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We have a great opportunity for an experienced Performance Marketing Executive to join our friendly team at Oak Furnitureland. This is a hybrid role with 2 days in our Swindon head office (Tuesday and Thursday) and 3 days from home.

The Performance Marketing Executive will support the Performance Marketing Manager in planning, creating and co-ordinating best in class digital activity for Paid Search and Shopping, Paid Social Media, Display/YouTube and Affiliates in line with our digital marketing strategy.

As the Performance Marketing Executive, you’ll be responsible for daily reporting, recommending channel optimisations, producing internal documentation and updates, as well as leading the creative side of Paid Social and YouTube activity, and taking ownership of the affiliate programme.

The role would suit an ambitious individual with excellent attention to detail, who can work to strict deadlines and has great communication skills. This role is perfect for someone who wants to make a real impact and enjoys a fast-paced retail environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead on the creative for Paid Social and YouTube alongside our creative agency and internal design team, ensuring it is in line with the strategic plan and delivers consistency across all marketing channels. Including producing creative/design briefs, writing copy, and updating both our internal and agency plans accordingly.
• Track and report on spend and KPIs, reviewing performance and making optimisation recommendations as required.
• Creating monthly budget reports and ensuring budget pacing from our agency aligns with the plan.
• Manage the YouTube content for the team, including uploading new videos, and making sure brand videos are up to date and viewable.
• Work with our CRM team and agency to develop our audiences, looking for opportunities to drive performance improvements as well as keeping the audience lists up to date in the various platforms.
• Produce regular updates for the business on our performance marketing activity, including making the data and updates easily understood by those with different areas of expertise.
• Take ownership of the affiliate programme.

Essential Skills:

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• Experience managing Paid Search campaigns, including Google Ads or Microsoft Ads.
• Experience in at least one of the following: Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Facebook Ads Manager and Pinterest Ads Manager
• Google Analytics (GA360 or GA4)
• Analytical with strong Excel skills
• Solid understanding of digital marketing concepts and best practices
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, including being confident presenting to the wider marketing team
• Attention to detail and organisational skills

Preferred additional skills / experience:

• Retail / Ecommerce background
• Experience in other Performance Marketing channels
• SA360 (From a client perspective running reports and viewing the account)
• GA4 (including having completed GA4 training)
• Experience using Pmax campaigns
• Having used Google Merchant Center

Benefits:

• Employee discount: amazing discounts available on all Oak Furnitureland products after successful completion of probation
• Life assurance: free cover of a minimum of two times your annual salary up to the age of 65
• 25 days holiday per year
• Birthday: an additional day off for you to celebrate your birthday
• Hybrid working available
• Pension: 4% employee contribution matched by the company
• Employee Assistance Programme: gives all employees access to both telephone and face-to-face counselling services
• My Rewards Programme: offers discounts on everything from restaurants and supermarkets, to entertainment and holidays
• Free on-site parking

Oak Furnitureland

ABOUT US

STV is Scotland’s home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand.  STV’s broadcast channel reaches 3 million viewers each month, while STV Player, the UK’s fastest-growing broadcaster streaming service, is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes. Multi-genre production company STV Studios – one of the UK’s leading content businesses – has an impressive track-record of success across a wide range of broadcasters, with recent productions including Screw; Murder Island; Catchphrase; Antiques Road Trip; Yorkshire Auction House; My Family Farm Rescue and Landmark.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Marketing Executive to join our Marketing team on a 9-month fixed-term contract basis to cover a period of maternity leave. The Senior Marketing Executive will work across all areas of the business playing an important role in supporting the business achieve its KPI’s. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable depth of experience in a marketing role delivering creative, results-driven multiplatform marketing campaigns in a fast-paced environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning and co-ordinating multi-platform marketing campaigns based on business priorities including briefing, development, execution, and post-campaign analysis.
• Manage and co-ordinate the STV Children’s Appeal Marketing strategy.
• Manage and co-ordinate STV award submissions strategy.
• Establishing strong relationships across the business and externally with agencies/ partners organisations.
• Co-ordinate and assist with other brand/content projects as required.
• Assist in any other aspect of the work of the company as reasonably required.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 2-3 years’ experience working in a similar role, preferably within a media environment.
• Evidence of understanding and implementing marketing principles and techniques.
• Proven experience of delivering Marketing campaigns across a variety of platforms.
• Strong analytical skills and high level of accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and working to tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A positive and pro-active approach to problem solving and good time-management are essential.
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in all MS Office applications.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve commercial objectives.
• A passion for marketing, content, brand and customer engagement.

