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Accreditation Business Development Manager (Mat Cover/FTC) London, United Kingdom Job Description At Hearst UK, there's always more to the story. Join us as an Accreditation Business Development Manager to start the next chapter in your career. We're the UK's leading premium publisher, and the people behind iconic media brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and Country Living. We've created a working environment that encourages everyone to pull together. We never stop looking for brave new ideas. We'll always try to develop and improve, we trust each other to do our best, and we have fun as we build on our heritage to make history. Built on decades of product testing from the Good Housekeeping Institute and expert editorial know-how, an endorsement from one of Hearst's brands goes a long way. The Accreditation team offers a range of endorsements to clients, based on the expertise and trust we have built with consumers over the last 100 years. We are looking for a dynamic sales person to join our team as an Accreditation Business Development Manager. Ongoing training will be provided to support and upskill you. ABOUT THE ROLE We currently have 2 positions available- Mat Cover, 12 months FTC Key responsibilities will include: Developing and nurturing new & renewal business through key client categories, working with all clients within the category Maximising revenue for the Accreditation line Ensuring category strategy is developed and adhered to, in collaboration with the Accreditation Lead External market understanding around endorsements & key client categories Provide excellent levels of customer service Become an expert in Accreditation and how it can benefit your client group ABOUT YOU You'll be actively selling to clients and PR agencies, driving towards our team & your individual revenue targets. You're a natural team player who can collaborate and celebrate your teams' successes, who gets a buzz from closing a deal, with an understanding of how your independent contributions to the business play a key role in your team targets. WHAT WE OFFER At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including: 25 days' holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days) - pro rated for part-time or fixed-term employees Hybrid working - Three days per week in the office Discounted gym membership Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause Life assurance and pension scheme Regular socials and more! There's more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here. Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in - one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people. As a business, we recognise the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration and innovation that comes with diverse teams. Not only is diversifying the voices in our organization the right thing to do, but it also helps us to make powerful and exciting content that can be enjoyed by many more people. This is why we're working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard. Job Info Job Identification Job Category Sales and Advertising Posting Date 04/08/2025, 10:20 AM Job Schedule Full time Locations 30 Panton Street, LONDON, LONDON, SW1Y 4AJ, GB

Richemont owns some of the world's leading luxury goods Maisons, with particular strengths in jewellery, watches, fashion and accessories. Each Maison represents a proud tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont seeks to preserve the heritage and identity of each of its Maisons. At the same time, we are committed to innovation and designing new products which are in keeping with our Maisons' values, through a process of continuous creativity. Fixed Term Contract (6 months) HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT? The Business Controller will be a key partner for brand managers of his/her scope in order to help them monitor the financial aspect of their business and suggest best practices. He/She will ensure consistent follow-up, control financial business processes, analyze performance, prepare short- and medium-term business plans, gather information, and initiate operational improvements when necessary. Responsibilities: Budgeting, Planning & Reporting: Lead and co-ordinate the preparation of the annual Budget and quarterly Latest Estimate processes with Local & HQ teams. Ad hoc work on 3-year planning scenarios. Active participation in budget meetings. Upload budget figures in local management report systems (SAP, Anaplan). Commercial Support and Analysis: Preparation of monthly FP&A reporting including variance analysis of actuals vs budget and prior year, with a strong focus on cost savings when necessary with Brand managers and Directors of different functions. Assist brands with various ad hoc reports/analysis. Prepare investment requests. Offer support to Marketing, Retail, and Wholesale teams on spending, tracking, and landing. Run weekly and monthly sales reports for Richemont UK focusing on key figures by distribution channel (Retail, Wholesale & Ecom), product category, and brands/boutiques. Other Tasks: Create and maintain the CO objects (profit center, cost center, internal order) and the customizing tables in SAP PR1. Maintain the Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) matrix. Review and prepare accounting adjustments during month-end review including month-end accruals and lease/rent review. Monthly/quarterly input of management reporting and boutique