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In 2016, Ball and Hoolahan joined forces with Become Recruitment, and became part of the Empresaria Group. As part of a bigger group we have the benefits of support and size that will allow us to grow, without losing the personal touch we are known for, remaining true to our heritage and values.
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Latest Jobs
Brand Manager
London & South East
Based in the UK, this role will work across global markets, particularly in Europe. As Product Manager, you will champion a range of exciting product lines focusing on kids collectables. This is genuinely a fun job in a fantastic company if you have Product Management skills and would love to use them to work in the kids category! About the role/You Reporting to the Head of Product Marketing, as Product Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, development and marketing of a range of products within the kids and toy category You will be part of a very significant and fast growing area of the business, delivering new launches to a range of country markets through a wide range of retailers You will be creative and enjoy sharing your ideas and then manage ideas through the pipeline, building the plan for the entire range You will be highly organised with proven project management skills Experience in the Kids or Toy category would be advantage, otherwise a genuine interest to work in the category You will need to demonstrate experience of working with a range of stakeholders, as well as experience writing creative and product briefs About our Client This is a business that truly believes where you work matters. They are a global leader in their field and are growing and expanding annually. Everyone working in the business genuinely feels like part of the family. If this role sounds like it fits your skill set, then please get in touch. ** Please note that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we may not be able to respond to every application. If you don’t hear back from us within 3 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please continue to visit our website and register for job alerts as new opportunities arise on a daily basis **
Marketing Manager
London & South East
One of the world's largest confectionary companies is looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to come in and look after a large chocolate portfolio. A terrific role in terms of breadth, managing a high performing team of 6. This is a company that has real forward momentum, decent budgets and a real entrepreneurial feel. Reporting into a Category Director, you will be responsible for leading a brand and portfolio strategy for UK and Ireland, with a focus on brand building in the FMCG channel. You will work cross functionally to build a 5 year rolling plan, managing a good size budget to delivery strategies in relation to positioning, communication, promotions, channels, competitors and pricing. You will roll out and execute plans with internal and external partners. Lots of exposure to senior leadership teams and good opportunities for progression. Key skills and experience: Proven track record of delivery a portfolio strategy - good examples from working another larger FMCG business - ideally confectionary experience. P&L management Line management Experience of working with UK retailers. Experience with briefing in-house agencies, and developing ALT campaigns, packaging and POS. Understanding of working within a matrix structure. Someone who is entrepreneurial in attitude Nimble, able to deal with complexity, able to work at pace. Ability to inspire and lead cross functional team Thinks differently, challenging conventional thinking to create the future and overcome barriers Strong creativity, high Levels of curiosity and entrepreneurial mindset Our client offers excellent career progression and an excellent flexible working policy. If this sounds like you, please get in touch. ** Please note that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we may not be able to respond to every application. If you don’t hear back from us within 3 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please continue to visit our website and register for job alerts as new opportunities arise on a daily basis **
Senior Digital Marketing Executive
London & South East
Senior Digital Marketing Executive The City £40-48k A client focused accountancy firm based in the City seeks a Senior Digital Marketing Executive to join their team. As the team’s digital expert, you will have a huge amount of scope to make the role your own, and your responsibilities will include: Proactively planning and implementing strategic and creative digital marketing activities Developing and managing lead generation processes Developing solid internal and external relationships, and advising Partners on the best approached to achieve business and marketing objectives Reviewing and auditing the firm’s website to improve functionality and client experience and manage a content strategy Analysing web, social media and SEO statistics to make recommendations for improvement Developing and managing digital events such as webinars, podcasts and Q&As Creating best practice guidelines Putting in place appropriate metrics and undertaking analysis to demonstrate effectiveness If you are a digital and social media whizz who is looking for a role that allows you to work autonomously whilst being backed by a supportive and enthusiastic team, this could be role for you!