JOIN US

If you have a demonstrable track record of delivery in a related role, we would love to hear from you. 

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected] by 22 March 2023. Early applications are encouraged. Previous applicants need not apply.

STV Group plc is an equal opportunities employer committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in our industry, so we are keen to hear from ethnically diverse talent and people that identify as disabled, deaf and/or neurodivergent. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.  

Please let us know if you have any access requirements to support your application by emailing [email protected].

STV Group plc

Senior Community and Social Media Manager – Freelance/Contract

Role Summary:

This is a exciting opportunity to establish the foundations and principles for a luxury womenswear brand’s Community and Social Media strategy. We are seeking a strategically minded Community and Social Media Senior Manager for a newly created role.

The brand has an authentic and unique story to tell, and is seeking a community and social media visionary to deliver this new chapter digitally. We are seeking a candidate who is passionate about crafting compelling storytelling across different social platforms in a way that resonates and engages with our consumer.

By combining big-picture thinking with an analytic mindset and exceptional taste, you will champion and showcase meaningful stories, digital experiences and memorable conversations with our audience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Global platform expertise, strong strategic and technical understanding of existing and emerging global social platforms across all markets
• You will provide strategic direction on all things social for the business, and share best in class approaches in this pivotal marketing function, bringing to life our rich story across the social platforms including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, WeChat, Weibo, TikTok
• Track experience in building and leading top performing social media brands and teams, and thrive in establishing new thinking and approaches to deliver business growth and brand equity.
• Strategy support: work with marketing and comms teams to advance and refine social strategies for specific campaigns, launches and projects across key brand and product marketing campaigns.
• Project execution & optimization: drive implementation, localization and optimization of campaigns and seasonal projects.
• Global brand representation: exemplify brand values and messages across all social activations by demonstrating a considered and sophisticated understanding of the brand and contemporary fashion retail markets.
• Working closely with other teams to encourage the use of social media to optimize and improve their current activity.
• Responsible for concept and drive shared brand, product and social specific campaigns, while prioritizing interesting and innovative executions.

The Ideal Candidate :

• Creative thinker who can brainstorm and articulate innovative concepts, content, and strategies suitable for a luxury brand.
• A strategic thinker who can work with leaders to develop best-in-class ideas, while easily pivoting to oversee detail-oriented tactical execution and realization.
• Successful candidates will have a can-do approach, agility to move quickly, a desire to create with collaboration at its heart; and a network of creative industry partners to aid the delivery of memorable work.
• Extensive knowledge of global social media channels, management platforms and analytics tools, whilst keeping abreast of developments in tech and culture are fundamental for consideration.
• A proven track record of supporting or leading delivery in this capacity, and producing measurable ROI beyond impressions.
• This role requires an ability to work seamlessly across multiple levels, demonstrating flexibility in working simultaneously across global and local projects that span various cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of local social and marketing landscapes as well as a good understanding of the wider operations of a retail business.
• Deep understanding of social analytics with an emphasis on social sentiment and content performance

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience within social media management
• Some experience with a major fashion brand (agency experience acceptable)
• Experience managing social communities and influencer programs.
• Experience of implementing bespoke platforms strategies by leading multiple publishing teams within a global structure
• Live event experience interacting with models and celebrities.
• Exhibits an innate passion for fashion, pop culture, new technology and entertainment industry
• Organized, detail oriented, deadline driven with an ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment
• Experience of working with in-house with creative delivery team and/or collaborating with external partners on innovative projects
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Must have active accounts across key social media networks

Confidential

Bethesda Softworks, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, is a worldwide publisher of interactive entertainment software. Titles featured under the Bethesda label include such blockbuster franchises as The Elder Scrolls®, DOOM®, QUAKE®, Fallout®, Wolfenstein®, Dishonored®, The Evil Within™, Prey® and RAGE®.

The EU Brand Manager will work closely with Global Brand Managers and product development to make sure the Company’s products meet and exceed consumer expectations, are commercially viable, achieve profitability and ROI goals, are well positioned in the marketplace, have a strategic marketing plan, and are brought to international markets successfully and managed throughout their lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop brand strategies into brand plans, brand positioning, and go to market strategies taking into consideration EU cultural differences, to drive 365-Day success & support on assigned products. This includes ensuring Cross-functional/team (CFX) alignment and support around product roadmap to hit and exceed assigned commercial targets; consulting with territory marketing teams, and management and working directly with members of Global Brand Management, product development, legal, finance, community, PR, sales and marketing in strategic planning, creative execution, and media planning.
• Provide quantitative/qualitative CFX updates & reports for key beats on the assigned product(s). Working with other teams and analysing data to provide insight into performance & learnings/recommendations that can be considered and applied going forward to enable the product to exceed revenue and player goals.
• Conduct and analyse market research data to define product positioning, as well as monitor competitive activity and identify consumer needs – all with the goal of providing recommendations for improvement on your assigned product.
• Take ownership of the Big Idea & Local Marketing Plan (LMP) process, working with the EU Head of Brand to ensure alignment and necessary approvals are gathered.
• Identify & pitch potential strategic partnerships or commercial opportunities that can drive incremental revenue or additional KPI-based benefits to the product.
• Working with Paid Media Team & EU Head of Brand, propose, devise, and implement paid media strategies to support & enhance the full product lifecycle and continue our ambition of longer-term planning.
• Identify opportunities to propose new assets to promote assigned product(s) – paid media banners, videos, cutdowns, new trailers, etc. – and provide feedback during the global production process of existing planned assets.
• Manage the development of product assets (trailers, demos, screenshots, etc.), including the production of versions required across EU territories to support all game beats. Ensure that assets are translated into the constitutive elements of the product, such as the universe, characters, and actions.
• Involvement in budget management / reporting for the assigned product. Managing Marketing/Creative budget allocations & Quarterly forecasts effectively, with maximum impact, and ensuring all approvals are sought and obtained.
• Deliver well communicated game presentations at PR and corporate events, alongside presentations to internal stakeholders at all levels & agencies.
• Propose and take on additional strategy / business-insight projects (e.g., deeper BI projects, commercial cases, CFX strategic initiatives) as delegated and approved by the EU Head of Brand.
• Ad Hoc tasks/projects as assigned by the EU Head of Brand.

Qualifications

• Prior demonstration of project management (i.e., ownership of a marketing campaign working with other cross-functional teams) is preferred.
• Prior experience in data analysis for marketing campaign impact and/or performance trends on a product is preferred.
• Prior experience with MMO/RPG gaming products is preferred.
• Able to engage in professional conversations across different departments and stakeholder levels.
• Confidence to deliver presentations to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Good awareness of cross-cultural differences and matrix company structures.
• Ability to think independently, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Solution-orientated mindset and can-do attitude.
• A passion for gaming.

ZeniMax Europe

Social Assistant, Woo

1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Office Location: Hoxton, London

Closing Date: 21st March 2023

Salary: Up to 25K

ABOUT WOO

Woo is a first-of-its-kind, feelgood media platform and marketplace, on a mission to turn generation anxious into generation zen. Brought to you by ITV, we make wellness discoverable, aspirational and culturally relevant – through the lens of entertainment, products and storytelling.

We engage our audience with their passion points – music, fashion, activism and culture – all through a wellness lens. We take unconventional practices that are designed to improve the human experience, align them with cultural icons and deliver them in a way that feels desirable and relatable. Documentaries, reality series, endorphin-releasing videos, audio and beyond.

THE ROLE

• Pitch and create social content that grows our audience and engagement
• Support our social team on meeting audience goals across platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter)
• Use social publishing tools to support the scheduling and posting of social content across all active channels
• Support programming across all active accounts daily, source and licence trending viral video and meme content
• Write engaging social copy that aligns with Woo’s tone of voice and brand values
• Work with the Senior Social Media Manager and Social Producers to create image and video content to a schedule
• Collaborate with internal teams to distribute our original video and editorial content across social channels
• Work with in-house designers to create platform-specific assets (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat) that drive conversations around editorial themes
• Use knowledge of social platforms and youth culture to spot the latest trends and future proof Woo’s social content.
• Ideate around new tools (Stories, Live, TikTok, Reels etc.) and test in innovative ways
• Willing to shoot face to camera videos and a confident content creator is a bonus!

