Job Description

The Opportunity:\xe2\x80\x8b

• We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for an integrated and autonomous leader of people, clients and projects\xe2\x80\x8b.
• You\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to form powerful relationships at very senior levels with the client and within Iris internally, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll give honest, no-nonsense advice\xe2\x80\x8b.
• We need someone with a strategic and financial mind, who\'s restless energy can develop clients by finding future potential for increasing business\xe2\x80\x8b.
• You\xe2\x80\x99ll be passionate about immersing yourself in culturally grounded ideas, stemming from what\xe2\x80\x99s happening in the world (media and social media), to drive real business outcomes.
• Leading a long-standing account which is shifting the brand dial, to drive reappraisal with a younger audience, through social first content and a wider annual brand campaign PLUS having a role across campaigns and projects for numerous consumer clients, within an integrated team\xe2\x80\x8b.
• Supporting on a bold and brave new business pipeline, working across proactive opportunities with new and existing clients as well as pitch briefs\xe2\x80\x8b.\xe2\x80\x8b

How You\xe2\x80\x99d Spend Your Day:\xe2\x80\x8b

• Client counsel \xe2\x80\x93 You\xe2\x80\x99ll have strong knowledge on the brand, client business and projects and be confident in offering sound, strategic advice with an eye on the bigger business objectives.
• Cultural strategy \xe2\x80\x93 You\xe2\x80\x99ll advise the wider agency and input on briefs, ensuring that responses to brief are rich in cultural insight. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be responsible for translating that knowledge into great product and game changing results.\xe2\x80\x99\xe2\x80\x8b
• Media strategy & influencer relations \xe2\x80\x93 You\xe2\x80\x99ll push for deep knowledge of the media & influencer landscape and promote outstanding media relations among the team. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also help them translate that knowledge into great product and game changing results\xe2\x80\x8b.
• Integrated working \xe2\x80\x93 You\xe2\x80\x99ll feed innovative PR strategy and insight into int\xe2\x80\x8begrated comms plans. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also be responsible for overseeing the output from the social team and overseeing creative output from the creative team on brand campaign work, ensuring it aligns to the brand and meets comms objectives through BAU channel work.\xe2\x80\x8b
• Team management \xe2\x80\x93 A confident team coach who inspires and motivates the juniors. You\xe2\x80\x99ll take responsibility for team growth and development.
• Talent management \xe2\x80\x93 you will have a good understanding of the celebrity and talent landscape, how to select the right names for the right work, negotiate and contract.
• Financial management \xe2\x80\x93 You\xe2\x80\x99ll have financial responsibility for your accounts, driving profitable working, managing accurate fee & cost budgets and handling any issues around burn .
• Business growth \xe2\x80\x93 You\xe2\x80\x99ll play a key role in driving growth through identification and conversation of new business \xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b

What We\xe2\x80\x99re Looking For:\xe2\x80\x8b

• A consumer expert, who loves building brands, with some experience of business, in house and/or crisis.
• A leader of the creative process, who\xe2\x80\x99s responsible for the ideation, identification and championing of culturally relevant earned ideas.
• A flawless executor \xe2\x80\x93 ability and experience to manage and organise multiple teams and stakeholders through campaigns with outstanding results\xe2\x80\x8b.
• Someone passionate about delivering results that link to business strategies. You\xe2\x80\x99ll understand a client\xe2\x80\x99s real priorities and objectives and deliver against these.
• A confident presenter & straight-talking trusted advisor. \xe2\x80\x8b
• A client troubles-hooter, able to diffuse issues swiftly and efficiently.
• Someone passionate and inquisitive about media, marketing and culture, who constantly brings fresh ideas to the table.

Who Are We?

About Iris:

We\xe2\x80\x99re Iris. We\xe2\x80\x99re For the Forward. A creative, strategy and innovation company that uses the power of participation to excite progress for businesses. Whatever your role, we\'re inviting you to participate in progress \xe2\x80\x93 moving yourself and the world forward with every decision you make.

Our Office:

London is our HQ. In our riverside office you\xe2\x80\x99ll find 300 talented people working with ambitious client partners. We\xe2\x80\x99re the lead strategic & creative agency for adidas TERREX, Pizza Hut Delivery and Abrdn. And we\xe2\x80\x99re a specialist partner for NIVEA and Samsung, to name a couple.

The Iris Character:

We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress: Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.

\xe2\x80\x8bWhat\'s In It For You?

• Flexible working \xe2\x80\x93 we offer you a balance of home and office working and the opportunity to choose your days when it suits you best.
• Core hours \xe2\x80\x93 whether you want to enjoy an early gym session or pick up your children from school, you have the option to manage your own hour.
• Vitality private health care.
• BUPA dental care.
• Pension scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity package.
• 4 months full pay after 1 years\xe2\x80\x99 service.
• 6 months full pay after 2 years\xe2\x80\x99 service.
• Enhanced Paternity package.
• 4 weeks full pay after 1 years\xe2\x80\x99 service.
• IVF support \xe2\x80\x93 giving you flexibility to attend appointments and recover from procedures.
• Additional Parental support \xe2\x80\x93 meaning you can be there for your family\xe2\x80\x99s important moments.
• Personal access to our independent Financial Advisor.
• Group income protection.
• Sabbatical after five years of service.
• Bike to Work Scheme.
• Weekly football sessions.
• Perkbox platform \xe2\x80\x93 giving you access to a wide range of discounts and curated wellbeing content.
• Client discounts \xe2\x80\x93 adidas, Dreams and Feather & Black.

Holiday:

• 25 core days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday.
• Three extra days can be used for religious holidays.
• Plus your birthday day off.
• Plus an extra day after three and five years of service.
• Climate Exchange Day.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

\xe2\x80\x98FOR THE FREE\xe2\x80\x99 is our global DE&I strategy. Its aim is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress. Our DE&I strategy encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives. \xe2\x80\x98FOR THE FREE\xe2\x80\x99 has three main pillars of activity:

Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents\xe2\x80\x99 lived experiences \xe2\x80\x93 including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.

Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.

Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community.

Privacy Statement:

If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please get in touch with us.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. We are For The Forward.

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