Junior Commercial Associate — Works in Progress
Stripe · London · 2414 Works in Progress · listed October 5, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Entry level
Where
On site
Requirements listed
1
Length
571 words
In the posting’s own words
You will work closely with the Director of Commercial and Audiovisual across the magazine’s commercial activity: advertising, subscriptions, events, marketing and partnerships. You will help keep commercial projects moving by conducting research, supporting outreach, maintaining pipelines and trackers, following up with prospective partners, and contributing to growth experiments.
What it asks for · 1
- Is comfortable with both high-profile opportunities and repetitive operational work, such as researching prospects and following up on outreach.
What the job covers
- Support the advertising sales process, including preparing rate cards, pitch decks, outreach and pipeline materials.
- Research and build target lists of potential advertisers, sponsors, agencies, founders, investors and partners.
- Draft clear, thoughtful outbound emails and follow-ups.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, commercial trackers and reporting.
- Support subscription growth through acquisition and retention ideas, and help measure their effectiveness.
- Help develop the events business, including sponsor research, partnership outreach and event planning support.
- Assist with early marketing and growth experiments across paid acquisition, referrals, partnerships, direct mail and audience development.
- Prepare decks, reports and briefing materials that help commercial conversations move forward.
- Join meetings and calls with clients, partners and agencies, taking notes and supporting follow-up.
- Help turn commercial ideas into clear proposals with pricing, positioning and next steps.
- Work across sales, marketing, events and subscriptions, adapting quickly as priorities evolve.
- Take on the practical, sometimes unglamorous work needed to help a small business grow.
Tools and skills named
Go to market
- Partnerships3×
- Outbound2×
Ways of working
- Mentorship
Words the posting leans on
- commercial11×
- events5×
- growth4×
- marketing4×
- outreach4×
- partnerships4×
- small4×
- clear3×
- comfortable3×
- follow-ups3×
- following3×
- ideas3×
- materials3×
- partners3×
- progress3×
- research3×
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