MINIMUM CRITERIA

• Minimum 1-2 years of social media experience at an agency, publisher or related media business
• High proficiency and understanding of G-Suite and social scheduling tools such as Later
• Experience in the following areas: content creation, strong copywriting and video editing

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people and as a Disability Confident Leader if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee you’ll get to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

KEY CRITERIA

• Ability to demonstrate a native understanding of social media
• Excellent Communication Skills – high aptitude for managing expectations
• Solutions Oriented – propensity to solve matters rather than dwell on the problem at hand
• Authenticity, Integrity & Resiliency – takes pride and accountability for the work and possesses the ability to defend the work recommended
• Informed – curious and interested in media industry news and literature
• Collaborative – happy to and willing to work with others to create the best result

We’re happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application & selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything… our email is [email protected].

Find out more about our benefits https://www.itvjobs.com/why-join-us/benefits/

We want to be the most flexible employer in Media. We offer Smart working and we will support you and provide you the right environment and work/ life balance

We reach millions of people everyday, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We have various networks who celebrate and support our colleagues. We try to embed an inclusive mindset in everything we do.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Woo (planetwoo.co)

ABOUT US

The DPO Centre is a data protection compliance consultancy formed in the UK in 2017. We provide outsourced Data Protection Officers, privacy consultancy services and GDPR representation to over 700 organisations globally. The DPO Centre group consists of The DPO Centre Ltd in the UK, The DPO Centre Europe Ltd in Dublin and The DPO Center B.V in The Netherlands, together with a network of representation offices throughout the 27 EU Member States.

OUR CULTURE

In support of our #OneTeam philosophy, our mission is “To inspire and develop one remarkable team, that delivers the extraordinary”. Contact with the other members of our team will be frequent, as are the opportunities for team social activities. This therefore not only fulfils our commitment to exchange knowledge, share experiences, improve our processes and constantly improve on the best practice framework employed with our clients, but also to ensure that our new recruits quickly become integral to our motivated, sociable, and connected team.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

We offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic, varied and challenging role, alongside a group of like-minded and motivated professionals, within a structured, organised and coordinated team.

As a learning organisation, we provide training, shadowing opportunities and personal development to all of our employees.

OUR PEOPLE

Within The DPO Centre family we have bakers, skaters, bike riders, avid readers, ultra-runners, budding photographers and keen travellers amongst others. Our team comes not only from the UK and The Netherlands, but from all corners of the world, including New Zealand, Argentina, Mauritius, Mexico and South Africa to name but a few. Please see for yourself on our team page.

COMPENSATION

• £28,000 – £30,000+ plus Benefits
• 10% bonus scheme (non-contractual)

BENEFITS

• Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave + Length of service accrual
• Wellbeing and electric vehicle schemes
• Personal development
• Additional information on our benefits

Further details on The DPO Centre and our existing team can be found at www.dpocentre.com

CANDIDATE PROFILE

First and foremost, The DPO Centre is a service business. We look only to recruit proactive, motivated, enthusiastic, customer driven, commercially aware team players, who can clearly demonstrate a passion for what they do and therefore offer an ideal fit with our core values and culture.

To support our continued growth, we require a Marketing Coordinator to support the accelerating growth of our marketing function, to create, implement and manage our activities and expenditure to continuously build our brand, promote The DPO Centre as a fantastic place to work, improve awareness of our services and generate high-quality leads.

You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, have the ability to prioritise your workload and to work in a structured manner. You will have a career history that demonstrates a talent for co-ordinating, implementing and managing B2B marketing campaigns across the various platforms and involving a range of 3rd party agencies. This role is based in our Ipswich office, with a balance of hybrid working.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performance monitoring and reporting for all digital marking channels
• WordPress content management
• LinkedIn and Google Ads campaign management and ABM
• CRM/HubSpot integration and lead tracking
• Target audience building using LinkedIn and ZoomInfo
• Email marketing, database management, tracking, analytics and optimisation
• Support marketing and communications initiatives for our conference, exhibition and entertainment activities
• Coordinate content creation to support our existing PR and communications workflows

General

• General marketing support
• Providing cover for other office staff roles during absence and holidays

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education and experience:

• A minimum 5+ years of marketing experience, ideally from a professional service related
• Ideally, an understanding of data protection and compliance regulation
• A marketing qualification, however, experience and practical knowledge is more valued than educational qualifications
• Experience working with

o HubSpot and ZoomInfo

o Social Media marketing, both organic and paid (LinkedIn, Twitter)

o SEO, PPC, Remarketing

o Google Tag Manager, GA4 and a general understanding of paid media

o WordPress content management (supported by web developer)

• Ability to target our Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs) and manage digital assets targeted at sectors and niche verticals

