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Virtua have recently been retained on a newly open position with one of our long-standing clients in the sports/fashion markets. We are looking for an experienced Events Manager who has a background in sports/fashion or a brand within the consumer goods industry to join our clients impressive brand team.

The Events Manager should be an experienced individual, with the ability to professionally manage, administrate and deal with the logistics in activating events. The Events Manager is responsible for all brand events including Sales Meetings, Flagship store openings and Retail/Flagship consumer facing events. These events should all be activated with a brand strategic environment.

The individual must be able to anticipate project needs, prioritises work commitments/tasks, and meet deadlines with little supervision, and be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends.

The Events Manager should be able to build outstanding relationships with customers, consumers, colleagues and brand partners. They must be a pro-active self-starter/ready to adapt to change within live situations as well as being on top of the detail.

Responsibilities

Event Planning and Production

• Negotiate space contracts and book event space, arrange food and beverage, order supplies and audiovisual equipment, order event signs, and ensure appropriate brand execution to meet brand standards
• Work with events agency to locate and book venues for larger sales meetings and on site operations.
• Gather information on each project to achieve quality event productions. Create briefs and debriefs for all event activation
• Manage, coordinate and plan all travel arrangements for all delegates
• Conduct research, make site visits, and find resources to help staff make decisions about event options
• Work with the design team to create and revise room layouts for each event
• Liaise and collaborate with the product and marketing team to agree room capacity, logistics and layout
• Propose new ideas to improve the event planning and implementation process
• Manage the relationships and communication with vendors on all event related matters
• Manage and plan on-site production, staffing and clean up for events as necessary
• Prepare nametags, materials, notebooks, packages, gift bags, registration lists, seating cards, etc for events and the hiring of any props
• Supply information pack detailing all event activation to all team or agency’s attached to any event or project. This can include travel information, dates times, and full itinerary

Event Administration

• Manage budgets and provide periodic progress reports to the Brand Director
• Keep track of event finances and reporting
• Coordinate appointments and visits to see our space, and scheduling of events on the calendar
• Create a failsafe checklist system through clear project management
• Wrap up each event with analysis of success and improvements. analysis any commercial elements of the event
• Ensure the event is captured through photography and video

Brand events and photoshoots

• Work with the brand head of creative on photoshoots, to suggest venues, stylists, photographers and models, in alignment with the team.
• Assist on other key brand and PR events, as necessary, EG partner launches, retailer events, PR events.

Through relevant events planning experience you must be able to demonstrate acquired skill and measurable success in each of the following areas:

• Proven project management expertise
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Organisational skills and attention to detail
• Multitasking while achieving desired results
• Demonstrating an innovative approach in the execution of key tasks
• Achievement of objectives through outstanding execution

Through experience, you must be able to demonstrate achievement over time in all of the following areas:

• Organising people and resources toward the effective and efficient pursuit of pre-determined objectives
• Contributing individual capabilities in the achievement of group objectives and working effectively with others in a group setting
• Enthusiastic, pro-active and positive team member who manages change with urgency and persistence
• Authentic and compelling communication style education
• Good standard of secondary education

Undergraduate degree desirable but not essential

Virtua Executive Search

We are looking for:

• A young person to play a character who is a boy
• Aged 9-13 for a streaming platform drama series shooting in 2023.

We encourage anyone with an upper limb difference or any other disabilities to apply

Please note, having previous acting experience is not a prequirement, but we encourage those who have an interest or passion in drama.

Of course if you have acting exeperience that is a great asset!

Please note that the Parent/Legal Guardian must confirm in the email they were present when recording and include that they give their consent to the video being used for the purpose of casting. 

Project Saga

We’re looking for highly physical and connected actors for a AAA game franchise.

Filming in UK from Feb – October 2023

Number of days TBC

• Male
• 6’2″ and above
• Any age
• Any ethnicity
• All body types

Skill required: Combat (historical European weapon a bonus) Animal and creature movement Falls, hits and tackles.