Marketing Executive
London & South East
Marketing Executive St. Pauls £33-37k + bens One of the UK's largest and most well established accountancy firm seeks a Marketing Executive to join their dynamic marketing team. Ideally with a background in financial or professional services, the successful candidate will be creative, collaborative and have experience of planning and implementing strategic marketing activities across the firm. Working with the firm’s specialist teams, responsibilities will include: Supporting the marketing team in delivering agreed activities Producing creative content including collateral and digital assets Managing websites making sure content is up-to-date and accurate Writing and proofreading marketing copy for both online and print items Supporting the organisation of internal events Arranging the effective distribution of marketing materials. Maintaining and updating databases Making sure all marketing materials are produced according to brand guidelines Developing relationships with key stakeholders both internal and external If you are looking for a new and exciting role in a well-established company that offers a huge amount of opportunity to progress, this is the one for you!
Brand Manager - Personal Care
London & South East
Brand Manager – Personal care, £40,000, London Our client a major player in the health and personal care categories with global reach. They are looking for a Brand Manager to join their team working on a brand new launch to market. Based in London with 1 day in Head Office highly commutable from London. About the Role Reporting into a highly experienced Marketing Manager, you will have full responsibility for managing the brand – from giving input to brand strategy and annual brand plans, supporting in brand communications as well as working on the innovation strategy. You will work closely with global teams, cross functional local teams and various agencies (research, comms, etc), to bring about this successful launch. You will be responsible for tracking brand KPIs and reporting on performance and for analysing market data, so it’s important that you are numerically literate and are comfortable working with financial and market information. This is fantastic opportunity to work on a brand new launch to market. Responsibilities Input to creative brand strategy Develop deep understanding of consumer needs and develop insights to the brand category Market trend analysis Annual brand plans Reporting on brand performance and track targets Budget management Write briefs and work in partnership with agencies Brand communications and activation NPD – help develop and maintain innovation funnel Export liaison - working with other markets to adapt POS, artwork You must to have the following experience You will either be an experienced Brand Manager or an ABM looking to step up. You will have a really thorough grounding in the full marketing mix, and will have previous FMCG brand, or OTC/Healthcare experience. Prior experience of creating A&P programmes (ATL, BTL and digital/social) Have strong analytical skills – financial and market data About You Mature in your approach - looking to grow Ability to work autonomously, as well as being part of a wider team. Excellent communication and presentation skills Excellent interpersonal skills Brand Manager – Healthcare, £40,000, London If this role sounds just like you, please get in touch. ** Please note that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we may not be able to respond to every application. If you don’t hear back from us within 3 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please continue to visit our website and register for job alerts as new opportunities arise daily **
Communications Specialist
London & South East
Marketing and Communications Specialist Short term contract until end March 2020 with potential to be extended to FTC Reading, Berkshire Are you a talented marketing and communications specialist looking for a short-term contract where you can really make a difference? Our client, a not for profit organisation based in Reading is looking for someone to join their small, friendly marketing team. Responsibilities will include: Supporting the internal and external communications strategy Writing and distributing promotional materials and content Responding to inquiries from public and media Assisting with the coordination of promotional events Keeping stakeholders informed of progress If you are an excellent wordsmith who can think creatively, ideally from an education/children’s services background, who is ready to hit the ground running - then please get in touch!
Insights Manager
London & South East
Insights Manager – sports London Up to £45k Calling all sports mad insight specialists! A fantastic opportunity has arisen to be involved with developing insight to inform, inspire and enable evidence-based decision making for a dynamic and world-renowned association within the sporting arena. Your role will involve working with internal and external teams to develop consumer insights to better target consumer groups, and past experience will include working with and managing agencies and using online survey an analytics software. Key responsibilities will include: Leading on and managing the analysis and generation of research regarding future trends Working with key stakeholders to understand research needs and create briefs Supporting on the design, build, maintenance and delivery of the research and insight schedule Managing the development and delivery of the in house research capability, mentoring team members and establishing best practice principles Challenging existing methods or suggesting new ways to tackle issues across the board As well as experience of working on research projects – ideally related to hospitality and high-net worth audiences, you will need strong adhoc and continuous insight experience from an agency or client side environment, preferably within the sporting and event industry.
