The Crew, Mother London (FTC)

About Mother: Mother is one of the world’s most respected, independent creative companies. We started around one table with three people, all of whom shared the washing up. 27 years on, Mother has offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Singapore and Berlin. From fast moving retailers and brands with global scale, to local jewels with local needs; we create ideas that are embraced by popular culture and deliver more powerfully as a result. Our ambition is to be a destination for the most creative minds in the world. Our mission is to make the best work we can, have fun doing it, earn a living, and make our children proud along the way.

About the role: The Crew is Mother’s grassroots talent scheme, which serves as an alternative route into the industry for anyone with an interest in Advertising, but little to no work experience. Our Crew essentially run and manage our office space, ensuring that every person who comes through our doors - our team, clients and guests - enjoys a first class Mother experience. The Crew are the beating heart of our agency, they undertake a medley of tasks and responsibilities with unrivalled energy and passion, they are fountains of knowledge and loved by all. This role offers the opportunity to build foundational skills which are key to any job role within Advertising (e.g. working as part of a team, communication skills, time management), whilst also gaining exposure to client work and creative processes. You will get the chance to develop relationships with people at all levels in all teams across the agency and get to know all of our amazing clients, and along the way you will suss out which job role suits your attributes and passions.

You will benefit from weekly training sessions covering topics such as building client relationships, managing budgets and understanding client briefs, plus introductions to every department and what they do, and even tackle a mock client brief. As this is an entry level scheme, our dream hire is someone with little-to-no real work experience but the necessary passion to build a career in the creative industries. You will have an interest in people, culture and creativity, possess excellent organisational and communication skills and a brilliant attitude to learning new things and taking feedback and using it as an opportunity for development. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced and lively team environment, happily pick up a multitude of different tasks on a daily basis with a can-do attitude and, over time, proactively develop vital knowledge of your discipline of choice in order to get prepared for your placement.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Daily building checks, e.g. ensuring meeting rooms and break out spaces look and feel presentable
• Client meeting set-ups (catering and refreshments)
• Courier bookings/Incoming post
• Office Facilities support
• Providing support at all Mother DAM events (including some outside of standard hours)
• Stock checking both office and kitchen supplies
• Sourcing and researching production props
• Daily ad-hoc purchases for both staff and clients e.g. buying gifts
• Research and ad-hoc support on pitches
• Fulfilling all Partner requests
• Email inbox management

What it takes to be a great Crew Member:

• A positive and helpful attitude
• Excellent time keeping, organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and handle a busy schedule
• The ability to communicate clearly, pick up new information and build good relationships
• Curiosity - an interest in people, culture and creativity
• Able to think on your feet, adapt to change and multitask
• Knowledge of PC and/or Mac and Microsoft and Google suites
• Desire and motivation to learn and develop at Mother. You’ll relish constructive feedback and use it as an opportunity for growth.

You must also have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Logistics: Hours - you’ll be required to work 5 days in the office, every week. The team then work on a rota which changes weekly and includes the following shifts; 8am to 5pm, 8.30am to 5.30pm, 9am to 6pm, 10am to 7pm. Salary - London living wage - £31,000 per annum + Benefits. Where we are - The Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch St, Shoreditch, London, E2 7DD.

How to apply… We want to learn more about you, so rather than sending a cv, we’d love you to answer the below questions:

• Describe yourself in only 5 words
• What do you imagine Mother is like?
• Tell us about a time you got your hands dirty
• What’s the first advert you remember and why did it stick with you?
• What are you most and least proud of?

You can answer these questions in any way or format you wish. Write your answers, record a voice note, create a video, pen a poem or a song. It’s entirely up to you, but make it fun, silly, sombre, weird - whatever! Just please make it memorable and personal and don’t use AI tools - we want to know you.

The deadline for all applications is Monday 1 June 2026. We will try our best to get back to every candidate, but please note that due to the volume of applications we aren’t always able to respond to everyone. If you don’t hear from us within 4 weeks of applying, unfortunately you have not been successful this time, but please do keep your eyes peeled as we generally recruit for new Crew members every 6 months.

Some handy tips… If you opt for a video or audio file, please keep this short and sweet (90 seconds or less). Review your work before submitting it including checking the spelling and grammar (maybe run it past a friend too, for an extra pair of eyes). Please don’t send your CV or a cover note - we won’t read them. For part one, make it creative, fun and memorable, and try not to reuse something that you made for your dissertation or GCSE art project (cos we will know if you do!) Simple but well executed ideas can be amazing.