old from the start date.
To apply, please submit both your CV and a cover letter. To help us get to know you, please structure your cover letter into the following four sections:
About You: A brief introduction to who you are.
Why This Role: What draws you to this position and our team?
Your Understanding of Us: Your take on what we do as an agency.
Industry Insight: Tell us about a recent marketing campaign that caught your eye, and explain why you found it effective or interesting.
Keep it Human! 🤖 We’re looking for unique perspectives, personal flair, and genuine passion—things AI just can't replicate. Please write this cover letter yourself. If we want to read generic, AI-generated copy, we’ll write the prompt ourselves! Show us your voice, your quirks, and your actual thinking.
We encourage applicants to think outside the box when it comes to demonstrating your aptitude for this entry level role: you’ll have limited “formal” experience, however please show us your transferable skills.
Apply early to avoid disappoint - Don't miss out! We love seeing your applications, but if we're flooded with great candidates, we might close the role early. Get yours in today!
If you're successful, we'll take you through a 3-stage process:
Online Maths and attention-to-detail tests (through our online partner platform, Synap)
Initial phone call with the team.
Assessment day on Wednesday 29th July (approx 5 hours) at our office with shortlisted candidates, to consist of:
Interview about your background, aptitude and interest in Bicycle
A prepared 5min presentation on a topic you’re interested in
Tests for critical thinking, teamwork and organisation skills
Values interview with Mark Pavlika (our Chief People & Purpose Officer) and Val Perticucci (our Peloton Success Manager) to see if we're a good cultural fit for you
Lunch and networking with other Bicycle employees and fellow applicants
If travel costs to London are a barrier, please let us know. We will subsidise the cost for applicants travelling from outside of London Zone 6.
Since our inception in 2021, we’re extremely proud to have built a team of 60 - and growing. We have the pleasure of working with 18 clients ranging from heritage brands such as Papa Johns, Krispy Kreme, Moju, and Movember.
From the outset we believed that our industry had become beset with silos and legacy driven behaviour and have purposely evolved the agency to operate across brand and performance media, creative strategy and creative production - all of which are delivered under our proposition of ‘the power of And’.
Now beginning our sixth year of operations, we are continuing to grow and are proud to have been awarded B-Corp and London Living Wage status, and shortlisted for The Drum’s Best Places to Work. We have also been accredited with the People First Promise badge and CPD Platinum by the IPA. We were named one of Campaign’s 2025 Agencies To Watch. We also received an excellent score of 8/9 in Campaign’s 2025 School Reports, which ranks agencies based on their growth, income, client wins, diversity credentials and quality of work.
Culture is our prize possession, and it has evolved from start-up to scale up, with a team of the best diverse talent in the industry. We are built on one strategic imperative “to consistently provide our people with the best environment to do the best work of their lives”. This principle is underpinned by our three organisational values, Drive, Balance, and Freedom, which are disseminated throughout to encourage every single employee to bring their true selves to work.
We pursue difference! Our team comes from all walks of life and giving them that sense of belonging - in a safe working environment - genuinely enables us to collectively deliver the best work we can.
Learning and development are critical to our success, and we believe this is best achieved by collaborating in our Clerkenwell office at least 3 times a week.
A proven interest in the advertising, digital or creative industries - this could be an internship, job, education or self-taught skills
Highly numerate and commercially minded
Analytical - able to translate research and raw data into useful, clear recommendations
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent attention to detail
A solution-focused problem solver, able to adapt in unexpected situations
Good general knowledge - you pay attention to current affairs and cultural trends
A collaborative team player, able to effectively delegate to peers and seniors
Exceptionally well-organised, a strong multi-tasker
You enjoy building relationships with people from all walks of life
Always proactive, inquisitive and positive
Strong Excel / Google Sheet skills
Some experience using ad or analytics platforms such as Google Ads or Meta
An eye for design - perhaps you have some basic skills in software like Adobe or Canva
Demonstrable experience of project management
A basic understanding of advertising principles and media metrics
Some background in a customer service role
Experience using a financial/billing system
Experience writing complex AI prompts and scripts
Our success relies on the diverse perspectives of our workforce, and as such, we encourage candidates from all underrepresented communities to apply to work at Bicycle London, either speculatively or for open vacancies they are suitable for.
