Junior Associate – Advisory
Summary
A pioneering role for someone who wants to be at the cutting edge of AI-enabled consulting. You'll join Collingwood's Advisory team as the engine room of client delivery — orchestrating AI agents and automated workflows to drive better, faster outcomes for ambitious media and information businesses.
The opportunity
Collingwood is evolving. As we build our professional services delivery model, we’re creating a new kind of analyst role — one designed from the ground up for the AI-first era.
This isn’t a job where you spend your days on manual data pulls and formatting slides. You’ll deploy and manage AI tools to do the heavy lifting, freeing you to focus on what matters: synthesising insight, shaping client thinking, and helping founder-led businesses grow faster.
You’ll work directly with our Associate Advisers and Scaleup Directors on active client engagements — getting real exposure to strategic advisory work from day one.
What you’ll do
- Research and analysis: Use AI tools to gather, organise and synthesise data across industries and competitive landscapes. Turn raw information into clear, actionable insight that shapes our strategic recommendations.
- Deliverable support: Support the development of client-facing materials — slides, reports, models — using AI to generate strong first drafts and ensuring every output meets Collingwood’s quality bar.
- Engagement coordination: Keep complex, multi-stream client engagements running smoothly. Manage diaries, track tasks, and maintain project data across tools including HubSpot and Method Grid.
- AI mastery: Stay ahead of generative AI and automation trends. Identify new ways to increase the speed and quality of delivery — and bring those ideas to the team.
About you
You have 2–4 years of experience in a professional setting — consulting, media, or a high-growth startup would be ideal. More than experience, we’re looking for someone who is genuinely excited by what AI can do, and who has already started using it to solve real problems.
You should have hands-on experience with LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT) and automation tools (Zapier, Make, N8N). You’re analytically minded, comfortable in Excel or Google Sheets, and able to communicate clearly in writing and in person. You understand how to take complex information and make it simple.
You’ll thrive here if you’re a natural team player, quick to learn, and take real pride in the quality of your work.
What we offer
The chance to shape how a specialist advisory firm works in the AI era — not observe it from the outside. Genuine responsibility from day one, direct access to senior advisers, and a team that takes your development seriously.
About you
Essential
- 2–4 years of experience in a professional environment, ideally within consulting, media, or a high-growth startup.
- A “digital native” with a demonstrable passion for generative AI, prompt engineering, and workflow automation.
- AI proficiency: Experience using LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) and automation tools (e.g., Zapier, Make) to solve practical problems.
- Analytical mindset: Ability to perform quantitative analysis using Excel/Google Sheets and interpret data to find the “so what.”
- Tech literacy: Highly proficient with productivity software (Microsoft Office, Trello, Miro) and presentation tools (PowerPoint, Canva).
- Clear communication: Excellent written and oral communication, able to synthesise complex information into simple, clear updates.
Attributes
- Collaborative spirit: A “team player” mindset, ready to support senior colleagues and manage multiple tasks concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
- Integrity: Able to operate with professionalism and handle sensitive client data with total discretion.