Monday 10 January 2011

Head of Digital Media Agency, London 130k

This media agency giant has evolved digital capabilities that have been an integral and pioneering force in the Search Engine Marketing industry. Hence they have now emerged as one of the world's leading Search Engine Marketing (SEM) firms. They work very closely with Google, Yahoo! and MSN in shaping the future of SEM.

This is an entrepreneurial environment of bright sparks with a very bright future. They develop strategic, integrated search marketing campaigns that help the world's largest brands generate revenue and drive traffic to their websites. Their local and global client list is impressive.

For this London role, international and high growth experience is key, rather than extensive Search/SEM agency experience.

Some key points from the job spec are:

o Establish business expansion opportunities across EMEA and work closely with the business development lead to grow the business in parallel of creating an efficient delivery engine

o Budget planning and growth/hiring projections in partnership with the local Heads

o To deliver integrated marketing strategy for the existing and new clients

o Act as the ‘strategy expert’ for all combined Search, Social and Digital media plans

o Prior hands on exposure of supporting and driving commercial strategy, operations and administration within a client-facing business. Possesses deep levels of commercial acumen and operational P & L experience

They are looking for a high level of strategic experience in performance marketing organisations. Background wise, ideally they would like to see a broad marketing mix, with a strong track record in on and offline integration, with recent experience being multinational - and ideally performance marketing focused.

This is an internationally recognised, top calibre SEM and media agency environment having an immensely successful time.

This client is an efficient recruiter.

My email is graham@searchpartydigital.com

> Head of Search, London 60-70k

This agency works very closely with Google, Yahoo! and MSN in shaping the future of SEM.

This is an entrepreneurial environment of bright sparks with a very bright future. They develop strategic, integrated search marketing campaigns that help the world's largest brands generate revenue and drive traffic to their websites. Their local and global client list is impressive.

This media agency giant has evolved digital capabilities that have been an integral and pioneering force in the Search Engine Marketing industry. Hence they have now emerged as one of the world's leading Search Engine Marketing (SEM) firms. They work very closely with Google, Yahoo! and MSN in shaping the future of SEM.

They are looking for an up and coming digital expert with a solid knowledge of search engine marketing (PPC & SEO).

This role requires senior digital media planning and strategy experience, digital client management experience and multi-language EMEA campaign strategy. Your time will be divided between strategy, client delivery and working with the team on developing new opportunities.

Key points from the job spec:

• Explore and implement new search engine technologies and products

• Mentor team members, providing professional development through training, hands-on experience, and collaborative project work

• Ability to mentor and lead the overall search campaign life cycle of key clients

• Ability to present to and educate clients on Search Engine Marketing principles, tactics and strategies.

This role would secure a future in an internationally recognised top calibre SEM / Media agency environment.

The London SEM team is having an immensely successful time.

If this is sounding of interest, please email your CV to me with a view to being emailed a job spec and discussing further.

graham@searchpartydigital.com

(They also have a new Associate Search Director role on at 40-50k)

Graham.

> PPC Account Manager, London 32-36k

This media agency giant has evolved digital capabilities that have been an integral and pioneering force in the Search Engine Marketing industry. Hence they have now emerged as one of the world's leading Search Engine Marketing (SEM) firms. They work very closely with Google, Yahoo! and MSN in shaping the future of SEM.

This is an entrepreneurial environment of bright sparks with a very bright future. They develop strategic, integrated search marketing campaigns that help the world's largest brands generate revenue and drive traffic to their websites. Their local and global client list is impressive.

They are looking for an up and coming ambitious PPC Account Manager with a solid knowledge of search engine marketing.

Some key points of the job spec are:

• Understand client goals and how to maximize those measures of success through tactical strategies and technologies

• Explore and implement new search engine technologies and products, and provide recommendations on media partners, relevant products and tracking/analytics solutions

• Project manage internal campaign execution with detailed attention to timelines and quality of client deliverables

• Manage all SEM tactics such as campaign architecture, keyword development, ad copy writing, tracking/analytics, QA, testing and optimization

• Manage, review, and analyze client-facing reports

They are looking for extensive knowledge/experience of tracking, bid management and analytics technologies such as Atlas, DART, Google Analytics, Webtrends, Omniture etc.

They are also looking for previous experience of managing a team in Paid Search Engine Marketing role.

A career in this global top calibre media agency would secure a career where you would never look back.

Please email your CV to me at graham@searchpartydigital.com

> PHP Developer, London 32-40k

This is an opportunity for a PHP Developer who has already gained high profile site experience, to join the digital team who develop the most famous digital communications work in the UK.

