Company Description

Publicis Groupe UK is a marketing and digital transformation business made up of 5,000 talented and versatile people with expertise in media, creative, influence, technology and data, working across 21 agencies.

Publicis Groupe UK creative agencies include Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Digitas, Leo Burnett and Publicis•Poke. Also, within the stable are PR agencies MSL and Kekst CNC and sustainability consultancy, Salterbaxter. Publicis Media is home to Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices PMX, Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment and Publicis Content, providing expertise across media strategy, investment, data and technology.

Langland, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness and Digitas Health serve clients across health and wellness, science and medicine. They combine expertise across advertising and branding, clinical trial experience, data and analytics, technology, medical strategy and education and public relations and policy. 

At the core of Publicis Groupe’s data and technology offering sits Epsilon which provides personalisation at scale through CORE-ID, its proprietary data tech platform.

Publicis Sapient is the business transformation arm of Publicis Groupe, marrying technology, data sciences and business consulting with engineering and creativity, it helps clients transform digitally.

Publicis Groupe UK clients include BT, McDonald’s, ASDA, Tesco, L’Oreal, P&G, Kellogg’s, VW UK, Reckitts Benckiser, Samsung and Disney among others, encompassing six of the UK’s top 10 advertisers.

Employees share a common purpose, consistent ways of working and a financial structure that encourages collaboration.

In 2015 Publicis Groupe introduced the Power of One. Simplifying the traditional agency structure, the model removes silos between agencies and disciplines to put clients’ needs at the heart of the structure.

Publicis Groupe UK has offices in Chancery Lane, Television Centre in White City, Baker Street, Turnmills in Farringdon, Windsor, Teddington and Dublin, and people based in Edinburgh.  Publicis Groupe has a presence in more than 100 countries and employs nearly 84,000 people worldwide.

Our Commitment
As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. 

Job Description

About us
We are growing. And we’re looking for enthusiastic, ambitious, passionate new co-workers to help us get where we want to go. That’s where you come in.

After partnering with one of the top energy providers in the UK, we’re building out a creative team that will exclusively tend to that account. So you’ll sit in our offices, eat our free fruit, and enjoy all the perks of being a Publicis employee. But all of your time will be spent working with that brand and bringing that account to life.

The client is a transformational company in the renewable energy space. They offer 100% renewable energy and carbon neutral gas and are on a mission to halve the carbon footprint of every one of their customers. They also plant a million trees in the UK every year.

So the role will suit anyone with a progressive mindset. In return, we offer the caring, friendly, and supportive environment of a mid-sized agency, backed up by the limitless opportunities and resources of Publicis Groupe.

We’re building something new and exciting. Come join us.

About the role

As Senior Designer with Motion, we’ll need you to drive visual concepts across projects, and champion exceptional design. You have broad design experience with a specific, demonstrated flair for motion.

Your focus areas will be:

• The design of digital and print materials, collaborating closely with our copywriters.
• Bringing the brand to life through motion across our digital channels, championing our motion principles looking for ways in which we can refine and develop it further.
• Working across a wide range of briefs, including (but not limited to) landing pages, email and letter comms, performance marketing, motion and more.
• Art direct imagery across our briefs, so previous experience in art direction for photography would be great! 
• Practice conceptual thinking and create concepts rooted in strategy, backed by solid rationales.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and deliver high-quality design work.
• Translate complex ideas into simple, clear, and compelling designs.
• Present work to key stakeholders across different areas of the business.
• Mentor and guide more junior designers to improve their skills, and make sure design is consistent across all touchpoints.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, making sure projects are delivered on time and on brief.
• Represent the Creative Studio through your creative capacity and interpersonal skills.
• Nurture stakeholder relationships while building an understanding of what teams are working on, their key propositions, and the context across the wider business.
• Take accountability for delivering work and understand the impact on the business.
• Apply knowledge and judgment across various issues, including those outside the immediate design spectrum.
• Work on identifying internal opportunities for business generation, and set your goals to support key company objectives.
• Inspire the team – stay up-to-date with design trends, promote new ideas and techniques, share inspiration in an engaging way, and set an example for others.
• Review work at peer level and for more junior members of the team.
• Act as the guardian of our DAM system and studio portfolio.

Qualifications

About you

• An outstanding portfolio of published work spanning different channels, from print to digital, including advertising, branding, motion, landing pages, and reports.
• Impeccable technical skills (software and analogue).
• Excellent motion skills in both After Effects and HTML5.
• The ability to think creatively, present ideas, and articulate the thinking behind them.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good spelling and grammar.
• Quick and calm thinking skills.
• Confidence in multi-tasking, managing your workload, and delivering projects on time and on brief.
• Independent problem-solving skills.
• An open-mind and are receptive to feedback. 
• A passion for learning and teaching others.
• Ambition and a drive for high standards.
• A positive attitude, excellent communication and listening skills, and the initiative to compromise when necessary.
• Experience working at a creative agency a plus

Great people deserve great benefits

We know that we have some of the brightest and most talented associates in the world, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. In addition to a fun, flexible, supportive, and engaging work environment, Hawks have access to a variety of benefits and perks including:

●    Competitive salaries, flexible working options and opportunities for career advancement.

●    Private medical, Life Insurance, and Income Protection Cover.

●    Pension contribution matching up to 5%.

●    25+ days annual leave.

●    Cycle to Work scheme, Season Ticket Loans.

●    Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.

●    Referral bonus.

●    Sports and Social Club organizing team events and parties.

●    Exclusive access to thought leadership, professional development, and global career opportunities via Publicis’s worldwide employee network, Marcel.

●    Work Your World programme allows employees to work from other countries 6 weeks a year.

●    Opportunities to engage, give back, and grow via our Business Resource Groups (including Égalité, VivaWomen, Publicis Parents).

●    Hybrid working combining remote working and time in our Publicis Groupe offices with onsite activities, snacks and subsidised lunches and breakfast.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment

Hawkeye is a Publicis Groupe agency.  We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  Publicis UK is a signatory of the BITC Race at Work Charter and is a Disability Confident Committed employer.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of certain background checks and verification that applicants are legally authorized to work in the country they are being hired in.

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