Our characters are heavy and powerful, yet our actors need the ability to be agile and play with differeny dynamics of movement.

Self tapes upon request

In person casting in Cambrige, UK on 30th January 2023.

Description

About Moonbug Entertainment:

Moonbug is a next generation entertainment company that has cemented itself in the children’s media space. Would you like to be part of the next frontier of inspiring and engaging stories to kids around the world?

Founded in 2018, with primary offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience. We are a fast-paced global company, and have already grown to become the largest kids’ entertainment company on digital platforms in the world. Some of our existing titles include global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Morphle, Supa Strikas, ARPO and many more which are available in 32 languages and can be viewed on more than 100 platforms globally.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. Candle is run by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.

This role will report full-time ON-SITE at our London Office.

The Role:

Primary Responsibilities

Moonbug is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Revenue Team.

This role will be mainly focused (but not limited) to reconciling the Licensing and Merchandising (L&M) revenue/billing transactions and updating the relevant systems, along with providing support to the Reporting and the Commercial teams.

Tasks will include:

Owning the Flowhaven to Netsuite platform reconciliation (will need to be prioritised during the first three months, but it will be an ongoing duty)

• Chase relevant internal/external contacts for missing statements/information
• Assist with the processing of Royalty statements (validating, saving down, tracking, chasing for incomplete/missing ones)
• Assist the Commercial team with the preparation of any L&M true up/down tracker and share with L&M team
• Assist with prompt and accurate month end reporting
• Liaise with Legal and Commercial teams to resolve any royalty statements discrepancies
• Production of ad hoc reports and analysis based on business requirements
• Assist in the statutory audit process including the preparation of supporting schedules as requested by the auditors and resolution of audit queries

Requirements

Skills and Experience:

You are keen, flexible, yet thorough, and ideally have experience working in a dynamic Finance department. You will be articulate, confident, happy to communicate with customers and senior team members and take direction when required.

Other desirable attributes:

• Proactive, self-starter, willing to get stuck in
• Attention to detail and being a completer-finisher
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Team player when needed, able to understand the bigger picture and how Finance’s inputs and outputs can affect the business
• Have enthusiasm in dealing with all functional departments
• Able to prioritise in a fast moving, dynamic environment
• Strong Excel and Microsoft office skills

Desirable:

• Salesforce experience
• NetSuite experience

Qualifications

Relevant degree in finance
Moonbug Entertainment

Role

An exciting opportunity to work with a fast-growing studio. We’re looking for a Senior Producer who will head up the production department and take charge of our production processes.

In this role, the successful candidate will run an Agile team of talented Developers and Artists on a brand new game title – working closely with a Game Designer and the company’s leadership team to plan and realise the vision for the game long-term. You’ll be responsible for running all Agile sprint planning sessions, retrospectives and all other artefacts for the project, ensuring that all sprint goals are set properly, tasks are estimated and deliveries are made on time.

The Senior Producer will also manage the production team, running one-to-one sessions and annual reviews, as well as working closely with both the producers and the VP of Product to increase productivity and continuous improvement of processes across the company. You’ll bring your expertise and experience to level up Supersolid’s production practices, keeping stock of what processes different projects in the company use and ensuring that all the teams learn from each other.

Responsibilities

• Run a cross-discipline Agile team working on a new game title, working with product, client & server developers, designers, 2D & 3D artists and QA to develop the project from concept, through marketing tests to launch
• Run all Agile processes on your project team
• Be a strong link between your development team and company stakeholders
• Own production processes across the studio. Work closely with the production team to ensure that different teams learn from each other and that production principles are upheld throughout the company
• Line management of the production team

Characteristics

• Can keep a firm eye on the big picture project progress, while happily mucking in to do what is necessary to get the job done
• Proactive in identifying issues in the team no matter the disciplines and dealing with them in a timely fashion
• Receptive to feedback from your team and studio management
• Willing and able to champion continuous improvement of processes throughout the company
• Able to process complex information and adapt to new situations
• A motivator who is tuned into the needs of their colleagues
• A skilled negotiator who is used to dealing with both internal and external stakeholders

Datascope Recruitment

About Townhouse

Townhouse was created with a single goal: to disrupt and reinvent the global nail salon industry. We are the fastest growing beauty brand in the UK and are driven by a passionate and disruptive team in achieving our mission. We grew 300% last year and that’s just the beginning!