This 38 person digital team consists of Web Developers, Flash Developers, Project Managers, and Art Directors who work within the best advertising agency in London. They work on major brand’s digital communications campaigns. The advertising agency’s work is famous, you will definitely already know their TV advertising creative work for brands, as well as the digital teams online innovations. Their web and mobile work is famous too and as a sign of the times, often leads the way for the TV creative work. They are not just rolling out the next microsite for a brand’s next product or service launch. It is clever online work that is entertaining and fun for people to engage with.

The role works in the development team and works into the technical director – who has a history of building great teams in the biggest digital agencies in London.

They are looking for PHP (versions 4 and 5). They are also ideally looking for this role to be the Javascript champion in the team when need be.

The role consults the Project Managers on the most appropriate technical solutions for client’s briefs which will involve occasional client contact. Your passion for technology will help creative staff and account managers understand emerging web technologies so that campaigns can make good use of new opportunities in the digital sphere.

To do this you will need a genuine interest for APIs and frameworks (Google products, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter etc.), and knowledge about how to implement them.

As a key developer in the team they are also looking for knowledge of best practices in site builds including effective navigation.

This is a bright, sociable and fun agency environment.

If you are interested in being emailed the full job spec and info on the company, please email your CV to me. graham@searchpartydigital.com

Digital Group Account Director, Berkshire 55-65k

This is a digital GAD or Client Services Director role for someone, who when backed by a first class digital team, can engage people with strategies across any digital channel.

This is a long established 70 person agency with long term in-depth relationships with a top brand client list. They sailed through 2008/9 well and are on the up with great brands. There are 30 pure digital people in the agency and this is expanding. The team is happy being the first with digital innovations whether working locally or internationally with clients.

This role is to join the senior management team as the heavy-weight digital strategy person to work across all their clients. It is a new role. The previous type of client experience is not important, it’s the spectrum of digital experience from design and build through to social mobile apps that is needed to fulfil client objectives. The agency’s digital resources will allow you to go in any digital direction. It is a creative marketing agency environment that has won awards in all areas of digital communications. (Although, major brand experience is required).

They are looking for someone who can develop great digital strategies with clients and someone who has the ambition to be an agency’s digital Client Services Director.

The MD wants to be very competitive on salary with a very good bonus package on top. This is a key role for the agency. Experience in the very top listed agencies is suitable for this role.

This role works with the board directors and has 5 direct reports.

It is a well managed, very profitable agency that has proved themselves by being in the higher rankings of any agency listings.

The MD is a particularly nice person to chat with. If you are interested in doing so, please email me your CV with a view to getting the further low down from me to see if you would like to meet them.

My email graham@searchpartydigital.com

> Digital Project Director, London 50-55k

I have placed many people in this agency over the past 8 years - and they are all still there. It is a fun, social Farringdon based agency environment with an MD who wants people to enjoy life. The MD wants people to develop their careers and have the good work life balance. The MD insists on good work life balance.

The digital team cover everything from web builds, micro sites, digital advertising campaigns (rich and standard), micro sties, email campaigns, apps widgets, social media and virals. A highly creative agency, with a stunning portfolio – but also have a strong tech team.

Clients include GAP, Nike, Toyota, Virgin, hp, some financial services, L’Oreal, ebay, PepsiCo etc etc.

They work very creatively with their clients pushing brand guidelines and are technically innovative with clients who want to push boundaries in their area of digital communications solutions.

This is a lead role in the digital team involved with clients from concept stage through to delivery. The Senior Digital Project Manager/Director role defines the needs and develops strategy for clients working closely with the Head of Digital and Digital Account Handlers. The role is not tied to the typical PM delivery spec, you will need to cover all aspects from team lead, IA (inc. knowledge of sitemaps / wireframes), UE to client digital strategy. You will need to be a good listener and be very good at asking clients questions.

Covering the full spectrum of digital communications, good technical knowledge is required as well as reasonable PM methodologies knowledge.

This role would suit someone who has come from a hands-on background who now wants to manage and lead a great digital team to deliver multiple projects.

This role works collaboratively with the Creative Director, Art Directors, Interaction Designers, Programmers, Junior Project Managers, Digital Copywriters and Account teams.

They are looking for agency experience, experience leading a team and a passion for creativity and technology.

The London agency is also part of an international network, working throughout the US and Europe.

Please email your CV and portfolio to me at graham@searchpartydigital.com

I have the job spec and lots more on their culture and work.

> Senior Project Manager, London 50k

This Senior Project Manager role is with one of the NMA top listed digital agencies. One that looks after people. One that is known for being a good place to work.

There are over 100 people in the London office. The agency also has offices throughout Europe, USA and Asia. They have first class creative, strategy and technical teams – it is a creatively driven environment that is well equipped to bring forth any strategy for clients.

They have a top tier client list across every sector.

This is a Senior Project Manager role at the 50k level, (plus excellent benefits).

