Apprentice Account Executive

Nonsensical

Manchester (M2 5DB)

Closes in 30 days (Monday 12 January 2026)

Posted on 10 December 2025

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Summary

If you’ve ever spent hours on TikTok analysing why something blew up, or you’re the friend who always knows the latest trend before it lands - you’re in the right place. We’re on the hunt for an Apprentice Account Executive to support our Client Services team and help keep the agency running smoothly.

Wage

£15,600 a year

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Training course
Advertising and media executive (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 January 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

*This is a remote position, but the apprentice must be based in or near Manchester.

If you’ve ever spent hours on TikTok analysing why something blew up, or you’re the friend who always knows the latest trend before it lands - you’re in the right place. 

We’re on the hunt for an Apprentice Account Executive to support our Client Services team and help keep the agency running smoothly behind the scenes. This is an admin-first role for someone organised, proactive, and hungry to learn how a top TikTok-first agency operates day-to-day. 

We are Nonsensical. We’re a team built on passion, driven by creativity, always led by curiosity, and grounded in honesty. We help brands show up, stand out, and blow up on TikTok - from viral restaurants to global banks, B2B giants and huge beauty brands. 

This is a hands-on opportunity to learn the foundations of client services, TikTok strategy and creator-led content inside a fast-moving agency obsessed with the platform. 

What you’ll be doing:

You’ll support our Account Managers and Senior Account Managers across client projects, production, content delivery and creator coordination. Expect to get stuck in across: 

Project & content management: 

Keep project trackers, WIPs and content calendars up to date 
Help maintain client folders, assets and organisational systems 
Assist with general admin that keeps accounts moving smoothly 

TikTok publishing & reporting: 

  • Upload and schedule TikTok posts across client accounts
  • Draft captions and prep content for internal and client reviews
  • Collect performance stats using TikTok Analytics and internal tools
  • Pull screenshots, examples and performance highlights for reports 

Creator coordination: 

  • Maintain and update creator lists
  • Support AMs/SAMs on briefing calls
  • Track creator deadlines, deliverables and submissions 

Community management: 

  • Respond to comments using pre-approved guidelines 
  • Surface insight, audience reactions and opportunities to the team 

Production support: 

Support the AMs with production-based tasks for organising props to ensuring things run smoothly 

Creative contribution: 

  • Bring fresh ideas and trending moments into Meme Factory (our brainstorm sessions)
  • Share the TikTok's, formats and creators you’re obsessed with

What we’re looking for: 

  • You use TikTok daily and understand its culture, creators and trends
  • You’re organised, detail-focused and love keeping things on track
  • You’re proactive and curious - someone who wants to learn fast
  • You communicate clearly and aren’t afraid to ask questions
  • You can juggle multiple tasks without losing accuracy
  • You’re comfortable using Google Drive, Sheets and Slides
  • You love being the person who quietly makes everything run smoothly 

What you’ll learn: 

You’ll gain hands-on experience inside a fast-growing TikTok agency, including: 

  • How TikTok-first content is strategised, created and delivered
  • How brands use creators, trends and formats to grow
  • How client services work - from briefing to delivery to reporting
  • How to schedule, manage and analyse TikTok content
  • How agencies juggle workflows, deadlines, clients and creators 

You’ll learn directly from experienced AMs and SAMs and get real responsibility from day one. 

Where you'll work

Town Hall
Albert Square
Manchester
M2 5DB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED

Training course

Advertising and media executive (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Identify the ways in which creative and media can help organisations to achieve corporate objectives
  • Objectively structure problems and approaches to solving them
  • Manage projects using project management techniques in order to ensure campaigns are on track maintaining relationships
  • Use industry recognised systems and technologies that are used in agencies to plan, budget and bill
  • Produce communications for example on PowerPoint, emails, minutes and reports using industry terminology and professional language
  • Manage and prioritise workload to meet agreed timelines
  • Apply knowledge of the interface and the dynamics of the different agencies for a smooth flow of work
  • Adhere to legislative regulations that apply in the advertising and media industry
  • Upward supplier and client management related to commercial realities for example a new digital opportunity or a TV production problem
  • Use negotiating and influencing techniques for example to communicate with different audiences or authorise a late media opportunity
  • Delivery of supply chain value, on time
  • Communicate with clients and stakeholders accurately and by selecting the appropriate method
  • Support stakeholders in obtaining the data they need to complete tasks, for example demographics and metrics.
  • Access the metric data and report it to the team
  • Use digital collaboration tools to work with colleagues and key stakeholders
  • Use creative and production techniques to help the idea appear in the correct format
  • Support the execution phase to maintain the key creative idea.
  • Report differences in ways competitor brands market themselves.
  • Deploy digital mediums to guarantee results for example using Google Analytics to check key words
  • Coordinate responses to media owners and intermediaries for example using automated platforms
  • Provide support to research how the message or creative idea might be best distributed to reach the target audience for example time of day, the right place and make recommendations based on this
  • Identify the ways in which creative and media can help organisations to achieve corporate objectives
  • Objectively structure problems and approaches to solving them
  • Manage projects using project management techniques in order to ensure campaigns are on track maintaining relationships
  • Use industry recognised systems and technologies that are used in agencies to plan, budget and bill
  • Produce communications for example on PowerPoint, emails, minutes and reports using industry terminology and professional language
  • Manage and prioritise workload to meet agreed timelines
  • Apply knowledge of the interface and the dynamics of the different agencies for a smooth flow of work
  • Adhere to legislative regulations that apply in the advertising and media industry
  • Upward supplier and client management related to commercial realities for example a new digital opportunity or a TV production problem
  • Use negotiating and influencing techniques for example to communicate with different audiences or authorise a late media opportunity
  • Delivery of supply chain value, on time
  • Communicate with clients and stakeholders accurately and by selecting the appropriate method
  • Support stakeholders in obtaining the data they need to complete tasks, for example demographics and metrics.
  • Access the metric data and report it to the team
  • Use digital collaboration tools to work with colleagues and key stakeholders

Training schedule

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

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this employer

We are Nonsensical. We’re a team built on passion, driven by creativity, always led by curiosity, and grounded in honesty. We help brands show up, stand out, and blow up on TikTok – from viral restaurants to global banks, B2B giants and huge beauty brands. 

https://nonsensical.agency/about-us/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential for full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004668.

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Closes in 30 days (Monday 12 January 2026)

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