Ignite Coordinator Trainee

HEY YOU! YES, YOU. 

Are you passionate, driven, and looking for an interactive, supportive, ACTUALLY educational, entry-level job experience? Are you hungry to learn what it takes to maintain the #1 global experiential marketing agency in the world?

Fantastic. We’ve been looking for you.

The Ignite@GPJ Training Program is an entry-level, train-to-hire job opportunity focused on immersive, hands-on experiences. Gain invaluable insight from industry professionals who offer dedicated training and support to prepare you for future roles and opportunities. If you’re an open-minded and motivated team player looking for your next starting line, this short-term, full-time job in the experiential marketing industry was meant to find you.

What WE Bring to the Table

The Ignite@GPJ Program is invested in helping you advance your career in Experiential Marketing. You’ll have access to:

• Opportunities to contribute to client work
• A supportive and inclusive work environment
• A mentor in your designated department
• Peer connections with your fellow Ignitors
• Dedicated communication channels with your support and peers
• Regular 1:1 meetings with leadership

We provide masterclass experiential skill-building thanks to our targeted curriculum, detailed onboarding, software training, regular lunch-and-learn training sessions, and business skill development.

What YOU Bring to the Table

Skills that guide our Ignite Coordinators towards success include:

• Ability to work both independently and within a team framework
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Effective communication and organizational skills
• Ability to be proactive, maintain a positive attitude, and provide excellent customer service capabilities
• Willingness to navigate ambiguous tasks, find appropriate solutions, and seek help/advice where appropriate
• Authorization to work in the US

We welcome recent graduates, seniors with a final internship requirement, people returning to the workforce, and individuals looking for a career change. If you’re looking to embark on your journey in experiential marketing, GPJ is the place!

Work You Get to Do

We utilize our Ignite Coordinators to support task-based work on our programs while developing your overall skills & capabilities. You will be part of teams executing experiential marketing programs and may work on various tasks or projects throughout our teams. We aim to match your interests and location preferences to the work we have available, but a perfect match is not always guaranteed.

And Where You’ll Get to Do It

These positions are located near one of our US Offices* (San Francisco, Austin, Nashville, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, or Boston), depending on the position.  Participants should expect to be in the office 2 days each week. The position pays $20-$22 per hour.

*We do not provide relocation assistance or housing stipends. 

What You Need to Know for Next Steps

• The Ignite Program runs from July 6 to December 10, 2027 with a commitment to a full 40-hour work week (except holidays!).
• You must be available to work the entire program duration. We do not accept late-start/early-end participants. 
• For the 2027 program, we will begin interviews in late January 2027, with selections made by April 2027. Please submit your application, including your office location preference*, to express your interest, and we will connect in January once we start the interview process.
  • *There is no relocation stipend, so please select a location that makes sense for your personal situation.
  • Please use a personal email address. University-affiliated emails may block emails from our system.

Who We Are

GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies. 

You read that “employee-owned” part, right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more “accruing” time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), and our low contribution healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let’s talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later.

GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.