Personal

• An enthusiastic team player with a ‘Can Do’ approach and resilient attitude
• Confident, outgoing and highly organised, with drive, initiative and enthusiasm
• A willingness to learn, work hard, contribute to the team and develop new skills

Required Skills

• Excellent project management skills to juggle multiple active priorities
• Adaptability whilst staying calm in high pressure scenarios
• Strong emotional intelligence and the ability to demonstrate empathy
• Excellent IT skills: Full Microsoft Office suite
• Highly organised, structured and disciplined, with great attention to detail
• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Advantageous Skills

• Knowledge of the GDPR and UK Data Protection Regulations
• Experience working with ZoomInfo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
• Dutch or other European language skills

Career Progression

• Opportunities across the business, especially in Marketing, supported by your individual personal development plan

The DPO Centre Ltd

iProspect is a global, award-winning marketing agency that drives digital performance for many of the world’s largest brands.

The Technical SEO Manager will be joining a brilliant team of 10 Technical SEO specialists as an experienced team member, working with an enviable list of international clients and household brands.

What you will be doing

• Act as the Technical SEO lead on SEO accounts, guiding the technical strategy creation, timelines and delivery of recommendations
• • Thorough understanding of how Technical SEO impacts performance, and able to confidently talk through best practices and key areas including but not limited to: iProspect www.iProspect.com
• Oversee and lead the implementation of technical SEO recommendations as well as provide clients with consultancy throughout
• Supporting the SEO account teams, building the relationships with client stakeholders (across SEO and technical)
• Contribute to wider SEO strategy, tactics, reporting and meetings where relevant
• Contribute to new business pitches and our go to market strategy for SEO

The difference you’ll make

You will be responsible for working with the SEO account teams in planning and delivering Technical SEO strategies for various global clients, as well as helping to drive Technical SEO expertise across the wider SEO team.

What you’ll bring

• Excellent communications skills
• Strong understanding of Google Search Console, and other Google Tools such as Page Speed Insights, Lighthouse and Schema Testing Tool
• Hands-on experience with SEO crawling tools, in particular Screaming Frog and DeepCrawl
• Strong knowledge of Google Analytics or other analytics packages

It would also be nice for you to have

• International SEO and Hreflang

• Website Migrations

• Technical SEO Auditing

• SEO Processes and scaling them Globally.

• Googlebot Indexation and Rendering (Client vs Server Side)

• Core Web Vitals

• HTML, CSS and JavaScript (Top level understanding)

What else do you need to know

This is a permanent role. The team is based in our London, Manchester and Stafford offices but operates under flexible working arrangements.

About dentsu international

Part of dentsu Group, dentsu international is a network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Dentsu delivers people-focused solutions and services to drive better business and societal outcomes. This is delivered through five global leadership brands – Carat, dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms.

Dentsu international’s radically collaborative team of diverse creators unifies people, clients and capabilities through horizontal creativity to help clients create culture, change society, and invent the future.

Powered by 100% renewable energy, dentsu international operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 46,000 dedicated specialists, and partners with 95 of the top 100 global advertisers.

www.dentsu.com

About dentsu Group (dentsu)

Led by dentsu Group Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004), a pure holding company established on January 1, 2020, the dentsu Group encompasses two operational networks: dentsu japan network, which oversees dentsu’s agency operations in Japan, and dentsu international, its international business headquarters in London, which oversees dentsu’s agency operations outside of Japan.

With a strong presence in approximately 145 countries and regions across five continents and with 65,000 dedicated professionals, the dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric integrated communications, media and digital services through its five leadership brands—Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, dentsu Creative, and Merkle—as well as through dentsu Japan Network companies, including dentsu Inc., the world’s largest single brand agency with a history of innovation. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.

How we’ll reward you

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what we care about. So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

dentsu

We’re looking for a digital producer with at least 4 years of relevant experience to join the growing technology team at one of the UK’s best independent agencies.

Working as part of our passionate and talented creative technology team, you’ll drive a variety of digital projects from initial brief to successful completion. While project management is a crucial part of the role, you’ll also be playing creative and strategic roles, shaping each project and working with specialist team members to deliver work of which you can be truly proud.

Those projects will include websites and microsites of all types, mobile and embedded apps, interactive content and immersive experiences across a huge range of sectors – from public sector and social purpose clients to entertainment, healthcare and cultural institutions. They’ll be a mix of big names and challenger brands, but most importantly you’ll be helping them solve real problems and create campaigns and platforms that make a real difference.

