Associate Director M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment Europe London

We are looking to hire an Associate Director on a 12 Month fixed term contract to join our growing lifestyle team in Fabric. You'll be a PR maestro with exceptional expertise across Consumer PR, social and lifestyle big brands with a collaborative and creative mindset and an eye on culture.

As Associate Director on the Fabric team, you have a key leadership role in the business, ensuring that the day-to-day running of the department and your accounts is as effective as possible, that we deliver strategic and creative work we are proud of and that we continue to grow, both in terms of profitability and agency reputation. Working as part of the management team you have a pivotal role in leading the Fabric team and driving it forward. You are responsible for nurturing our client portfolio and developing the way in which we operate, to achieve our company's broader vision as well as spotting and growing talent within the department.

About You:

• You’ll be a creative comms maestro.
• You will have global consumer and lifestyle PR/media management experience.
• Broad awareness of cultural trends and knowledge across youth culture, hype, music, consumer lifestyle, fashion and fitness.
• Apply cultural insights and research to shape and inform work and creative and strategic output.
• You’ll be a leader in global big brand partnerships and campaigns, and multiple stakeholder management.
• You will have strategic planning and toolkit development expertise across global markets.
• You’ll have sophisticated expertise and proven track record in the consumer PR, lifestyle and culture space.
• Strong knowledge of the global and UK media, social media, and digital landscapes.
• First class communication skills, including document writing and presentations.
• Fluent in developing consumer and cultural PR strategies that take brands into the passions space.
• A confident and articulate presenter who can and enjoys bringing brand platforms and big scale activation ideas to life for clients and partners.
• Experienced in leading across new business briefs and work alongside the senior team to co-develop and pitch for relevant RFPs.

What you’ll Do:

• Leadership: Leading by example, you exhibit clear and concise thinking that delivers on the promise of Brutal Simplicity of Thought, conveying a passion for success, attention to detail and outstanding professionalism always.
• New Business & Commerciality: Cultivate wider network for new biz opportunities; Organic business growth; Best-In-Class New Biz Responses.
• Account & Business Management: Accountability in key aspects of delivery including commercial tracking and quality control of output.
• Finance: Have a full understanding of the finance processes and role within in revenue forecasting through billing schedule and % predictions.
• Team Management: Managing multiple cross-functional teams through capacity tracking; Leading Actions; Mentoring; Establish Strong Relationships; Resource Planning.
• Client & Partner Management: Established relationships with senior client and partners; Provide strategic counsel to executive-level clients.
• Strategic & Creative Ideation: Clear understanding all elements of the marketing mix to contribute complete ideas and partners as answers to the brief.

What we offer:

For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing, whilst our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around DE&I, targeted mentoring programmes and the opportunity to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.

M&C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics. All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).