CLIENTSINDUSTRYTYPESTATUS A unique role, giving you the chance to be involved in both the financial and commercial sides of the business.
We are a revolutionary marketing firm looking to recruit a highly motivated Junior Commercial Manager as part of the wider Business Services team. The Business Services team supports the entire business, and without it Futureproof would not be the success that it is today. This is a unique role, and will give you the chance to be involved in both the financial and commercial sides of the business.
Business Services supports the other four departments in the business: Brand Management, Strategy, Creative and Digital. Brand Management are the main client contacts, and are also responsible for the finances of their projects, from contract pricing (fixed price) to tracking efficiency and reporting income against targets.
The commercial side of this role will require you to work closely with our 14 Brand Management staff to ensure that we are winning profitable work and delivering it efficiently. As such, you will have strong commercial acumen combined with exceptional interpersonal skills. You will also have exposure to Business Development, which also sits within the Business Services team.
You will also work closely with Senior Finance Manager (SFM) in supporting with financial planning, tracking, budgeting and reporting. This will include certain month end responsibilities, although our Accounts Assistant also supports in this process. Significant responsibility will be given to you at an early stage, and you will be required to be proactive and autonomous in your delivery. A ‘can-do’ attitude is a must, combined with great problem-solving skills.
This is an exciting opportunity for an accountant looking to work in a commercial role in a dynamic and innovative company.
Commercial Responsibilities
Financial Responsibilities
Junior Commercial Manager
Immediate Start
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
A great opportunity to gain experience working within the Strategy function, specialising in research and consumer trends.
We are always looking for intelligent, passionate and highly motivated individuals to join our young, dynamic team and our internship is a great way to gain some hands on experience in the marketing industry. During your four weeks here you will support the Strategy team to deliver industry leading trend briefings and specialist research assignments across both our current clients and new business. This will develop both your analytical and creative thinking skills and immerse you into the world of the consumer – we can guarantee that no two days or projects will be the same. Consequently, the range of tasks you may be required to complete include:
Strategy Intern
Start date as required
£50pw towards expenses
A great opportunity to lead the delivery of our recruitment strategy and company growth, and to become fully immersed in HR.
We are a revolutionary marketing firm looking for a dynamic, confident and highly motivated HR Manager to join our rapidly growing team. As HR Manager, you will oversee HR being executed through the HR Assistant and be responsible for delivering our growth objectives through attracting the best new talent to join the company.
As a member of the Business Services and HR team, your role will include a variety of tasks, from actively engaging top talent across a variety of different disciplines, to being heavily involved in the screening and interviewing process. In addition to this, you will be responsible for taking detailed briefs, writing accurate and attractive job descriptions, and developing and maintaining a detailed candidate database which is crucial in supporting our long-term hiring strategy. You will also be required to act as line manager to the Office Assistant and HR Assistant, coaching them in achieving their objectives.
You will have full ownership over your workload and your approach to delivering success, however, you will be supported by the Head of Business Services where you need it. Your ability to immerse yourself in the business and to understand the core facets of marketing will be a major catalyst for success.
This is a rare opportunity to become involved in the finer details of HR and Business Services as well as developing your skills in Internal Recruitment and Line Management.
HR MANAGER (4 MONTHS)
FOR IMMEDIATE START
Competitive Salary
An exciting opportunity to lead breakthrough strategic thinking and incredible creative output for Futureproof
We are a revolutionary marketing firm looking to recruit a dynamic, ambitious and talented Head of Strategy & Creative to join our growing team. The ‘Head of’ level is part of the senior leadership team within the business and will report directly into the Strategy & Creative Director. You are likely to have two or three direct reports.
You will have a proven history of success, most likely within a creative, integrated, marketing, or strategic agency. Strategically, you will be brilliantly insightful and have a fascination with understanding consumer behaviour. You will be advanced in decoding brands, planning campaigns, developing consumer segmentation, orchestrating and understanding research, and creating deep and penetrating insights. You will have a focus on directing campaigns to achieve specific objectives and deliver a commercial return for clients. Creatively, you will be a master of ideation, art direction, copywriting and executional development. You will have a pedigree in creating and leading outstanding campaigns for leading brands. You will also have an incredible ability to bring out strategic and creative brilliance in others.
You will deliver breakthrough strategic thinking and planning across all clients and lead the creative direction for the agency. You will ‘sell’ strategic thinking and creative output to clients and adapt to their feedback and comments collaboratively. You will deliver the financial targets of your two teams, whilst constantly striving to improve efficiency of the team’s delivery through embedding new and innovative ways of delivering great work (such as reviewing the ‘traffic’ system). You will work brilliantly with the Brand Management, Digital and Business Services teams.
Head of Strategy & Creative
For immediate start
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
An exciting opportunity for someone with technical project management skills to work with multiple clients and digital channels
We’re looking to recruit a Digital Project Manager (with a technical background) who will be responsible for planning and delivering high quality, targeted digital marketing campaigns and overseeing the production and continual development of large-scale web applications. As DPM, you will work alongside our internal development team, Creative, Strategy and Brand Management departments, as well as key client stakeholders, and external specialist suppliers. You will manage the projects from beginning to completion, which will include selecting the appropriate technology, securing resources, managing budgets, planning and scoping (including development of sitemaps, wireframes and functional specs), and managing the development and QA teams.
