The role

We’re on the hunt for a brilliant corporate > consumer Director to help lead a growing risk and reputation team within one of the top global agencies. If you are an established Director looking to do more proactive, wide reaching, impactful and purposeful work, or an Associate Director ready to step up, we’d love to hear from you.

About the agency

The agency is a progressive force designed to connect with a diverse global market. In an era where capturing attention is paramount, they proudly redefine PR, merging earned-first, data-driven creativity with the customer journey to ensure maximum impact for their clients. They operate worldwide and have been leading the game for over half a century, consistently earning accolades such as ‘Agency of the Year’.

The Team:

This team has grown from two people two years ago, to 12 people now, and is the agency’s version of corporate. A team within a team, it operates independently and fearlessly, but also draws on the scale and expertise of the wider business in the UK and globally to ensure best-in-class work for its clients. It focuses on risk & reputation, and although it incorporates a lot of what makes a traditional corporate practice, it takes a non-corporate approach, and focuses often on purpose driven, impact led work, leaning into society, culture and sustainability.

The leadership is down to-earth and straight talking. As a pivotal member of the team, you will work closely with consumer-facing brands as a trusted reputation advisor. While based in London, this role provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with award-winning teams globally, shaping impactful campaigns and programs that drive positive change.

Who You Are:

Politically aware, culturally clued in and a lover of current affairs, this role requires someone who can recognise that stakeholders go beyond the client and partners. They need someone who is both entrepreneurial with the business as well as innovative and ambitious with the work. The team is down-to-earth, open and inclusive, so while it doesn’t matter how loud your voice is, this role needs someone to use it.

As a progressive business driver, you will play a crucial role in leading and growing portfolios for clients, whether that is cross-selling and driving work for clients through the wider business, or bringing in new clients to the agency.

You will work on key global campaigns for some of their biggest brands, and while the general reactive and crisis work, anticipating and mitigating risks, will form some part of the role, there’s also a big proactive element. Getting on the front foot and leading and empowering the team to deliver smart, proactive, bold and creative reputation driving campaigns and solutions, will also form part of the role. Ideally, your commitment to relevance, flawless execution, and championing innovative work shines through and you are known for providing exceptional counsel, are curious, creative, brave, inclusive, and passionate about delivering results.

What you’ll need to be:

A brilliant client partner

You excel in building trusting relationships, collaborating, and contributing to exceptional work. With a strong grasp of client business and industry trends, you drive innovative ideas, ensuring maximum impact for clients. Your strategic thinking extends to project management, where you assess and analyze potential challenges, proactively offering solutions.

Someone who is always looking to improve them and their team

You will actively contribute to the development of yourself and your team, fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. As an account leader, you partner with agency leadership, advocate for your team, and identify learning and growth opportunities.

Someone hungry to grow the team and business

You will contribute to the financial success of the agency, overseeing team financials, forecasting, staffing, and scoping client work. Your role will extend to leading new business opportunities, understanding the business/financial landscape, and driving organic growth for clients.

If you’re a curious, creative, and inclusive individual driven to make a meaningful impact and empower teams, we invite you to apply.

We welcome those particularly who have varied perspectives and are passionate about diversity and inclusion and are committed to driving this within their team and the wider industry.

We will try to get back to as many people as possible, but if you don’t hear from us within one week from sending your application, you unfortunately haven’t been successful this time.