Posts Tagged ‘director’

Managing Director (Director),£100k plus bonus, equity, pension (package £130k) , J565

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Our client is a privately-owned, London-based full service digital agency, established in 2001 specialising in delivering high quality digital strategy and user-experience-led digital solutions, who are looking for a Managing Director to join them and become an integral part of their business.

They are an ambitious company that has emerged strongly from the recession and is now striving for significant growth over the next few years. In order to achieve this they are looking to strengthen their leadership with the appointment of a new Managing Director.

Our client has a genuine passion for digital communications, and in particular the web. Their team is a coming together of experts in their field, be that digital strategy, user experience, visual design or web development. They are absolutely looking for an MD who has a strong background in and passion for Digital.

Key responsibilities:

  • Set the strategy and lead the drive to achieve the agency’s commercial goals, in association with the CEO
  • Lead and manage the agency’s operational capability, including their growing strategic consultancy offering
  • Drive excellence across teams and disciplines to deliver real value to clients’ digital projects
  • Review and develop the agency’s resources, knowledge and skills across all disciplines
  • Play a key role in leading business growth and client relationship management alongside the CEO and other senior colleagues.

Background:

  • They are seeking an individual of the highest calibre, preferably from an agency background, with a demonstrable and extensive track record in delivering world-class digital thinking and solutions.
  • You will have considerable experience working at both strategic and operational levels
  • You will be an outstanding communicator with the commercial expertise and gravitas to lead and inspire in a fast-moving, complex environment
  • You will possess a deep understanding of the UK’s digital industry and be well connected within the industry
  • An acute awareness of how clients can best utilise the power of digital to deliver real business value is critical to the role

If this sounds of interest and come with commercial and operational background please do send your details to Rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk

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Digital Programme Director – £80k – 130k- London- J523

Friday, July 16th, 2010

The Programme Director is the senior representative responsible for the Programme. They are the client side representative who acts as a single focal point of contact with the Project Managers for the day-to-day management and interests of the Program.  The PD is responsible for ensuring that the desired Programme objectives are delivered.  The person in this role must have adequate knowledge and information about the business and the Programme to be able to make informed decisions.

It’s a very interesting role. Hugely exciting client.  It’s a world renowned client and the site will feature elements of social interaction, gaming, e-commerce and it is a huge creative project with some amazing design elements.  It is the largest client they have ever had and the Programme Director will be the senior Stakeholder working closely with their Chief Exec and Board and with the client directly.  It needs someone with sufficient gravitas to work at senior level and take accountability on the delivery of the programme. 

If you are Programme Director level and looking for your next opportunity please let me know.  Salary range is £80k – £130k.  Freelance is also an option in the short term.

Contact:  Rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk

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Account Director, £45K, London, Permanent, J465

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

As Account Director of this award winning global PR agency you will be expected to support the Head of Digital in winning new business by supporting pitch’s, whilst also being very hands-on with the day-to-day work and client management. As Account Director you will need to be fairly autonomous, a self starter, extremely knowledgeable about the social media/digital PR space whilst having the confidence to sell ideas to fairly senior clients and act as a point person across a variety of accounts. The role would also require help with internal training, mentoring of the two junior members of the team as well as assisting with the development of the digital offering.

Background

A proven track record in digital PR/social media is paramount along with proven client handling skills and experience. As Account Director you will need to understand the difference between advertising and PR, with proven experience managing client expectations and managing more complex stakeholder relationships. 

We are offering circa £45k if you can demonstrate the above skills and background.  If you are looking for an opportunity to take the lead with some key accounts and get involved in all aspects of a growing digital business giving you a lot of autonomy please do send your details through.  Also if you demonstrate the above skills please email Rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk.

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Interactive Creative Director, London, £65-75k dependant on experience. ref J372

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

A leading financial organisation is  looking for an exceptional interactive Creative Director to join their in-house design and user experience team. You will be responsible for managing and overseeing a team of visual designers in conceptualising and crafting a piece of complex web software.

 As an individual you must have deep understanding of a user centred design process with the ability to create outstanding work within a digital environment. You must be a passionate individual with excellent presentations skills and proven success in selling and promoting your designs to internal colleagues and stakeholders. It is essential you have demonstrable experience of building and managing successful teams creating a cohesive and collaborative working environment. You should also have a strategic approach as this role will involve defining an internal design process.

 To apply for this position you must have an accomplished portfolio demonstrating a high level of competency in user interface design with visuals that are clean and refined. Any experience within application design is hugely advantageous and a portfolio of blue chip clients and experience of working within an agency or  corporate environment is essential.

 For more information on this role please send your CV, portfolio and salary expectations to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk or 020 3326 0567

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Creative Director, Central London, Competitive salary dependant on experience (ref J330)

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Our client is an award-winning and fast-growing integrated digital agency with an established client base of well known brands.  An opportunity has arisen for a Digital Creative Director to lead and expand the creative strand of the business which will involve a mixture of on-line campaign led work supporting existing business and web design and build projects for clients who have bought into the creative offering. Current client base features household names in the utilities, travel and insurance sectors amongst others and the new business pipeline is very strong. This role requires a commercially focussed, results driven CD who has proven leadership skills with the ability to manage, grow and mentor a team. You will be responsible for overseeing all of the agency’s creative work and will be the design authority within the organisation and must inspire clients, peers and colleagues, bringing drive and ambition to take the agency forward to new heights.