Marketing Assistant
London & South East
Marketing Assistant Based in Bank £26-28k One of the UK's most well-respected Accounting firms seeks a Marketing Assistant to join their close-knit team. Supporting the team across all aspects of delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns, your main responsibilities will include: Acting as a bridge between the firm and clients, ensuring that you can understand their needs Designing, creating and updating assets and setting best practices for the brand Proof reading and checking marketing materials Maintaining firm website, ensuring content and information are up to date and analyzing traffic Creating compelling social media content and tracking effectiveness Taking responsibility for the planning, organization and execution of events The successful candidate will ideally come from a professional services background and will have a relevant degree or qualification.
Graphic Designer/ Web Developer
London & South East
Graphic Designer and Website manager Paying to £30k Based Central London This vibrant food and drink agency is looking for a personable and confident In-house Creative to manage Graphic design for all of their Events (leaflets, flyers, menus, banners, and at event collateral), plus some website management, social media and content/ copywriting. The role will be graphic design focused (50%). Fantastic high-level design is one of the things which brings their events to life, drives awareness footfall and ultimately a memorable experience. Web Development – they operate four different consumer websites, and separate landing pages for all events. You will need to be very comfortable with Wix or Wordpress. This is a small agency so you will love being able to be quiet flexible in your approach, a good team player who is great at prioritising and happy to be hands on. You will enjoy the buzz of events and love restaurants fine dining and the London food and drink scene!
Marketing Manager - Ireland
Other Locations
Marketing Team Leader 40,000 Euro Based in DUBLIN This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and driven team leader who has experience working with brand ambassadors, putting together a calendar of marketing initiatives, events, partner programmes and campaigns for the Irish market. Working for a fast paced drinks brand, a knowledge of FMCG/ drinks and the on and off-trade is a huge bonus, and knowledge of the Irish market and consumers is a deal breaker. You will have experience across the following: Maximise fans of the brand through the creation and activation of a local (Irish) marketing program Recruit, train and run a diverse and on-brand team of individual ambassadors Deliver a high energy quality brand experience through 12 month marketing activation plan Actively generate trial of the product through sampling and experiential activation Research, negotiate and activate grassroots events and marketing projects Leverage marketing properties online, in media and in-trade Manage local marketing calendar – strategy and roll out. Adapt campaigns from global and also develop creative and strategy from scratch for local Irish market
Head of Marketing Comms
England
Head of Marketing Communications To £70k London One of the UK’s leading events centre is looking for a superstar Head of Marketing & Communications to oversee the delivery of the marketing plan, delivering engaging multi-channel campaign to support business objectives including Retention, Acquisition, Brand building. With significant experience of managing a multi-functional marketing and communications team, you will have a good understanding of exhibitions and events marketing and a proven success in B2B client retention strategies. With significant experience working with internal and external partners, you are a strong communicator and relationship builder, who is personally credible with a proven track records of setting and delivering tangible results for you and your team. Role remit: Create a robust Marketing and Communications plan that is in line with the business strategy and annual budget. Develop brand led marketing campaigns to generate sales leads and promote awareness of business streams. Ensure maximum exposure of the company brand identity both internally and externally. Manage all internal and external communications in line with the overarching Marketing & Communication plan. Oversee all marketing channels including company website, social media platforms Identify opportunities for strategic partnerships
Paid Media Executive
London & South East
One of the most well established names in the British entertainment and gaming industry seeks a Paid Media Executive to oversee the creation, execution and optimisation of ROI in Display, PPC and Paid Social marketing campaigns for their Digital brands. Working closely with the Paid Media Manager to manage the execution of these marketing activities, the successful candidate will have the ability to build strong relationships and be able to share ideas and experience within a team, as well as working to their own initiative. Responsibilities will include: Overseeing 3rd party relationships and liaising with internal teams to drive the paid media agenda in regards to web analytics, tagging, audience creation, player performance, predictive modelling and data layer requirements Managing the end to end process of creation, execution and optimisation of campaigns including determining audience targeting, sourcing creative and AB variants and reporting Managing cost control, ensuring campaigns meet CPA and revenue targets Achieving acquisition, retention and repeat deposit targets A background of working on digital campaign management within the gaming or entertainment sector would be a plus.