An experienced and confident practitioner, you are a driven person who enjoys the opportunities that digital technologies can bring. You’ll bring a passion for developing products that people will love to use, a can-do attitude and an inquiring mind.

In return we’ll help you to grow, giving you an unbeatable variety of interesting projects for big name clients, room to learn new tools and techniques, and a friendly, supportive atmosphere to work in.

Apply for this role if you:

• Want to work in a team of experienced experts who leave their egos at the door and genuinely believe in collaboration
• Really care about the quality of the work you do, and can live up to the extremely high quality standards we set in all of our projects
• Believe that accessibility matters, and want to work somewhere where people make an effort to live up to industry best practice
• Think that successful project management is more about creative problem-solving and close collaboration with the experts around you than ticking boxes
• Want to work somewhere where your ideas are listened to and your expertise valued

Who we are

Four is an award-winning creative agency working for clients of all shapes and sizes in the UK and internationally.

Our Creative Technology unit, of which this role is part, combines Four’s existing digital business and two strategic acquisitions in 2021 and 2022 – Joi Polloi and Marmelo. In practice this means you get the security and support of a larger agency with the focus and friendliness of a small start-up.

We work with a huge range of clients, and every project is different. We’ve got a particularly impressive track record in the cultural sector (especially museums and heritage), broadcast and media, brands and retail, health, property, tourism and the public sector. Recently we’ve delivered sites, apps and interactive experiences for the Science Museum, BBC, Amazon, Channel 4, London’s West End, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the University of Sheffield.

We wear our ‘creative technologist’ badges with pride, helping our clients find the right mix of technologies and channels to tell their stories and achieve their goals. We engage people, transform organisations and elevate brands through unified digital experiences, bespoke platforms and innovative products.

Everyone has the freedom to flourish in their roles whilst allowing you to not just suggest, but to create change and better ways of thinking and doing things.

The day-to-day

Four operates a flexible working policy – you can work from home or wherever you like, unless you have face-to-face commitments such as client meetings and events, team meetings or training.

For this role we are interested in candidates whose home office would be in the UK: either Sheffield (where the majority of the current team is based), London or Cardiff.

We invest in our teams, building strong bonds while working in beautiful spaces in interesting locations, where we can collaborate to produce award-winning, innovative work.

The role

In this role, you’ll:

• Manage the brief, planning, delivery and maintenance of a range of digital products
• Bring together experts in UX, design, digital storytelling and technology and help them deliver work of the very highest quality
• Be a trusted partner for our clients, building exceptional relationships that lead to successful project delivery and new opportunities for future work
• Take a creative approach to briefing and specifying work, taking on a client’s ambition and making it your own
• Act as a champion for the product’s eventual users
• Keeping a careful eye on delivery and using project management techniques that match the shape and type of project to keep everything on track
• Contribute to learning sessions in the company, thought pieces to the blog and attending/speaking at events
• Get involved with new business proposals and pitches
• Contribute to overall strategy and standards for the agency

Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a minimum of four years relevant experience, preferably from an agency environment
• Be an expert collaborator; someone that clients and colleagues alike enjoy working with and trust to get the job done
• Have an understanding of the importance of UX in the development process and be actively involved in the sitemapping and wireframing processes.
• Understand the technical aspects of project delivery, able to work closely with developers and break projects into user stories and discrete tasks
• Have evidence of having solved production issues under their own initiative, knowing when to consult with technical and design experts within the team
• Be able to communicate ideas clearly with confidence with the rest of the project team and to clients.

Personality

• You have a great attitude, with a strong work ethic – keen to work outside your comfort zone and proud to never leave a job half done.
• You have a real interest in working as part of a team to contribute to a project’s wider concept, design and strategy, and live and breathe our values.
• You can give and receive feedback constructively, bringing energy and a solution-oriented approach to any situation
• You understand the measure of your work is the success of the project for the client, and this drives the commercial success and growth of the agency

Equal opportunities

We are proud of our diverse community at Four and are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world in which we live. We strive to improve our diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, especially those from minority and under-represented groups.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief. To the extent possible, we remove this information from CVs submitted to managers during the assessment process.

Flexible working policy:

Four has a fully flexible working policy across all its locations and offices. This means staff can work at home at any time unless they have face-to-face commitments such as client meetings and events, team meetings or training, where they will be required to be in the office or another location.