As an individual you should have excellent client liaison skills with proven pitching experience. A digital or media agency background is also essential as is a strong portfolio of consumer led digital creative work.

 If this sounds like you and you would like to hear more please email your CV and portfolio to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk, or call 020 3326 0567

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Director of Digital (ref J185)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Our client is one of the world’s leading communications agencies, who are well advanced in their approach to integrated communications, are looking for a Director of Digital to lead their digital offering in the UK and Europe. 

The digital team provides full service digital media solutions to support integrated communications and marketing programmes for a broad range of global clients.  The digital output includes everything from full service creative services, content production, innovative technical and application development, supporting programmes such as online editorial outreach, social media management, search marketing and optimization, mobile marketing and word of mouth campaigns.

As Director of Digital you will lead the output of this broad range of digital work with a key aim of continuing the growth of digital across their corporate client base.  As Director of Digital you will be responsible for managing and developing the London Digital offering, providing support to the EMEA region and working as part of the global virtual team of digital expertise to share best practice and work undertaken on client activities.  The client base is fortune 500 corporations, major government agencies, trade associations and a variety of house-hold name consumer brands.

Responsibilities are broad in this role involving everything from – digital consultancy with clients and leading business development effort for digital,  being the primary digital contact for digital initiatives in-house, through to participation of strategy and creative sessions contributing digital/interactive/new media ideas, managing internal digital projects and overseeing a team of 10 digital and creative strategists, as well as supporting and advising traditional account staff in all things digital.  You need to wear many hats, we are looking for a real entrepreneurial spirit here.

To achieve the above we are looking for the following knowledge, skills and experience.

• Minimum of 8 years of interactive experience working with clients and developing business within a corporate environment, Internet professional services firm, PR agency, or advertising/marketing agency.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with proven track record managing staff and budgets, with excellent skills at both talent development and retention and business management.
• Experience leading teams through Web site development, online applications and digital outbound communications.
• Consulting capabilities to translate client business requirements into digital communications strategies and applications.
• Ability to develop and implement a digital project management methodology.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/accounts, manage staff and client relationships and deliver results.
• Solid knowledge of digital, interactive and mobile marketing communications strategy, analytics and user behaviour.
• Working knowledge of digital technologies such as database design, scripting languages, and development environments.
• Working knowledge of usability and generally accepted digital user interface guidelines and best practices.
• Proven track record of excellent client counseling, including strategic thinking, verbal and writing skills.

Our client will offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to reflect the level of responsibility.  This is a senior role with lots of reward and interesting challenges,  a really interesting opportunity for a leading digital expert. 

If you demonstrate the above please email your CV to Rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk

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Director of Social Media £60k – £65k

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Our client is an integrated agency with a growing focus on social media.  They are looking to hire a Director of social media  to formalize, enhance and broaden their Social Media offering.

Our client has a good track record of integrating social media into their clients’ campaigns. However, they want to boost this to become a leading social media marketing agency as part of their offering.  A great opportunity for a Senior Project Manager or Account Director with a strong commercial background in Social Media to formalize their experience as the leader of a social media team. 

As Director of Social Media you will work alongside the Senior Management Team (MD, Commercial Director and Client Services Director). You will be happy to take a strategic view as well as get your hands dirty with the implementation, refine our clients social media division’s offering/’sell’ and be pro-active and innovative in taking this out to market to win new clients. You will have a keen eye for the bottom line and work with the senior management team to ensure profitability on campaigns and for this division as a whole.

As this part of our client’s offering grows, so will your team and your remuneration and rewards.

Background Experience

  • You will: be passionate about social media on a personal level and make use of all common and less common forms of social media; either blog yourself and/or subscribe to key technology and other related blogs; have a strong network of relevant contacts in the social media space, enabling you to keep abreast of the latest developments and trends in this area.
  • You will be able to think strategically about the best social media solution for clients, sell this convincingly to clients and be both adept and comfortable at presenting to clients at a senior level.
  • You should have examples of highly successful campaigns you have run previously with clear results against client KPIs. Ideally, you will be able to showcase award winning campaigns in this space in which you’ve had an instrumental role.
  • You are likely to be highly ambitious and eager to demonstrate your superior knowledge in this area.

 If you can demonstrate the above experience in a commercial environment please email your CV to Rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk

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Very Stylish Creative Director, £70 to £80K (ref j63)

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

My client, a very cool agency who deal with luxury products are looking for a key hire. My client, based in Shoreditch with 40 people currently are seeking a Creative Director to work with amazing designers directing them on brand management and the look and feel of interfaces in the consumer electronics, mobile and automotive space. You will report the director of user interfaces and be key in the strategic engagement with existing clients. You will have experience of creatively leading multiple user interface projects, support and stimulate design teams and actively growing the design team. You will be an effective communicator – able to hand hold clients at board level and support business development and client liaison. You need to have a finished portfolio showing a decade worth of flair within user interface and industrial design, specifically demonstrating capabilities in web and product interfaces. In return you will work on beautiful projects, creating compelling and impactful work.

Drop me a mail with your CV and folio – and we can talk in more detail.

Be Kaler Blake 079587 20975 / be@wearefutureheads.co.uk

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