reporting. HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US? Professional accounting qualification or University degree in Business Administration or similar, providing good knowledge of finance and accounting. Good knowledge of the tasks and tools of operational controlling. Strong analytical skills to analyze operational aspects of finance and business. Computer skills - extensive knowledge of MS Office products (especially Excel) and proficiency in SAP, Anaplan, and Power BI. Good communication skills and fluent in English - oral and written. High degree of autonomy and motivation. Capable of dealing with demanding deadlines. Positive attitude, curiosity, and a taste for challenges. WHAT MAKES OUR GROUP DIFFERENT? Our true power does not lie in our similarities but in the rich diversity of our arts, cultures, and human skills, as well as our specific ability to foster untapped potential. We value freedom, collegiality, loyalty, and solidarity. We foster empathy, curiosity, courage, humility, and integrity. We care for the world we live in. YOUR JOURNEY WITH US: We aim to provide a valuable recruitment process, allowing you to gain exposure to some key decision makers and influencing individuals: 1st Stage - After your application has been selected, our recruitment team will reach out to you within 2 weeks to conduct an introductory call. 2nd Stage - Interview with the Head of Controlling at Richemont UK. 3rd Stage - Interview with the CFO for Richemont UK. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIFE AT RICHEMONT BELOW:

We are looking for a Senior Account Manager to join our Client Services team in London, on a 6-month FTC with the possibility of an extension or going permanent. The Client Services team at 1000heads is the engine that keeps all of our accounts powered. Our business is understanding what our clients need and delivering the solutions to help them get there. We do this via our extensive knowledge of sectors and business drivers, a potent blend of strategic and creative thinking, and exceptional organisation and project management skills. To be part of the Client Services team at 1000heads you must be a passionate, details-loving communications expert, driven by the need to make things work. Your chance to work with amazing global clients such as The North Face, Google, Diageo, Wella, Snap, Meta, Amazon and the United Nations. ROLE To manage and grow accounts through strong interpersonal skills, the development of innovative creative ideas and excellent organisation. Consistently developing innovative and creative ideas and solutions for client campaigns. Building relationships with (senior) clients; listen and understand individual client requirements and consistently meeting if not exceeding their expectations. Developing a clear understanding of your clients' brand(s), category and customers. Leading a team to deliver effective Social strategies for a range of clients and/or projects. Leading and owning insights and monitoring projects, ensuring insights are integrated with creative and strategy development. Working with the Creative and Engagement Strategy Directors to innovate and develop the strategic offering at 1000heads. Monitoring and understanding your clients' markets; be aware of market issues and competitive activity. Keeping clients informed; ensure reports are on time and are kept in a central location so the rest of the team can locate if necessary. Assisting in creating project briefs; briefing in and working with members of the wider team to develop an idea, strategy or campaign tactic; presenting and selling that idea to the client. Working with Project Planners to develop effective project plans and project specification documents. Producing accurate costs estimates, and ensuring they are signed off by Account Director and the client before work proceeds. Ensuring all billing is completed on time. Ensuring that campaigns run to agreed client budgets and clients approve all expenditure before it happens, particularly unexpected expenditure. Assisting with the production of client reviews with senior clients. Overseeing and owning the overall quality of the final deliverables on projects that you manage. Ensuring your Account Director and / or Creative Director signs off all briefs and attends important project meetings. Maintaining a central file of essential client information. Minimum Requirements Experience account handling, creative development or client facing project management experience. Delivering digital & social campaigns. Cross market campaign activation. Line management experience. Able to effectively manage client relationships while delivering projects to the highest standard and on time and to budget. The ability to analyse and resolve problems quickly and effectively. Able to interact with people at all levels demonstrating tact, diplomacy, discretion and maturity. Must have strong listening skills. Have an understanding of social media and its impact on brand. Excellent organisational and time management skills. The ability to work under pressure whilst keeping an eye for detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Benefits Additional holiday day for each year of service, up to 25 days. Additional festive shutdown period between Christmas and New Years. Subsidised gym membership. Private Medical Cover. Company Pension Scheme. Personal development fund. Cycle to work scheme. Regular company socials/away days. Regular breakfasts and Thursday drinks. Flexible working, hybrid 2-3 office days per week. Plus other cool perks.

