Middleweight Motion Graphic Designer

Location

London

Department

Creative

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Middleweight Motion Graphic Designer

We’re looking for a brilliant Middleweight Motion Graphics Designer/animator with experience of working for corporate or commercial clients to join us on a full-time basis.

We are looking for an applicant with a strong background in motion design, with a minimum of three years’ experience. You'll need a practical yet highly creative approach to work. You must have the ability to take projects from initial concept through to completion with excellent creative skills. This is a great opportunity to grow and develop. 

Key duties and responsibilities of our Middleweight Motion Graphic Designer:

  • Answering client and internal creative briefs, generating creative ideas, design concepts and finished design work
  • Working alongside creative colleagues, offering support and ideas
  • Ensuring tight deadlines are met
  • Having flexibility and a desire to constantly develop skills to expand your creative abilities

What we are looking for in our ideal Middleweight Motion Graphic Designer:

 Essential:

  • An impressive portfolio
  • Fluency in Adobe Premier and After Effects
  • Experience using third party plugins for After Effects; Trapcode, Video Co-pilot, etc
  • A creative thinker who is able to bring new ideas
  • At least 3 years’ experience in motion design
  • The ability to take ownership, responsibility and accountability of client projects
  • A hunger to grow and develop your range of skills
  • Confident and happy using PC’s instead of Mac’s
  • The ability to work effectively at all levels of seniority both internally and externally
  • A strong eye for detail
  • Accuracy and able to work to very tight deadlines
  • The ability to and to execute project and creative briefs, upholding excellent standards throughout all work

 Desirable:

  •  Fluency in other Adobe CC applications
  • A knowledge of Cinema 4D and/or other 3D applications

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    Strategic Business Development Manager

    Location

    London, Newbury, Bath

    Department

    Retail

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    Strategic Business Development Manager

    We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join our team and make an impact on new business strategy. The postholder will lead new business communication and achieve increased rates of acquisition, growth, and retention – for new Big Group clients that are currently not on the agency roster. The role is in the Retail team working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, to execute against agreed new business development priorities. Contributing successful new business strategic approaches utilising retail industry and customer insight to drive ownership of key lead generation activities for the Retail team.

    Key Tasks

    Key task description:

     

    1. New Business - Owning, managing and co-ordinating new business opportunities.

    • Building and managing a portfolio of clients and generating a pipeline of opportunities by locating, developing, negotiating and securing business with them
    • Take ownership of the completion of RFPs, RFIs and pitches
    • Together with the Senior Leadership Team, this includes outbound lead generation with the aim to convert into new business for the agency
    • Identify and act on opportunities to develop existing relationship and revenue streams
    • Establish a strategy for opening opportunities with new or lapsed clients

     

    2. Strategy and Research

    • Use in-depth knowledge of industry trends and data driven insights to consult and support prospective clients
    • Developing ideas and pinpointing customer needs by analysing and interpreting a variety of retail industry and customer insights
    • Sustain visibility by keeping contacts informed of their thought leadership, connecting them to seminars and events

     

    3. Reporting and Analytics

    • Management of reporting and analytics on business development as per above responsibilities

         

    4. Client Relationships

    • Deliver outstanding customer service that the agency is built on
    • Identify and develop strategic relationships with potential new clients
    • Knowing the key decision makers in each organisation and building rapport with them by making periodic visits, exploring specific needs and anticipating new opportunities

         

    5. Collaboration and Communication

    • You will ensure converted work is clearly communicated to the senior leadership team, who will assign the relevant personnel to the job - with you providing AM support when required

    Personal Specification

    Knowledge

    Essential:

    • Sales and business development experience in an agency environment
    • Understanding of brands, customer behaviour, channels, research & data
    • Experience in forecasting and sales targets
    • Understanding and experience of procurement tendering and RFP processes
    • Ability to work with and manage strategic partners
    • Able to bring knowledge of industry trends, businesses and sales and marketing practices into our business development work streams
    • Commercial negotiation skills
    • Integrated agency experience

     

    Work Skills

    Essential:

    • The candidate will have the ability to focus and prioritise multiple opportunities while maintaining and managing an active pipeline
    • Excellent relationship building, communication and presentation skills at all levels – both internally and externally
    • Shrewd common sense and commercial awareness
    • Keen eye for detail
    • Excellent understanding of the English language
    • MS Office Suite
    • Able to produce board level presentations
    • Salesforce com
    • Linkedin in Sales Navigator
    • Proposal and pitch writing
    • Client handling and management skills
    • Sound numerical budget understanding and appreciation

     

    Experience

    Essential:

    • 5 years+ in a Retail Marketing Agency/Brand/Retailer
    • Relationship builder 
    • Strategic Mindset

     

    Desirable

    • Financial management
    • Proven networking skills
    • Creative thinker

    Education

    Desirable:

    • Ideally graduate (BA/BSC) + evidence of continuous professional development

     

    The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

    If you are interested, we ask you to send a short summary of why and your CV in Dutch by applying below: We aim to respond to your submission within 10 working days. You can respond to this vacancy until the end of November.


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