Marketing Manager
London & South East
This is a super cool, premium Hair brand. A small company with strong backing and interest from high profile clients. This is an amazing opportunity for someone to join a really entrepreneurially-minded business, looking for autonomy, opportunity, challenge and would relish working on a really cool, fast growing hair care brand! Marketing Manager Huge opportunity for this person to grow in the business so will suit someone looking for fast-track growth. The role is UK based but working globally – especially with US market. Strong distribution online so this person will ideally be familiar with e-commerce and have a strong DIGITAL background. Strong focus of the role is on Innovation/NPD and creative development The business is looking for someone to build the brand and portfolio, who understands the principles of innovation and knows the beauty and hair market really well. You will develops new formulations, product testing, working with and negotiating with third party suppliers. Strong creative flair. Packaging development. Creative development. MUST have; Previous HAIR care experience. Strong Leadership and huge amounts of gravitas. Huge drive and able to work autonomously, get projects off the ground and deliver them. It’s critical that this person has worked in blue chip businesses as well as smaller, more entrepreneurial companies. This is really hands on, cannot farm out everything to agencies, need to do a lot of the work yourself. Knowledge of the US market will be helpful. ASAP start.
Category Development Manager
England
Category Development Manager £35,000 Our client is a leading global business with some of the world’s best known alcohol brands sold in over 140 countries worldwide. We are looking for an experienced category executive from FMCG background, ideally with a familiarity with working with UK grocery channel. Key remit: Design and deliver a short to medium term category activation plans within designated customers across range, merchandising and promotions. Use the full suite of insight sources to identify the key drivers of category performance and highlight the risks and opportunities to customers Work with the Brand, Insight and Sales teams to create compelling category selling stories Build strong relationships on a day-to-day basis and be proactive at managing the needs and expectations of immediate internal and external customers About you: Able to collect and shape insight into compelling customer centred category selling stories. Build customer relationships - demonstrate deep understanding of the needs of customers and be able to implement engaging long term and tactical campaigns Work as part of a team to achieve shared team and company goals Develop clear project briefs and manage agencies Commercial acumen and accountability – have a clear understanding of the impact of actions on revenue and profit Creative problem solver, with an openness to new ideas and others perspective or views specifically from broader business and peers IT and digital skills – competent in Microsoft Office plus other agency or retailer specific software (e.g. Nielsen, Dunnhumby, Kantar) FMCG experience a must!
