BUSINESS DIRECTOR, PR | FMCG, Food/Health Agency

CF0687 | London | up to £75K

This fantastic global, award-winning creative agency is looking for a Business Director, with strong FMCG PR experience and preferably with expertise across impactful sustainability campaign work.  This person will act as a lynchpin running the PR team across fully integrated existing client business, plus a very recent, very exciting new biz win.

Based in London, this high-profile role will require someone with passion and gravitas, to manage a proactive team fielding campaign implementation, activation and development.  This role will also require strong client handling and excellent management skills across all communication channels.

Responsibilities:

• Working across a stellar, global brand within the FMCG sector plus recent new biz account in the food, wellbeing sector
• Overall responsibility for the account, team and client relationships and development opportunities
• Able to actively contribute to all brand planning; strategic, creative, budget
• Collaborate and cross fertilise with agency partners – to produce innovative, effective and integrated campaigns.
• Offer dynamic and inspirational management style from executive to c-suite level
• Keeping abreast of key industry trends and issues and advising accordingly
• Able to dive right in and develop and shape a division – driving global brand vision on behalf of multiple household name brands

Requirement:

•  Strong knowledge of the consumer brand media sector (notably fmcg, retail and food/heath)
• Strong communicator (written and verbal) across all channels
• High level of understanding and track record of integrated campaigns
• Large agency background – Ideally London based and consumer brands focussed
• Team leadership and senior client counsel experience
• Demonstration of team management experience
• Experienced in financial budgeting including responsibility for the team
• Logical, organised thinking matched by creative flair and aptitude
• Friendly / lively / energetic / passionate

To apply for this position, please send your CV to: cvs@carterferris.co.uk quoting ref: CF0687 or call 020 3397 7543 / 07702 186088