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 the role

We are looking for a Design Lead to join our growing agency within Publicis Groupe in central London.

After partnering with one of the top energy providers in the UK, we’re building out a creative studio team that will exclusively support the account. The team will be closely tethered to the client’s inhouse studio and take day to day direction from the client.

The client is a transformational company in the renewable space. Their vision is a future where energy is clean and affordable for everyone.

So, you’ll sit in our offices and enjoy all the perks of being a Publicis employee. But all your time will be spent working side by side with our clients, working on their brand and bringing the account to life. 

Qualifications

About you

Creative leadership experience, preferably within a design agency.

Our ideal candidate has excellent communication skills and attention to detail and artistic flair. A strategic mindset and ability to apply creative thinking to briefs.

• Experience working and leading small teams at a creative agency or in-house level.
• Email and performance marketing channel expertise.
• An outstanding portfolio of published work spanning different channels, from print to digital, including advertising, branding, motion, landing pages, and reports.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Some motion skills in After Effects and other Adobe suite.
• The ability to think creatively, present ideas, and articulate the thinking behind them.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• 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.

They're also able to manage small creative teams and guide projects towards a single vision. Typical responsibilities include managing creative projects, collaborating with other department leads, leading regular meetings with stakeholders and designing assets, logos and infographics for digital marketing campaigns.

This will include

• Print (DM/Brochure/Comms)
• OOH Experiences
• Digital/Online Assets
• Digital marketing and email creative
• Plus so much more…

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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