Trade/Channel Marketing Manager
London & South East
Trade/Channel Marketing Manager - up to £50k, Surrey Trade marketing, channel marketing or channel sales roles in B2C Retailer channels and distributor experience Marketing skills: events, online, direct mail Must love dogs and be able to drive This is a rewarding trade marketing role working within a business world renowned for developing top class pet training tools and products for pet owners focused on pet care and well-being. Our client is extremely well regarded with company offices in the US as well as UK and whilst not a start up, their business certainly has the feel of a smaller business gearing up for an ambitious growth phase. Their products are sold B2B through customers such as Pets at Home and through distributors to pet specialist retailers and veterinary clinics. About the role: You will report into a Head of Marketing and work closely with the sales teams and product managers to translate the global marketing strategy into plans for key retail channels. It will be your responsibility lead the establishment of a channel marketing function. Your role will be to develop and implement strategic plans and design channel campaigns which focus on market and consumer needs and ultimately drive category growth in partnership with retail and distributor accounts. The position will best suit someone from a trade or channel marketing background who has had some experience with FMCG or consumer products and working with distributors. Perhaps someone who now wants to take a step back from larger corporate organisations. Location - Surrey. Responsibilities: In collaboration with sales and product managers create new product launch stories for customers Drive trade marketing strategy, planning and executed strategic initiatives for key accounts Plan market activation calendars by channel and by key account considering all retailer marketing platforms. Recommend best range segmentation and range selection by retailer (planogram creation, etc) Produce educational tools and materials to support channel marketing and sell-through Budget management Track, measure and report on KPIs and effectiveness of retailer activity and channel strategy that will drive performance and revenue. Responsible for developing a Channel Marketing Executive and a graphic designer in the US. The Experience, skills and behaviours needed for the role: Proven experience in any combination of trade or channel marketing experience Proven retail channel and distributor experience. Marketing skills: events, online, direct mail Planogram software experience. Strong project management skills Stakeholder management skills. Line management experience would be beneficial You need to be a self-starter, willing to roll up your sleeves and able to manage some ambiguity – this company feels start up, but gearing up to change. Able to work at a fast pace and work on multiple projects with accuracy. Strong team player. Must love animals – dogs in particular. Must have use of a car. If this sounds like the perfect job for you - click apply and send your CV to me today. ** Please note that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we may not be able to respond to every application. If you don’t hear back from us within 3 days please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please continue to visit our website and register for job alerts as new opportunities arise daily **
Account Executive
London & South East
Account Executive London £25,000- £30,000 This leading premium food and drinks marketing agency is looking for a superstar Account Exec to join the team and be involved in some fabulous London and National campaigns and Events. Ideally already in an agency role where you are working in a client facing role, you will be a dab hand at putting together exciting brand partnerships and event ideas, presenting these to clients and reporting on campaign success and ROI. To apply you will be: Strong communicator Highly organised, with very good attention to detail Ability to succeed in a deadline-driven environment Ability to work under pressure and multi-task An entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter who gets the ‘small business / start-up’ way of working Social media knowledge Competent user of Excel / Indesign / Photoshop, Microsoft office Client Account Exec/ Manager background from an advertising/ PR/ brand partnerships/ events / experiential agency
Brand Ambassador
London & South East
UK Brand Ambassador Based in West London Salary up to £40k Reporting to Marketing Manager you will be responsible for driving visibility and activation of this premium portfolio to increase brand awareness for both trade and consumers. Working with the Marketing Manager and Sales Director to devise and implement brand awareness strategies across premium and prestige independent On Trade and Managed On Trade Supporting On Trade Sales Managers with training, activations and events, both customer and consumer Supporting the Marketing team with trade customer marketing activities such as the bartender advocacy programme Developing strategic relationships and unlocking the opportunity in Prestige Retail Building relationships with key stake holders in the On Trade Building relationships with complimentary brands and partners, building and leveraging strategic consumer brand partnerships Commercial acumen Supporting the PR team for key trade and consumer facing media and events, including sponsorship platforms UK Social Media support of key activities, updates and events Hosting customer/incentive trips
Senior Marketing Executive
London & South East
Senior Marketing Executive St. Pauls One of the UK’s most well-respected Accountancy firms seeks a Senior Marketing Executive to join their dynamic and enthusiastic team. The successful candidate will be: Planning and implementing strategic and creative marketing activities Undertaking firm-wide projects from initial planning to execution Developing lead generation processes Advising partners and develop strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure the marketing team are perceived as approachable experts Managing the creation of marketing collateral, presentations and tender documents Sourcing relevant advertising opportunities Developing conferences and events Reviewing and auditing the firm’s website to improve functionality and user experience Analysing web and social media statistics Putting appropriate metrics in place and analysing these to demonstrate effectiveness Experience of using CMS and social media platforms, and an understanding of InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop would be a massive plus. This is an exciting time to join a well-regarded, client focused firm that offers a huge amount of growth and development.
