Archive for November, 2009
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Our client is genuinely one of the most respected agencies in the UK who are seeking a Snr PM starting ASAP to work with one of their most high profile and long standing clients. The work will be very varied and the role will involve a lot of autonomy. You will have the chance to work on a multi strand and complex campaign, our client leading the strategy and digital work.
Essential skills are:
A depth and Breadth of digital project management experience
We are looking for a minimum of five years PM experience
Experience overseeing a number of complex campaigns with various strands, working with multiple agencies
Broader experience in social media also very useful
Agency experience a must
Button down project management approach essential
If you are free within the next fortnight and can demonstrate the above please email Rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk
Tags: contract, digital, freelance, futureheads recruitment, project manager, rachel murray, Senior Project Manager
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Our client is an award winning digital agency who have just won a really exciting account who are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the account. An ideal opportunity for a Senior Project Manager who wants complete autonomy and is looking to move into a Project Direct role in the future.
Our client has recently been awarded a new account, Digital will be central to their future business strategy. Our client will be developing a digital strategy for their client and moving quickly into multiple delivery projects to realise that strategy. So as Senior Project Manager this is a great opportunity to join a new account and take ownership of it. There is also the potential to move into a Project Director role in the future as the account grows.
The successful Senior Project Manager will be the lead project manager on the account and should look to identify potential delivery synergies.
In the early stages of the account the Senior Project Manager will be delivering multiple, transactional websites so experience of this kind is essential. There will also be a number of other projects in-progress at the same time, potentially including email, mobile and microsite projects. These projects will be at different stages of development and release, so the successful Senior Project Manager must have experience of working on concurrent projects with multiple stakeholders.
Close management of all projects is essential. The Project Manager will be expected to identify dependencies and risks and propose appropriate mitigation strategies. They must be in control of project finances and timelines at all times as well as ensure scope of work and change management is adhered to.
Essential Skills
- Digital experience on creative accounts / at a creatively focused agency
- Experience of managing Project Managers great but not essential
- Experience of managing multiple projects concurrently
- Delivery of large websites (transactional site delivery ideal)
- Be comfortable presenting to and conversing with clients at various levels
- Experience of working in Financial Services or in a heavily regulated, highly secure technology environment
please email rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk
Tags: digital, digital agency, digital project mangement, futureheads recruitment, Permanent, project manager, rachel murray, Senior Project Manager
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Tags: be kaler blake, branding, charlie hoult, futureheads recruitment, gill arnold, information architecture, interaction design, new media age, rachel murray, salary survey, user centred design, User Experience consultant, user experience design, user experience directory, user interface, UX
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
My client is a top digital design and branding agency based in London and they are looking for a Research Manager to work across their very high profile clients for 6-12 months (This role is likely to become permanent) You will work with a really sociable team based in West London. You will be responsible for a range of primary and secondary research, stakeholder engagement and planning activities. This is a client facing role and requires a strong and confident communicator. The role is required to both support the delivery of digital projects to our clients, and input into the strategic direction of the business through research and analysis. You will have 3-5 years of running similar research within a digital or user centred design agency – focusing on digital projects
Be Kaler Blake
0207 420 3539
be@wearefutureheads.co.uk
Tags: be kaler blake, digital, Digital and Branding Agency, futureheads recruitment, information architecture, interaction design, research, Research Manager, user centred design, user experience
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Life’s a beach!
My client, a big agency based in Dorset are looking to grow the user experience team further. You will work closely with the head of User Experience and the design and technology teams to ensure that existing client needs are met and fulfilled and also offer new and innovative solutions to new clients. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to carry our all aspects of user research – stakeholder and client workshops, user research – planning the strategy and budget for this. You will work on all aspects of documentation across a variety of clients in broadcast, government, finance and retail. You will have a relevant degree and have some exposure to a digital or user centred design agency running projects and presenting new ideas. This agency go home at 6pm – and you can head to the beach for fish and chips at lunchtime if you like. They also have good benefits and a great team to work with.
Contact me if you would be interested in this opportunity.
Be Kaler Blake
0207 420 3539
be@wearefutureheads.co.uk
Tags: be kaler blake, futurheads recruitment, information architecture, interaction design, Media agency, Permanent, user centred design, user experience, User Experience Consultants, user research
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Experience Architects, London and Gloucester – £30 to 40K
Client is a business consulting firm based in Central London, you will work with large scale projects and ensure that a business and user centred design process is adopted throughout the production process. You need to be an excellent communicator and you will often be asked to work on client site so you can absorb the requirements gathering process and ensure that you can be the guardian of these through design and development phase. Its essential that you have demonstrable skills in development of information architectures, wireframes, usability testing, competitor benchmarking, accessibility compliance, user profiling and user research. My client would love to meet someone who has additional skills in search, social media, mobile and content audits.
Be Kaler Blake
0207 420 3539
be@wearefutureheads.co.uk
Tags: be kaler blake, business consulting, Experience Architects, futureheads recruitment, information architecture, interaction design, Permanent, user centred design, user experience
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
User Experience and Web Designer – £45K to work in an exciting client side environment.
Do you have really strong interface design skills with an appreciation for form, structure and rich content? Are you an evangelist for the implementation of best practise user experience? This company is buzzing with excitement and success to date, and is looking for an additional member to help take this product and new streams of work to the next level. You will be a creative designer with Photoshop, Illustrator and be able to produce lo-fi sketches, wireframes and full blown designs and assets. You will be excited to help shape brand values and work as a design consultant to external agencies where necessary.
This is a cool product suite – B2B but mainly B2C, you will largely work with retailers improving customer engagement. I loved the company, they are honest, friendly, smart and fun. I need you to have a few years experience working in the digital arena for a web company or agency, producing large content driven websites. I want you to demonstrate that you can turn complex information into beautiful and usable design.
Holler me at my new business, or check out the embryonic stages of our website at www.wearefutureheads.co.uk – your feedback would be welcome.
Be Kaler Blake
0207 420 3539
be@wearefutureheads.co.uk
Tags: b2b, b2c, be kaler blake, creative designer, futureheads recruitment, information architecture, interaction design, Permanent, user centred design, user experience, ux practitioner, web designer
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
A leading, full service brand led digital agency is looking to enhance the user experience offering in the London office. They are a faced paced agency, with demanding clients, they are often working to tight deadlines and delivering multiple and diverse projects. User experience is a key part of the growth strategy so this hire is really important – if the company grows in the planned way, this would become a separate division. You will be the internal evangelist for all things user experience and manage the contractors and suppliers as appropriate. You will be a core member of the management team and be on the front line, advising clients on solutions and pitching for new business. Of course this is a hands on role – research, design testing. I can tell you lots more about this role, but I’d love to talk to you and give you a full-on brief.
Let me know if you would like that.
Be Kaler Blake
0207 420 3539
be@wearefutureheads.co.uk
Tags: be kaler blake, design testing, futureheads recruitment, Head of User Experience, Media agency, Permanent, research, user experience, User Experience consultant
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