Some key points to this role:

• You will be equally comfortable managing large CMS driven websites or advertising campaigns for high profile clients although you may have a bias towards one aspect of digital delivery.

• You will be very comfortable in front of clients at the highest level and you will relish the opportunity of being equally responsible for strategically developing your accounts alongside the account director and team.

• You will be responsible for the oversight of a number of accounts with a small team of permanent and freelance PMs

• Capable of solely planning, managing and delivering projects up to £350K

• You will need a solid understanding of user experience and IA.

If you already have very top agency experience this would a make great career move.

Please email your CV to me at graham@searchpartydigital.com with a view to receiving the full job spec and discuss further.

> Senior Digital Designer, London 45-55k

This Senior / Lead Digital Designer position is with one of the NMA top listed digital agencies. One that looks after people. One that is known for being a great place to work, evident by their benefits, the atmosphere and speaking with anyone who works there.

There are over 100 people in the London office. The agency also has offices throughout Europe, USA and Asia. They have first class creative, strategy and technical teams – it is a creatively driven environment that is well equipped to bring forth any strategy for clients.

They have a top tier client list across every sector.

You will need to be a passionate ideas person, who is engaged in the whole creative process, collaborates with others and mentors more junior designers naturally. You will need to be experienced creatively across all digital mediums including emerging platforms. You will be in the know about trends and emerging platforms.

This is a lead designer role that works into Creative and Design Directors, communicates proposed routes to strategists, producers and programmers and chooses and guides photographers and illustrators to keep your ideas on track. You will work on small and very large projects and know when to delegate to freelancers or to junior designers. At this level you will also be comfortable collaborating directly with clients.

They need a strong creative visual designer with solid hands on skills and the experience to understand the wider advertising campaign. This role will be able to push the creative boundries and innovative digital channels.

Please email your CV and rather good online portfolio to me at graham@searchpartydigital.com

If it looks like a goer, I’ll email the job spec and will call to let you know what I know about them further to their reputation in the digital world. Meetings would happen quickly and seamlessly.

Associate Technical Director, London 45-55k

This role is for a Senior Web Developer who is looking for the next move up the ladder, or someone who has already begun working as a Technology Manager overseeing the development of all forms of digital projects.

It's an Associate Technical Director role.

The role involves defining initial technical build, defining core components of a solution, detailing how these components fit together, mapping data paths between components, producing functional and technical specification documents and overseeing development.

They are particularly looking for technical knowledge of the major social networks (especially Facebook™) and mobile platforms and how technical solutions can be developed utilizing these.

The mobile and social networks knowledge and experience is important. This role is with one of the top digital agencies who do cover whole global re-designs for the biggest brands in the world, but they are also embracing all new emerging technologies and solutions for their extensive top tier brand client list.

The agency is a pure digital agency of 100 people in the London office. It is a creative digital agency environment with excellent creative, strategy, IA, UE, social media, copy and technical teams. The atmosphere is an informal, sociable environment, as a top digital agency should be. People’s careers are nurtured and the agency provides a good list of benefits on top of salary. People are looked after, which is part of their reputation in the digital industry.

This is a senior role requiring full life-cycle experience and also plays a part in the wider development of the agencies strategy.

There if a full and detailed job spec. If you are interested in finding out more, please email your CV to me at graham@searchpartydigital.com

> Junior Flash Developer, London 25-32k

This is the most famous advertising agency in London looking for a Junior Flash Developer to join the digital team, who develop the most famous digital communications work in the UK.

This 38 person digital team consists of Web Developers, Flash Developers, Project Managers, and Art Directors who work within the best advertising agency in London. They work on major brand’s digital communications campaigns. The advertising agency’s work is famous, you will definitely already know their TV advertising creative work for brands, as well as the digital teams online innovations. Their web and mobile work is famous too and as a sign of the times, often leads the way for the TV creative work. They are not just rolling out the next microsite for a brand’s next product or service launch. It is clever online work that is entertaining and fun for people to engage with.

The role works in the development team and works into the technical director – who has a history of building great teams in the biggest digital agencies in London.

This role will also work a long side passionate, top Senior Flash Developers who are looking to develop someone. Research and development time is important to them. You will be involved in innovative projects from concept stage through to delivery, working with a first class digital agency team.

They are looking for a Creative Developer at OOP level using as3/as2. Also ideally looking for an appreciation of graphic layout/motion and information architecture.

Some job spec points:

• advanced as3/as2

• Oop / MVC

• Javascript

• Photoshop

• Flash

• Information architecture

• cross-browser issues

• Understanding of source control

• Multi-language application development

• Video encoding

This unique opportunity is a chance to be part of a major new long term strategy in the communications industry in an extremely vibrant, buzzy contemporary culture and physical environment.

Please email your CV and online portfolio to me, Graham Cazaly, with a view to being briefed further.