This is a fantastic opportunity for a mid-level professional with solid operational and organisational skills and a sound understanding of the creative industry, ideally from advertising or a relevant field. We are seeking a London-based professional with solid English and Russian language skills to help our client establish a new business from scratch. This role is with an international start-up that has achieved impressive accomplishments. The job will focus on building an operational base, developing the sales team and establishing connections for a new-age advertising agency with a compelling new-tech strategy. The role has the potential for partnership within one year. If you are a highly ambitious, entrepreneurial, organisation-driven manager with knowledge of the marketing and creative space in the UK, we would like to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Establishing an office – searching for office ideas, reviewing available spaces, negotiating contracts
• Hiring essential team members – liaising with an agency, interviewing, onboarding, creating operational systems – payroll, HMRC, KPIs etc.
• Building awareness within the consumer goods and services sectors about the efficient and cost-effective new-age marketing and advertising strategies the firm has to offer
• Working with the sales staff to motivate and achieve set targets
• Communicating online with clients around the UK when necessary to seal the deal
• Negotiating contracts
• Monitoring delivery, liaising with the tech team abroad, reporting to the Principals
• Liaising with top management, reporting, strategising etc.
• Operational and office management when required
• Budgeting for various solutions and developments
• Offering efficient solutions for the development of the company

Key Skills

• Advertising agency experience is ideal, any other relevant industries could be considered
• Relevant education – business, creative, finance, administration
• Sound UK-based experience, market knowledge, skills in arranging and running company operations
• Fluent English and Russian language skills
• Understanding of the fast-paced, demanding and driven culture of fast-achieving growth
• Entrepreneurial drive and desire to become more than just a number – willingness to go the extra mile to achieve partnership
• Ability to communicate at all levels – management, clients, employees, subordinates, third-party suppliers
• Problem-solving skills
• Management skills
• Reliable approach and excellent organisational abilities
• Have the full rights to work in the UK

Job Advantages

• Entrepreneurial opportunity for a candidate who would like to be more than a ‘9to5’ corporate employee
• Opportunity to progress to Partner within one year
• Opportunity to create a team from scratch and make the role your own
• Fantastic, impressive and successful management to work with and learn from
• Impressive future prospects