How to apply:

Please send a CV and a covering letter – including salary expectation to [email protected] quoting reference ‘Producer’ in the subject box.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those invited for interview will be contacted.

We do not accept CVs from agencies.

Office locations: Whitechapel (London) OR Kelham Island (Sheffield)

Four Communications

Publicity Assistant – Entertainment

Are you a recent graduate, graduating soon or perhaps finishing up a PR internship? Would you be interested in working for an entertainment PR company that look after talent across Television, Lifestyle, Music, Radio, Podcasts and Books and more?

I am currently working on a fantastic Publicity Assistant role that will sit across all 3 of the current teams, so you will have the opportunity to develop knowledge in all areas, as well as assisting with day-to-day duties and upcoming events. This is a fantastic opportunity if you are looking to start your career in publicity and have a real passion for the entertainment industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Obtain client diaries from managers
• Keep client diaries up to date
• Compile and write weekly/monthly client reports
• Keep a record of all pieces of coverage that run
• Monitor press online for all client mentions and forward them onto relevant publicists
• Ensure all clients are always up to date
• Book meeting rooms where appropriate
• Upkeep of the Google drive
• Ensure the website is always up to date
• General admin – collecting post, booking train tickets etc
• Book photographers and stylists etc where applicable
• Be responsible for shoot logistics, including meals, parking and travel
• Responsible for call sheets and invoices – submitting to those necessary
• Be creative and forward thinking on projects
• Create imaginative and creative PR plans/ pitches that will make clients and ideas stand out
• Assist on coordinating media invites
• Create press packs when required
• Assist red carpet media managing and arrivals at events
• Monitor newspapers for popular culture and current affairs
• Create and maintain good relationships with journalists
• Maintain a positive relationship with the press
• Build and maintain contacts within the industry
• Act as a liaison between the client, journalists and the general public.

You will have:

• Great communication skills
• Excellent written skills
• A keen interest in entertainment ideally across TV, Podcast, Radio, books etc
• A broad knowledge of the entertainment industry as a whole
• An understanding of PR
• Real team player attitude
• The ability to work well under pressure

Please get in touch if this sounds like the role for you!

Handle Recruitment

Sony Music is seeking an experienced Senior Communications Manager to tell the story of our company, record labels, artists, and executives. We are looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills, to tell the stories – internally and externally – that differentiate Sony Music UK. We’re looking for a motivated and driven team player with an entrepreneurial spirit.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract role.

What you’ll do:

External Communication and PR:

• Lead PR and corp comms for Sony Music’s key initiatives including corporate news, executive moves, acquisitions, crisis comms, CSR efforts.
• Write press releases, speeches and briefing documents.Regularly develop and pitch stories and thought leadership ideas aligning with company goals.
• Oversee content strategy for Website and LinkedIn. Set KPIs and provide comprehensive campaign reporting and actionable insights.
• Develop and implement strategic media plans engaging with mainstream and social media, to build awareness and understanding among key stakeholders of Sony Music’s business strategies, market performance and brand position.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with key editors, journalists and influencers at business and trade outlets, and pitch stories and advertorial content aligning with company goals.
• Coordinate all industry awards and events submissions across the labels to ensure Sony Music is well represented.
• Review all employee interviews, panels and keynote speaking opportunities.
• Design and commission corporate adverts (EG. incl. industry award programmes).

Internal Communication:

• Draft all official internal communication across multiple platforms.
• Oversee and approve internal emails, newsletters, intranet, and work with the team to develop new channels and platforms.
• Engage with senior management to develop written material for internal and public distribution in support of company needs including internal communications and thought leadership initiatives.
• Work with labels and departments across the company and meet key internal stakeholders regularly to identify PR opportunities and then act upon them.
• Advise stakeholders and departments across the business on the best communications approach.
• Measurement: Analyse the effectiveness of projects and channels and provide insights on the most effective ways to reach employees

Who you are:

• Minimum of 5 years working in a communication and/or public relations role.
• Previous experience working in the music industry.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communicator. Excellent networking and relationship building skills and the ability to interact with confidence with all different levels and functions within an organization.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Exhibit professionalism and skills necessary to establish and maintain a high level of credibility, and diplomacy
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to deliver on multiple, concurrent priorities

What we give you:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• An excellent range of benefits, like flexible working, core hours, childcare allowance, private medical cover, a generous pension scheme, life assurance and income protection, plus loads of music biz perks
• We invest in your professional growth & development

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