Yes - agencies hire inexperienced people all the time. Junior roles are the economic engine of the agency model: clients are billed for account executives and assistants who are, by definition, early-career. What agencies do not hire is unproven people. The distinction matters.
Why agencies need juniors
Agency work runs on volume: campaigns to build, reports to assemble, content to draft, accounts to monitor. That workload is structurally junior-shaped, and agencies expect to train for it. Turnover is also high, so hiring happens constantly.
What "no experience" candidates must show instead
Agencies interview for trainability and evidence of genuine interest. Three things consistently work: a small portfolio of self-initiated projects (even unpaid ones - see how to build one from scratch); working familiarity with the tools the agency bills for, especially ads platforms and analytics; and the ability to talk about why a campaign worked, not just that you ran it. Speed matters too - agencies value people who produce quickly, which is where demonstrated AI fluency now earns real credit.
The shortcut agencies respect
A placement inside a real organisation converts you from "no experience" to "some experience with a reference" - the single biggest jump in employability a beginner can make. That is exactly what digital marketing training with internship experience delivers, and what the guaranteed 12-week placement on Digital Marketing in Practice is for: agency-style work - social accounts, Meta and Google Ads, reporting, client communication - done for real before you apply anywhere.
The bottom line
Agencies are one of the friendliest doors into marketing for beginners - but they open it for candidates carrying proof. Build a small body of work, learn the billable tools, get real experience under your belt, and "no experience" stops being an accurate description of you.