You will need to have excellent technical project management skills, and knowledge and experience of all aspects of digital project delivery, including CMS systems, User Experience best practice, mobile and social platforms, search and online advertising. You should be up to date with trends and technologies within the digital and marketing world, be commercially aware, and have experience of using detailed analysis of online metrics to help build a business case.
We are a challenger marketing agency, obsessed with creating ideas that change behaviour. You will be working in a creative, agile environment, and gain experience of a broad range of clients in multiple industries.
Digital Project Manager
For a June start (negotiable)
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
A challenging position combining the roles of Frontend and Backend Developer, working across multiple clients on various platforms
You will be the technical core of our Digital department, working with our in-house Creative, Strategy and Brand Management teams to build everything from large-scale web applications to small, but beautiful single-page responsive sites.
We are a challenger marketing agency, obsessed with creating ideas that change behaviour, and we’re looking to recruit an innovative thinker who is armed with the latest development tools and able to make considered recommendations for how to best to use them. You will need to be as excited about new technology as we are, and meticulous in your deployment of established platforms: we will be building rapid prototypes as well as planning products designed to last.
PHP Backend/Frontend Developer
For a July start (negotiable)
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
A challenging position combining the roles of Art Director and Designer, working across all media
A challenging position combining the roles of Digital Designer and Art Director, working across all media, with an emphasis on digital.
We are a challenger marketing agency, obsessed with creating ideas that change behaviour, and we’re looking to recruit a new kind of Digital Creative.
Digital is a big part of what we do and you will need to come up with big brand ideas and be able to execute them, as well as being able to tackle the print based projects that we take on.
You will work in a team of seven, creating brands, campaigns and communications from start to finish; from hundred-page websites to single-page direct mails. You will work closely with the Strategy and Brand Management teams to ensure a strategically robust, slickly produced outcome on every project. Our digital department is growing rapidly, so we’re looking for someone with strong digital credentials.
As a Digital Designer (Creative) you will report directly into a Senior Creative and line manage Junior Creatives and Creative Assistants.
We split our creative process into four parts;
1. Ideation
The ability to conceive a simple and unique idea that will differentiate a brand and create a platform for creative marketing.
2. Concepting
Translating the idea into real world executions that will ultimately change consumer behaviour.
3. Creative direction
Creating a style that can be applied across different media. Direct photographers, illustrators, sound designers, copywriters.
4. Design
Both Digital and Print
Digital Designer (Creative)
For immediate start
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
A fantastic opportunity to gain commercial experience in a marketing agency
We are always looking for intelligent, passionate and highly motivated individuals to join our young and dynamic team and our internship is a great way to gain some hands on commercial experience in a business. During your time here you will support the Business Services team to deliver work across HR and Office Management which underpins the success of the business.
During your internship you will own a project and see it through from conception to completion with an opportunity to present to Senior Management on completion. This could be a project such as mapping out how clients currently interact with all the touch points of the Futureproof brand and how this can be radically improved.
You will also be required to complete a number of tasks which may include:
Human Resources Intern
Start date as required
£50 a week towards expenses
The opportunity to independently manage brands from creative conception to execution
We are a revolutionary marketing firm looking to recruit a dynamic, ambitious and highly motivated Junior Brand Manager (JBM) to join our growing team. As a JBM your role will include a variety of tasks, from basic client administration through to client-facing work, and the management of entire brand projects. You will also need to work effectively with the creative, strategy and business services teams, and pick up other ad hoc projects that arise while the business is experiencing significant growth. Your ability to deliver flawless client servicing and brand management will open the door to significant opportunities for promotion.
You will have accountability for either your own project, or for work streams on larger projects, with the opportunity to report directly to the client. You will be expected to be involved at every stage of the projects you work on, from strategy, setting KPIS, creative development, flawless brand management of every aspect, to ultimately drive growth for your client. Being proactive and able to take the initiative to improve client service as well as identify new opportunities for current and new clients are a must.
JUNIOR BRAND MANAGER
For immediate start
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
An enviable opportunity to manage brands across multiple platforms, as well as nurture multiple direct reports
We are a revolutionary marketing firm looking to recruit a dynamic, ambitious and talented Brand Manager to join our growing team. You will report into a Senior Brand Manager and be given immediate responsibility for a mini portfolio of superb brands, as well as managing a small team of staff. Your ability to deliver flawless client servicing and brand management will open the door to significant opportunities for promotion to take advantage of the huge growth the business is seeing.
The role will include a variety of deliverables that are central to managing entire brand projects and operating as a marketing outsource for our clients. This will involve planning and managing projects, setting and running budgets, invoicing, research, looking for and capitalising on new business opportunities, and strategic thinking.
BRAND MANAGER
FOR IMMEDIATE START
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits