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Marketing and New Media Manager

Better Placed have a fantastic and unique opportunity for a Marketing Manager or Account Director to join an innovative and forward thinking business.

Situated in South Manchester, this business has succeeded in their quest to become a market-leader in their field. Whilst they could just put their feet up and continue to service their large, well known retailers with their high-quality product, they are moving with the times and looking to make their offering more integrated and are implementing a software that will show how their product engages with the consumer and relay data back to their clients. As this will, ultimately, run the campaigns for you, it will be your responsibility to create and grow a marketing department, staying at the forefront of competition and capturing this data - subsequently revealing how powerful their product can be in retaining and gaining consumers. You will be in charge of reinvigorating the brand, and segmenting the data into more specific markets.

They're looking for someone with an integrated background, ideally an agency professional who would look to move client side. Someone who would relish the opportunity of building a marketing department, putting processes in place, recruiting an executive for support and working with sales and marketing to drive their business forward. We are particularly looking for a professional with a passion for digital and media, including mobile. This is a fantastic opportunity for an agency professional looking to move client side, as you will be more familiar with the product and have a clearer understanding of integrated marketing.

If you are interested in finding more about this opportunity; apply now.

SEO Specialist

Better Placed have an exciting opportunity for a Technical SEO Specialist to join one of the best digital agencies in Manchester.

This agency specialise in SEO, PPC, Web Development and Design and Social Media and are passionate about everything "digital". They are looking to add to their personable and highly skilled team with an SEO Specialist with 2+ years experience.

You will be responsible for link analysis, report writing and advising on growth strategies. You must be able to analyse on-site SEO as well as reporting results back to the client. The typical SEO professional at this agency will not be doing SEO from 9-5, you will be blogging, tweeting and making sure that you're keeping up to date with all the latest trends and influences.

As a Technical SEO Specialist, you will have knowledge of HTML, and able to edit and design HTML pages for use as landing or additional pages within CMS templates.

The Technical SEO is a client facing role, so excellent interpersonal skills as a must. Our client is looking for an ambitious individual who will fit in with the digitally motivated team. The successful Technical SEO will be up to date with the latest search strategies.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for someone looking to join a fantastic and progressive digital agency. This company are proactive in the market, and have an unrivalled social side!

Apply now for more information.

Senior Advertising Co-Ordinator - Maternity Cover

We are recruiting for one of the most successful fashion retailers in the UK. They are actively looking for a Senior Advertising Co-Ordinator to join them for a maternity cover contract.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone with advertising campaign delivery experience, who is looking to get into the retail sector. With a 300+ strong marketing team based in the city centre, this company manage multiple retail brands from fashion through to household goods. They have moved on from being the UK's market leading mail order business, by opening up multiple stores and selling their products online.

This particular vacancy will be working on multiple brands across TV, press, radio and mailings, managing the campaigns in line with seasonal targets. You will be responsible for liaising with creative and media agencies, managing budgets and forecasts as well as collating and evaluating the results of campaigns, making recommendations on how they could be even more successful.

We are looking for someone with at least 4 years campaign delivery experience, who wouldn't be adverse to travelling abroad to attend fashion shoots! TV production experience is highly advantageous and you will ideally have managed an executive or assistant previously.

We are urgently looking for the right person, so apply now to be considered.

Account Executive

This is undoubtedly one of the best opportunities in Manchester at the moment. If you are an Account Executive with ambition, drive, energy, passion and a thirst for creatively led projects; then I would be very keen to hear from you!

We are recruiting for an exciting and progressive full-service agency in the city centre, who are renowned in the industry for their inspiring and boundary pushing creative. Their work is inherently comical, yet true to brand and they pride themselves in getting under their clients skin, and working out what they are looking to achieve from a campaign; delivering and exceeding client's expectations.

They have a fantastic opportunity for an Account Executive to work on 2 of the agency's best accounts. You must have lots of POS and print experience, as well as a keen interest in creative. You will be supporting the Account Manager in delivery and working closely with the creative team in conceptualising and making sure all work is delivered on time.

We are looking for a certain type of individual who is keen to work in a small-mid sized team. You will be hands on, and therefore gaining full exposure to all areas of the business. Being an independent agency, this role will give you the opportunity to be entrepreneurial and proactive, as well as unleashing your creative side. You will also be working with some of the best account handlers and creative minds in the industry, and we are ideally looking for someone who is currently an Account Executive in an agency.

Digital Planner and Strategist

Award winning and highly successful Marketing agency based in Manchester City Centre is urgently looking for an experienced Digital Planner/ Digital Strategist to spearhead their digital department.

This well-established, multi award-winning agency is at an exciting point in their growth and development. Having recently brought all of their clients' digital projects in-house, they have the core ingredients to make a real success of their digital arm; making this agency truly integrated. From an offline perspective, they are market-leaders in what they do - working with some of the biggest brands in the UK. This is the ideal opportunity for a forward - thinking Digital Strategist to lead their online offering; not only to their existing clients, but prospective organisations as well.

The ideal candidate for this position will come from either a digital or integrated background as an Account Director, or Digital Strategist. You will have a proven track record in delivering multi-faceted digital campaigns for your clients and have a strong understanding of web, mobile, email, social media, analytics and search. If you have retail/shopper marketing experience, then this would be highly advantageous.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading digital pitches and client meetings.
• Digital strategy and planning of campaigns.
• Identifying and leveraging digital business opportunities within existing accounts and prospective clients.
• Staying up-to-date with all the latest technologies and news from the digital 'sphere'
• Share your digital knowledge and training with internal and external departments
• Liaising with digital production
• Adding a level of sophistication and expertise to the agency, from a digital perspective.

We are really looking for the best digital strategist out there. This agency have a fantastic and rewarding working environment, a highly talented team (who are constantly winning new awards) and a great benefits package. If you're a Digital Account Director looking for more autonomy or a Digital Strategist looking to work on more exciting accounts, get in touch to find out more about this opportunity.

Production / Operations Manager - Creative Agency

One of Manchester's most prestigious and highly regarding Marketing agencies is actively looking for a Production / Operations Manager to join their team.

This award-winning agency produce promotional campaigns for some of the biggest FMCG, retail and telecoms companies in the UK. Following an impressive influx of client wins, a newly implemented digital team and ambitious growth plans, they are looking to bring an experienced Production Manager on board to hit the ground running and take hold of the operational side of the business.

We are looking for someone who has a proven track record in delivering offline and digital projects, from either an agency or client side environment. You will be responsible for scheduling, briefing, costing and managing production resource of the agency; establishing strong and lasting relationships with internal teams and external suppliers and freelancers.

This person will be:

• Estimating production timings and costs
• Delivering projects on time and within budget
• Multi-tasking and being organised - putting procedures into place
• Work closely with the new business team and planners to provide accurate time estimates
• Constantly thinking of new and innovative ways of improving the efficiency of the production process
• Au fait with working with digital and offline designers, copywriters, developers and accounts teams.

If you have extensive experience in all of the above, and have the drive and passion to make a real success of this opportunity, then apply now to be considered for this opportunity.

What they are looking for

You will assist in the delivery of the firm's digital strategy, providing effective and timely Website Development support, aiding the development of the firm's online offering, and assisting with changes to the firm's website.

You will liaise with the IT department where necessary, and the Marketing Manager of both the Business Group & Private Client Group to help outline their online requirements. You will need to be able to communicate effectively, build relationships with key stakeholders and have a keen eye for detail.

You will have a good knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript & JavaScript libraries, experience of Wordpress and Drupal theming/development is a must as well experience of Photoshop, PHP and MySQL. You will also display an awareness and experiences of converting desktop sites to mobile sites.

What they offer in return:

The firm look for talented individuals who possess energy and excellence in everything they do. They look for people who possess warmth and a strong client focus. In return they offer a positive an inviting work environment, the opportunity to develop your career and an attractive benefits package which include a competitive salary, a contributory pension scheme, private health insurance and subsidised gym membership.

Account Manager - Events

Our client, a prestigious integrated agency based in Manchester City Centre, is looking for 2 Account Managers with Events experience to join their core and non-core events teams.

This agency is a highly successful company; part of a worldwide network and host to an array of blue-chip clients, including brands within the FMCG and retail sectors right through to the some of the biggest names in entertainment. They invest heavily in training and support for their employees and offer a fantastic working environment, where you can develop and enhance your professional skillset as well and working alongside some of the best strategic and creative minds in the industry. Why wouldn't you want to work here?

We are looking for two Account Managers. One would be working on events for the agency's brands, and another is a maternity cover for 9-10 months to work with one of the largest retailers in the UK on all of their in-store events.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Develop rapport with the client and ensure that any issues that may arise are dealt with efficiently and effectively.
• Provide event marketing and shopper expertise and leadership to meet client goals.
• Make sure all brand strategy and objectives are being met.
• Development of strategic event solutions, which build brand equity and deliver results.
• Contribute to overall idea generation with the agency team.
• Ensure that financial aspects of the event programs are managed.
• Meet designated revenue targets.

We are looking for someone with strong integrated marketing experience within retail and events, excellent communication skills and passion for the industry.

Apply now to be considered for these opportunities.

Account Manager

Better Placed have one of the most exciting Account Manager positions in the North West. If you're a Senior Account Executive looking to take the next step up, or a Junior Account Manager looking for a new challenge, you will NOT want to miss out on this opportunity.

I am looking for professionals with Shopper Marketing experience to work on undoubtedly one of the largest FMCG brands in the world.

You will be supporting the Account Director in the Shopper Marketing team, and although your focus will be on this particular account, you will gain exposure to various other UK, European and Global clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Playing a crucial role within the brand team in developing and managing the clients business.
• Ensuring brand strategy and objectives are being met
• Provide category expertise and leadership in guiding internal teams across the agency
• Developing a strong relationship with clients
• Lead the development of strategic solutions and deliver first class results for the clients
• Ensure all campaigns are on brief, time and budget
• Be comfortable presenting ideas and creative to clients and internal departments
• Idea generation

We are looking for someone with around 3 years agency experience, who is passionate about shopper marketing and brand. You will be an excellent communicator, intelligent and passionate about the industry; keeping up to date with market-related affairs. We are looking for a creative thinker and someone who can build strong relationships.

Apply now to hear more information.

Copywriter

We are looking for an imaginative and conceptual Copywriter for a leading full service agency based in the North West.

With a fantastic range of large B2C accounts, spanning various sectors, this agency has an enviable reputation for producing award-winning campaigns for their clients.

We are looking for a Mid-Weight Copywriter to join their talented team. Your portfolio will demonstrate your ability to create engaging and memorable copy for large brands, and you will have worked in an agency previously.

If you are interested in this role, apply now.