Director

Job title Director

Reporting to UK Managing Director/Head of PR

Based London HQ

To continue its dynamic growth trajectory, TEAM LEWIS is keen to appoint a senior Director with a rounded communications background. This is a role that will focus on client development. The Director will consult with and advise flagship clients, working with colleagues across the TEAM LEWIS network to extend and evolve campaigns and activations.

This is an opportunity that will suit an ambitious professional who relishes the chance to help develop and grow a business, thrives on challenges and working in a fast paced, international environment. With a strong entrepreneurial spirit, you understand how to best apply this spirit to a growing independent global organisation.

About TEAM LEWIS

We are a global marketing agency that has gone from start-up to multi-national in a little over two decades. Our success is due to a combination of factors: talented people delivering award winning campaigns; expanding client relationships into new markets or services; making strategic acquisitions. The agency, its people and client campaigns have won many prestigious awards, including Cannes Lions, PRovoke Media, ICCO, European Excellence, PRCA Digital, Digital Impact, Global Digital Excellence.

At the heart of the business is the TEAM LEWIS Foundation (TLF). A non-profit charitable entity, funded by TEAM LEWIS, the TLF makes grants to support individuals undertaking charitable activities and charitable organisations in achieving their goals. The TLF promotes social, cultural, economic and environmental innovation that benefits society. It aims to strengthen the bonds between the communications industry, businesses, government and non-profits. In 2021, the TLF granted $1 million to small and large organisations all over the globe. The goal in 2023 is to grant $5 million. Community charities are championed by TEAM LEWIS employees, who volunteer their time and skills to maximise the grants effectiveness.

Purpose of the role

The Director will be the senior lead on key clients, providing added-value strategic consultancy and driving excellent and consistent service for client retention, growth and profitability. This role would suit a professional with a passion for innovating and applying creative thinking.

The Director will engage with and win clients and drive cascading of business across the network. In leading multi-market credentials, RFIs and pitches, the Director will forge strong relationships with senior colleagues in EMEA to marshal regional resources.

As a member of the UK senior management team, the Director is an active contributor to the success of the business and will champion a collaborative, positive culture. Providing leadership and hands-on development of our people are important in this role.

Core responsibilities

• Be the senior lead on key clients, ensuring excellent and profitable service and delivery of results; provide strategic counsel to help retain and grow the clients
• Run executive media relations programmes, including media training, for senior/c-suite clients
• Identify and secure upsell/cross sell opportunities with existing clients, plus client and services cascade opportunities across the network

• Ensure growth in client revenues, reviewing account profitability, taking action as required, and driving plans for optimising revenues

• Ensure excellent client communication; ensure that KPIs and service agreements are defined

• Lead credentials and pitches for multi-market prospects, developing the strategic insight, messaging and creative concepts
• Recommend prospects to be targeted and oversee the campaign to engage these prospects
• Network to cultivate regional and global senior client decision makers; build relationships with key intermediaries and influencers
• Retain a high-caliber and motivated team inspire and nurture a first-class culture in which people can thrive and grow professionally and personally

• Manage and motivate direct reports, setting and reviewing goals; work to maximise strengths, improve weaknesses and support career development.

• Lead and participate in UK and regional training
• Interview key potential hires. Help on-board and mentor these hires, setting them up for success
• Overall, be a collaborative, encouraging, supportive member of the agency s management team.

About you

Working for an integrated comms or PR agency, you are a strategic thinker who enjoys counselling senior clients and devising and running integrated campaigns. With rounded strategic communications experience across a variety of sectors, you are passionate You are passionate about the role of business in society and operate at the forefront of developing communications programmes to show this. You set an excellent example, being dynamic, fast paced and self-driven. Mission focussed and commercial, you like to exceed goals, deliver results and make a positive impact. You are a charismatic and motivational leader with the aptitude to structure and coach winning pitch and client teams. You relish business challenges and thrive on an international remit.

Additional requirements

• Strong understanding of integrated communications; experience integrating PR with digital marketing, content and broader marketing activities
• Won and led international clients
• High level of business acumen, including successful commercial management
• Excel at leading bright, creative and ambitious people; a collaborative teamworker
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to problem solve, project manage and multi-task
• Integrity, humility, self-drive/initiative and a sense of humour!

Key internal contacts

• UK MD/Head of PR line manager tbc
• UK Directors and Associate Directors

• Global Head of Marketing (London)
• International Client Engagement Director (London)

• Executive Creative Director (London)
• Creative Operations Director (London)

• Head of People UK
• EVP Europe & APAC (Eindhoven)
• Chief of Staff (London)
• Chief Operating Officer (London)