We strive for everyone to feel like they belong by removing any potential discrimination in the way that candidates and our employees are treated, including:
people with disabilities (visible and non-visible).
people of different sexual orientations.
transgendered and transsexual people.
people of different races.
people on the grounds of their sex.
those of faith and of no faith.
in relation to their age.
in relation to their social class or medical condition.
women who are pregnant, or have recently given birth.
At Bicycle we invest in neurodiversity training for our HR team and hiring managers, and understand how some applicants may thrive better in the interview process with certain adjustments. Please inform the hiring team if you require support prior to or during your interview and we will endeavour to support you to ensure you have every possible chance of success.
£29,000 annual salary
On successful completion of probationary period
Opt-in Private Healthcare
Death in Service at 4 x times salary
Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Discretionary annual performance-based bonus scheme
26 days holiday
3 extra days off between the Christmas period (27th December – 2nd January) however, you’re expected to be on standby in the unlikely event that your clients require assistance.
Annual 2-week overseas working allowance.
To reward service, after two years’ you will accrue one extra day’s holiday up
to a maximum of 30 days.
Additional 2 days off for volunteering
Monthly Massages and Manicures
Monthly Culture Days to learn about and celebrate our cultural differences
Socials organised by our Social Committee.
Dog friendly office
Subsidised 5 a side football
Weekly mindfulness sessions on Tuesdays
Healthy training budget to support your personal development
Opportunity to obtain certifications with partners like Meta and the IPA
Lunch and Learn Sessions
Financial incentive for introducing successful new business leads
Annual away day
Cycle to Work scheme (of course)
Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
£1k bonus for introducing a successful new recruit
Access to Mental Health First Aiders
Media & Creative. Multi-award winning (Startup of the Year ‘22, Agency of the Year ‘22, AOTY ‘23 ‘24 & ‘25 Shortlist)
Founded by five people in June 2021 who believed that a better type of media and comms agency wasn’t just possible, but needed, from a standing start we are now almost sixty strong (and hiring!) and handling billings in excess of £100m since launch. We are lucky enough to count Livescore, Virgin, Greater Anglia, Sarson's, Branston Pickle, Movember, The Royal British Legion, Tate & Lyle, Carwow, La Vie, Penfolds, Dutch Barn Vodka and Estrid amongst our clients. We now proudly offer a full service media and creative solution to our clients. You don't need to buy everything from us. If we're your media agency, you get our industry-leading creativity built in. If we're your creative agency, you get proper media thinking woven into the work. But when it all comes together, something special happens. We believe that the bigger the gaps, the worse the work. That's why we're built on the power of 'and': creative & media, brand strategy and performance, art and science, data and creativity, man and machine. Our headquarters are in Clerkenwell, London and we have fully global capabilities in-house. We’re home to curious, intelligent & lovely people who want to create incredible work on interesting brands. We are 100% independent, with no external investment whatsoever. And we're going to change what you thought it was possible for a modern agency to be.
Offices: 300 Saint John Street, First Floor, Clerkenwell, England EC1V 4PA, GB
Media & Creative. Multi-award winning (Startup of the Year ‘22, Agency of the Year ‘22, AOTY ‘23 ‘24 & ‘25 Shortlist)
Founded by five people in June 2021 who believed that a better type of media and comms agency wasn’t just possible, but needed, from a standing start we are now almost sixty strong (and hiring!) and handling billings in excess of £100m since launch. We are lucky enough to count Livescore, Virgin, Greater Anglia, Sarson's, Branston Pickle, Movember, The Royal British Legion, Tate & Lyle, Carwow, La Vie, Penfolds, Dutch Barn Vodka and Estrid amongst our clients. We now proudly offer a full service media and creative solution to our clients. You don't need to buy everything from us. If we're your media agency, you get our industry-leading creativity built in. If we're your creative agency, you get proper media thinking woven into the work. But when it all comes together, something special happens. We believe that the bigger the gaps, the worse the work. That's why we're built on the power of 'and': creative & media, brand strategy and performance, art and science, data and creativity, man and machine. Our headquarters are in Clerkenwell, London and we have fully global capabilities in-house. We’re home to curious, intelligent & lovely people who want to create incredible work on interesting brands. We are 100% independent, with no external investment whatsoever. And we're going to change what you thought it was possible for a modern agency to be.
Offices: 300 Saint John Street, First Floor, Clerkenwell, England EC1V 4PA, GB