We’ve brought together a world class team from a wide range of industries. And as we’re growing extremely fast, we need brilliant people (like you!) – to join us on our journey and help us deliver our goal.

Reporting directly to the PR Director, you will be an experienced PR Assistant who has a track record in delivering excellent results. Working alongside an experienced Team, you will be assisting with all press, media, editorial and PR events to elevate the Townhouse brand.

Your responsibilities include (but are not limited too):

• Responding to all PR enquiries
• Assist in planning and executing strategies and campaigns etc
• Conduct research to support PR planning
• Seek opportunities for partnerships, sponsorships and advertising
• Preparing and editing organisational publications; internally and externally

Key Skills/Experience:

• 2-3 years PR experience
• Sound knowledge of current PR activities in the UK

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Scope for rapid career progression
• Hybrid working environment (on agreement with managers)
• “Townhouse Perks” comprehensive benefits package

Work

• Full time, 40 hours / week
• Right to work in UK required
• Office based in Tottenham Court Road

Townhouse

Publicity Assistant – Entertainment

Talent

We are currently working with a fantastic PR agency, who are keen on staying ahead of the curve when it comes to looking after their top tier talent. With a roster of talent spanning across Television, Lifestyle, Music, Radio, Podcasts and Books and more, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

This role is for a Publicity Assistant to focus on the talent PR support as well as other PR duties within the agency. This candidate must be super eager, fascinated by the world of entertainment and highly driven for progression. If you are a recent graduate with a passion for entertainment and PR or someone who is ready to kick start their career in publicity, then this could be the perfect role.

Key responsibilities

• Staying up to date with coverage emails
• Help create call sheets for talent photoshoots
• Liaise with clients and managers to organize interviews and photoshoots
• Assist publicists at photo shoots and interviews
• Look out and spot potential new talent!
• Monitor coverage for your teams clients
• Flagging any press that could be of concern to clients publicist
• Send daily coverage emails to clients
• Keep an eye on the media
• Create media lists for specific client announcements
• Compile and send campaign reports to clients
• Help publicists find relevant contacts
• Work closely with the social media team to ensure client coverage moments are posted on socials
• Keep across teams to ensure clients feel equally represented on their socials

You will have:

• excellent grammar and spelling
• A confident and enthusiastic mindset
• The ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Enthusiasm towards the world of entertainment

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

Handle Recruitment

£70-£75k + bonus. We’re seeking a highly creative Associate Director who wants to work with a leading global independent agency that EVERYONE is talking about. They work with superb big name consumer brands, they have won 100’s of awards and are an employer of choice, headed up by highly creative and respected industry experts.

They are dominating the B2C/consumer space, securing clients who are global household names, ranging from lifestyle, consumer, social media, fashion and food and drink sectors. IF you want to be creative and work on impactful assignments that people talk about this Associate Director role would be perfect for you.

Their amazing client list benefits from expertise in PR, social, digital, content, experiential and influencer marketing and they win endless awards making them one of the most sought after agencies to work for. The team is creative, fun and on point, led by one of the most progressive and inspiring CEOs in the industry.

Based in the City of London, this supportive team are seeking a talented Associate Director. Working on consumer accounts you will manage and inspire your team in addition to providing sound strategic advice to your clients on a range of branding, PR and social projects, working closely with the creative team.

