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Head of Communications

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Greater Manchester
Salary
£50000 - £60000 per annum, Benefits: Excellent Benefits
Closing date
10 Sep 2018

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Marketing

Job Details

Job Type: Head of Communications
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 plus Benefits
Location: Manchester
Sector/Industry: FMCG

Job Reference: VAC-24136
Are you a driven and dynamic Senior Marketing professional or Communications manager seeking to drive global awareness, messaging, brand and content efforts. The successful candidate will play a leading role in developing the companies brand awareness, growing and diversifying their audience and nurturing all relationships with key stakeholders, press, partners, analysts and influencers. He/she will be responsible for the ongoing delivery of all PR, Social Media, Messaging and Content Development across the global markets. 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Taking brands from single channel marketing to a fully integrated approach and strategy
  • Develop an understanding of the customer, what value we bring to them, and to use this understanding to shape the strategic planning of campaigns
  • Implementing campaign strategy designed to drive the customer journey through PR, digital, outreach, CRM, ATL/BTL, retail and social
  • Managing on-going budgets and forecasting for upcoming activity
  • Dealing with heads of business and key stakeholders on business strategy and Direct Marketing strategy in particular
  • Present marketing planning, promotion and brand engagement comms
  • Deliver campaign feedback to global hubs and thereby adjust Brand and Comms activity in future campaigns
  • Manage external agencies including creative, media planning and PR agency
  • Develop and implement digital strategy
  • Utilising social media monitoring tools to advise and develop monthly strategy plans
  • Managing a team of 3 direct reports of Manager level

 Person Specification:

 

 

  • Enthusiastic and outgoing, with the energy to be effective in a fast-paced environment
  • Creative in approach
  • Capacity to challenge the status quo
  • Team-player who is able to lead by example
  • Committed to gaining a competitive edge over the market competitors
  • Results orientated and able to lead activities across the business

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to kathryn.p.a4lkbc5jdeg1@advocate-group.aptrack.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
Please note The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency & business.

 

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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