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Jumpstart Programme, Manchester or London, £28,000.00 - £30,000.00

Employment Type

Full Time

Application Start Date

21-10-2024

Application End Date

30-06-2025

Location

Manchester or London

Work Style

Hybrid

Description

We are looking for Trainee Innovation Consultants and Trainee Designers to join our next Jumpstart programme.

Are you excited by the idea of experimenting with new sources of revenue for a major UK train operator, running a start-up lab for a renowned media company, re-imagining the post-COVID high-street retail experience, or launching financial products that will help the UK achieve carbon neutrality? If the answer is yes, Magnetic’s Jumpstart programme might be for you. Over the first 6 months, you’ll receive a supported, hands-on immersion into the world of innovation consulting and digital design with exposure to multiple clients and industries. We’re looking for curious, self-starting people, who can bring something new to Magnetic.

What will I be doing?

If you love variety, you’ll love it at Magnetic. Every project we work on is different because they each tackle different challenges in different industries. Both trainee innovation consultants and trainee designers could expect to:

  • Work as part of a project team to help clients develop new propositions and address business challenges in innovative ways, building collaborative and entrepreneurial cultures along the way
  • Research the needs of customers (by speaking to them directly, organising journal studies, surveying them, etc.) and then ensure their needs, problems, and experiences are at the heart of new products and services
  • Learn how to test whether customers actually want a product or service before your client invests in creating it
  • Experience a variety of industries, from financial services to consumer goods, media, engineering, and more!

Additionally, if you join us as a trainee designer you’ll work with our designer team and you’ll also:  

  • Gain unparalleled experience, as you get involved in user research, information architecture, content analysis, interaction design, visual design, prototyping and much more
  • Get involved with the insight, imagination and regular research we use to create incredible experiences for clients

What are we looking for?

Magnetic is a versatile, fast-paced environment, so you’ll need to be proactive, quick-thinking, and comfortable with ambiguity. The kind of work that we do also requires creative thinking; we’re entrepreneurial problem-solvers, so you need to be curious about the world and able to think outside the box. And finally, because we believe that every great proposition fulfils a customer need or solves a customer problem, you need to be deeply empathetic.

We’re looking for people from all backgrounds. If you think you can bring something to the work described above, get in touch. Undergraduate degrees are a “nice-to-have”, but it doesn’t matter what you studied, and if you did something interesting instead of going to university, we’d love to hear from you too.

What is the application process?

If you are interested in applying please click apply now to submit your CV and answer two questions.

  1. First Interview- a 30-minute interview where we’ll tell you more about Magnetic, get to know you a bit better, and discuss your application.
  2. Assessment centre- The assessment centre is a 90-minute virtual session and the purpose of this stage is to understand how you think and how you approach a challenge.  The assessment centre will also give you an idea of the type of work you would be doing at Magnetic. Our past Jumpstarters have all really enjoyed this part of the interview process!

So what are the details?

Location: We are looking for Jumpstarters to join both our Manchester and London offices. We do work really flexibly and empower everyone to choose whether they’d like to work from home or from our offices. Although we don’t have a set number of days to be in the office, we think you’ll get the most out of the Jumpstart Programme if you come into the office at least 2-3 days a week.

Salary: £28,000 -  £30,000 per annum depending on location

​We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace - a place where we can all be ourselves. We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements.

After a successful 6 month probation, Jumpstarters will be offered a role with Magnetic as a Junior Consultant or Junior Designer.

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