Head of Agency - Manchester, United Kingdom - FOCUS 5 RECRUITMENT LTD

FOCUS 5 RECRUITMENT LTD

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Focus 5 Recruitment are looking to recruit a Head of Agency / Agency Director for a growing Marketing Agency in Manchester.

This is one of the most exciting agency leadership roles we've worked on and is an amazing opportunity to have a significant impacton the strategic direction of the agency and play a pivotal role in its growth and continued success.

We're looking for a commercial leader experienced in delivering strategic and creative campaigns for top tier clients.

As Head of Agency, you will take overall responsibility for financials and forecasting, achieving growth targets based on nurturing existingclient relationships.

You will have a passion for social media and social content, building and implementing strategies that will grow audiences and revenues across Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok for leading B2C households brands.

Key Responsibilities

Based from their Manchester office you will report into the MD and work alongside other Divisional Heads whilst supporting in the management of an Agency Execs.
Develop relationships with key stakeholders across key client organisations
Work in a Client Lead role, fundamental to the success of client partnerships. You play a pivotal role in the development and success of their client relationships and projects, through close collaboration at all times.
You will work closely with the Creative Lead, Strategy Lead and Account Lead, to understand your client's requirements and areas of opportunity.
Understanding the commercial implications of agency decisions and external influences and manage the internal and client conversations arising from these, being well informed about the commercials of all projects you are responsible for.
Unlocking new opportunities for growth, focussed on the agency key capability sets.
Sit within the agency Senior Leadership team. Working closely with the Managing Director and CEO to build the business to the next level.
Attend senior leadership meetings and contribute to largescale business decisions and projects
Represent the agency on a wider stage; attending events and speaking opportunities when appropriate.
5 years + experience in Social Media Management / Social Video Editing / Content Creation in an agency setting
3 years + experience in leadership role
Comprehensive understanding of Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram
Strategic and smart but also operational you will understand the vision for your accounts, your clients' goals and objectives and know how to execute against it to drive growth.
A Clear Communicator you will have a great communication style, as comfortable leading a workshop or pitching a proposal to senior leaders and mentoring internal members of the team in the basics of client services, everything you do will have clear outcomes,next steps and bring people on the journey with you.
The skills to analyse and understand a clients' wider business objectives and steer multichannel delivery to drive tangible and measurable growth
The ability to see the 'bigger picture' and help shape complex marketing strategies, aligned to clients' ambitions