It’s an exciting time to be joining our Birmingham team – continued growth & a roster of prestigious clients means there’s plenty going on and huge career opportunity for whoever joins us.
Right now, we’re looking for a Head of Growth who'll work closely with our senior team to shape growth strategy, engage with high profile brands, generate a sizeable pipeline and ultimately play a key role in converting opportunities and enabling our continued success.
As you'd no doubt hope, we've fully embraced hybrid working, with the additional
flexibility of core hours to enable you to balance life and work. We all collaborate together on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays at our home in Communications House, Solihull.
Who we are.
We’re the Birmingham branch of the world’s largest advertising and communications network – McCann Worldgroup – which boasts over 200 offices in 130 countries worldwide and part of Europe’s largest integrated agency, McCann Central.
Add to that the (literal) wheelbarrow full of awards we’ve got including Euro Effies most effective global agency, Cannes Network of the Year, Campaign’s European Integrated Agency of the Year, not to mention McCann Central’s haul of awards in recent years at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum & Creative Circle Awards. So, creativity really is at the forefront of everything we do. All of which means you'll be armed with an incredible portfolio of case studies to take to market.
We’re a team of passionate creatives, strategists and marketers from a wide mix of backgrounds and delivering across a wide range of disciplines from Media, Social, Research, B2B to Advertising and PR. But there’s a lot that unites us – like caring deeply about everything we make. And though our skillsets are wide and our process knowledge is deep, we are all still learning every day.
Requirements
How can you play a part?
This is the essential business growth role for McCann Birmingham. We need someone to lead, coordinate and action our new business pipeline generation plans and conversion strategies. Someone to own our New Business function holistically and maintain the focus and drive required for continuous momentum.
This person will spearhead this growth strategically and execute against that, but critically they will work alongside the senior team to plan how we achieve our objectives in the best and quickest way possible for all of our varied departments.
We want someone not afraid to ‘get on the tools’ themselves. An opportunity generator, relationships builder, relentless hustler and pitch guru!
They will also hold us to account, and show us the way, on New Business best practice, from creds materials, industry leading responses, best-in-class pitching, engaging marketing content and sales platform best practice.
Minimum criteria:
· A track record in Business Development that speaks for itself within an advertising/marketing agency environment
· Experience of overseeing teams and working at a management level
· A consultative approach to growth – strategic and commercially targeted in your approach
· A personable demeanour, with excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach
· A self-starting mentality, with the ability to identify commercial leads from an array of sources
· An engaging presentation style, showing confidence and professionalism in representing our agency during credentials meetings
· The ability to structure and manage multiple workstreams
If this sounds like the type of opportunity you’ve been waiting for, we’d love to hear from you
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.
A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.
Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you’ll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.
Our commitment to equal opportunities
For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.
As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompasses all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.
Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.
McCann is a disability confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for this role, so please do let us know when you apply if you are eligible, along with any adjustments you may need to the recruitment process to enable you to perform at your best.
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