The Ideal Candidate will

* have strong’ public relations experience within the consumer space

* be a great strategic and creative thinker

* have hunger, ambition, and be culturally-connected with multi-channel experience

* be charismatic, energetic, forward-thinking and keen to shape and continue building your career in a highly creative agency

The Rewards

They will offer a base of £70-£75k, bonus, pension, and package. Private members club, warehouse-style offices with private restaurant free breakfast and lunch, free evening bar, highly creative team, an agency that has the backing of a global company but is independent and making their presence known in the market, by winning heaps of awards and accolades for their work and as a team that inspires. The role is hybrid working.

Inspirational open minded founders, who are forging a unique culture that is focused on work life balance, whilst maintaining a challenging and fun culture. They will also offer career development to a more senior position.

To Apply

Please apply on-line or send your CV to [email protected]. Alternatively, you can call Justyne for a confidential chat 07971 361 206.

PRFutures

We are looking for an exceptional Account Director, with at least six years of agency experience working on big brands.

THE AGENCY

A creative agency that makes the unknown, known.

Grounded by their values, and powered by culture, they build brands recognised for who they are and why they matter.

They are audience-obsessed, story-driven and channel-agnostic.

They specialise in creating meaningful campaigns that crackle with authenticity, deliver world-class creative, and create return for their clients commercially.

CLIENTS

They work with a broad range of clients from across the consumer lifestyle space covering sectors including alcohol, food & drink, FMCG, fashion, consumer tech and more.

They only work with brands that share our values, are great to work with and have a passion for doing innovative, creative work.

More info on what the client portfolio includes upon request.

THE ROLE

You will report to an Associate Director. You will have a minimum of 5 years agency experience, working on consumer lifestyle brands.

The Account Director is a crucial member of the team, that delivers exceptional service to the client and really leads on accounts. You are the heartbeat of your accounts and a key contact for clients, you delegate work well to Account Managers and Execs, and manage upward communication effectively.

Great Account Directors are developing leaders, able to own and drive projects forward and take the team with them. They can create and present plans to clients and are best-in-the-business publicists and project managers. They can write effective copy across a range of channels and formats, and they have solid management and commercial skills.

At this agency, Account Directors have autonomy, trust, and high expectations. They also have responsibility and exposure to leadership development opportunities across the business. We want committed and ambitious ADs that are owning their accounts and set high standards for all those around them.

YOUR GOAL

Lead accounts and make sure they run like clockwork, delivering exceptional results for your clients.

YOUR CHARACTER

• You want to do brilliant work that has real meaning
• You are interested in brands, culture, and audiences
• You are driven to progress your career development
• You are a team player and love working with others
• You pride yourself on your integrity
• You leave the ego at the door, and are happy to roll your sleeves up
• You bring positivity, optimism, and energy to work
• You want to be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace

PLACIDO

I am partnering exclusively with a brilliant integrated marketing agency in Warwickshire who are starting the search for a PR Account Manager OR Senior PR Account Executive. If you absolutely love PR and want to be working on a portfolio of lovely brands, keep reading. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a salary of £28k-£35k DOE.

Benefits include hybrid and flexible working with a minimum of 2 days onsite, vitality health programmes, work from home allowance, monthly subscriptions and a real focus on training and development and career progression. This role will be onsite 2 days per week with 3 from home and will be working in a beautiful townhouse office.

The Company

I am delighted to be partnering exclusively with a wonderful specialist agency based in Warwickshire who are working with a brilliant portfolio of well-known brands, offering services across PR, content and social media. They have a focus on their team and are building a culture of collaboration, growth and innovation and can’t wait to hear from you!

The Role

As PR Account Manager or Senior PR Account Executive you will be joining a small team and gaining full exposure across all areas of PR. You will be working with clients to come up with engaging PR campaigns and you will be hands-on in the delivery across PR and content.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:

• Experience in working within PR either in-house or agency
• An interest in consumer brands
• Good experience in writing press releases, articles, features and social media content
• Love working with the press, finding that hook and gaining great coverage for your client
• Love working in a hybrid way

This role is based in just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon and will be 2 days a week in the office, or more if you want.

Please note that due to the Christmas period, it may take us a little longer to respond to applications.

Beyond The Book