Strategy Manager Mars Wrigley - EU - FTC Overview of role This role is for a Strategy Manager, focused on the Gum cell within the Mars Wrigley segment in Europe. The core focus of this role is to work with the strategy AD and strategy lead to develop regional strategies for MW's biggest brands; delivering insight-fuelled, data-driven brand experiences with audience planning at the heart of them. Mars Wrigley is the world's leading manufacturer of chocolate (including Snickers, Galaxy, and M&Ms), chewing gum (Extra), mints, and fruity confections (Skittles). EssenceMediacom have worked with Mars for many years in many key markets and we have a strong relationship with them - we work very closely not just with the Mars Communication & Marketing teams in Europe but across their total business. One of Mars' key pillars is 'Mutuality' which is reflected in the way they work with us as the agency partner. We are enormously proud of the work we have done with Mars in driving growth for their brands and this has been recognised with a host of awards - including Media Week, Campaign, and Cannes. We believe these awards are a testament to how closely we work with Mars and our integrated approach, both within EssenceMediacom and working in partnership with other agencies. Mars are embarking upon a transformation of their communications, moving away from their legacy model of mass reach broadcast-led marketing. Future growth will be driven through a sophisticated understanding of audiences, their growth potential, and the ability of content and communications to target audiences at various stages of their consumer journey with relevant messaging in service of driving outcomes. Key Responsibilities Support on regional strategic responses fuelled by rigorous audience and channel insights, including integrated use and proven understanding of key planning tools and other desktop research resources. Work with strategy AD and integrated agency teams (beyond paid media) to develop integrated campaign strategies and toolkits. Act as day-to-day point of contact on all regional cell projects across various client team stakeholders, as well as internal agency teams. Support the strategy AD and lead work with the planning and strategy leads, as well as the Biddable Hub and local markets to drive the transformation agenda across addressable, biddable, and Integrated Brand Experiences across the region. Provide close partnership to regional brand and media leads at Mars across the end-to-end process, from strategy through to reporting and optimisation. Measures of Success In three months, you would have: Built visibility and confidence with the clients. They will see you as a reliable and trusted partner. Built strong relationships within the WPP network across the region. Supported the Gum strategy AD and lead on media inputs across relevant outputs (e.g. toolkits). Supported the Gum strategy AD and lead in audience planning, including audience validation/translation. Demonstrated an understanding of MW processes and principles as part of wider business ambitions. In six months, you would have: Developed a comprehensive overview of all local market Gum planning, reporting, and PCA outcomes to inform future strategic thinking. Established as a key day-to-day point person for agency partners, demonstrating responsibility for project management and admin. Assisted the leads in driving a step-change in strategy work to support the 2025 vision. Supported in delivering truly full funnel campaign strategies, managing day-to-day contact with integrated agency teams and managing deployment to local markets from strategy through to optimisation and post-campaign analyses. In 12 months, you would have: Helped deliver an improvement in client satisfaction scores. Demonstrated alongside the leads, the impact of the evolved approach both on long-term brand metrics and their impact through the funnel. Supported in driving the transformation agenda, to accelerate performance across the region. What You Will Need Experience in Media Planning Proven communication planning skills, supporting in the development of media strategies. An understanding of CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) category, media behaviours, and landscape. Experience in working across a variety of media touchpoints, as well as in cross-functional teams incorporating the full funnel (e.g., shopper, PR, etc.). Audience planning experience. Digital experience, particularly in and around biddable and addressable media. Persuasive Communicator Excellent communication skills, ability to build strong relationships with clients and networks, strong at presenting. Insightful Analytical Thinker Good at handling data and extracting learnings. Able to derive insights from data. Collaborative Team Member Able to work with a cross-functional team, guide and manage the output. Developing junior team members. High Energy and Driven Committed and passionate about what you do! Striving to work on industry-leading campaigns and run a highly functional team. Languages and European Experience Fluent English mandatory. International planning experience beneficial. What We Can Offer You Company pension scheme. Private medical insurance. 25 days holiday (increases with length of service). Life assurance. Permanent health insurance. WPP share options scheme. Discretionary bonus scheme. Free eyecare vouchers and money off glasses. Extensive training and development. Corporate gym memberships. Cycle to work scheme. Interest-free travel loan. Free breakfast (cereal and fruit). Smart shopper (online discount on a variety of products). Sounds good? We'd love to hear from you! About EssenceMediacom We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers helps our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients' businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability. EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our "new power" where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world. Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at EssenceMediacom London.