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latest outstanding jobs
Designer
Other Locations
Creative established agency based in Merseyside is looking for a Designer to join their studio team. This position would suit someone who is an existing Mid Weight Designer, or someone more Junior who is looking for the next step up in their career. You must have a portfolio that showcases your ability to come up with your own creative ideas and concepts. Essential skills include InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. You will be working on designs and assets for a variety of projects such as print, digital, events, exhibitions, multimedia and video. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a variety of projects for some excellent client brands in an agency environment that offers you fantastic benefits! Please send your CV & portfolio to mcr@becomeuk.com
Senior Creative
Other Locations
Successful integrated agency based in Merseyside is looking for a Senior Creative to join their studio. Your role will involve coming up with concepts and ideas, presenting rationale for them and being a hands-on creative designer too. You will be the lead creative on multiple projects at any one time, so excellent communication and organisation skills are key. You must be able to manage a small team, traffic workflow and oversee any creative leaving the studio. You will be responsible for the overall running of the design team, supporting and mentoring them when required. Projects need to be on time, on budget and on brief. Sourcing freelance talent when needed is also key. Working across both print and digital projects, you will be producing work for global B2B focussed brands - so any experience in this area would be beneficial. Fantastic opportunity to inject some real creativity into a small design team. Excellent benefits included in the package! Please send CV and portfolio to mcr@becomeuk.com
PR Account Executive | B2B
Manchester
One of Manchester’s best-known PR agencies are looking for a PR Account Executive to join their B2B team! This year so far has brought expansion, new clients, and multiple awards, and with huge plans for further growth this fab agency are looking for an equally awesome PR Account Executive to work across a range of B2B clients! The successful PR Account Executive will ideally have at least 12 month’s B2B PR experience, agency side. You will have begun to build a network of contacts within the B2B press and among online influencers. It goes without saying that you will be an talented writer, and use your skills to really get under the skin of brands and generate a buzz for your clients. But what’s in it for you? You’ll be joining one of Manchester’s coolest agencies at an incredibly exciting time in their evolution. You’ll join a super-talented and creative team, and work across some super-exciting brands, from awesome start-ups to established names. This agency has a renowned culture and genuine team environment - these guys love to have fun and their celebrate success. All with a generous salary and benefits package! Manchester PR Account Executives – apply with your CV to stephen@becomeuk.com
Freelance PHP Developer
Yorkshire
Well established agency based in West Yorkshire are looking for a Freelance PHP Developer to join their team for a 3month period. Please only apply if you are able to work onsite. The key coding requirement for this project will be PHP Laravel. Please only apply for this role if.. You have full knowledge of PHP Laravel You are able to work on site Can commit to a 3mth booking Send your CV and samples of sites you've worked on to ruby@becomeuk.com for immediate consideration.
Copywriter | B2B | PR Agency
Manchester
B2B Copywriter wanted for leading Manchester PR agency! Due to sustained growth and a host of new client wins, this outstanding agency is now looking for a B2B Copywriter to join their expanding team. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role, agency-side, working across B2B clients. You will be a conceptual thinker who can interpret complex subject matter to create engaging copy for a range of high value clients. As B2B Copywriter, you will be responsible for producing both short & long copy for multiple campaigns, so the ability to gain an in-depth understanding of your clients and the brief is essential. Excellent communication skills are a must too, as you will be required to work collaboratively with various teams within the agency. In return, you’ll join one of Manchester’s best-known PR agencies at a super exciting time in their evolution, and work with a talented team in a friendly and collaborative environment. These guys offer excellent training and development opportunities and like to have fun too! All with a generous salary and benefits package, in cool city-centre offices! Manchester B2B Copywriters, apply today with your CV and work samples to stephen@becomeuk.com!
Creative Services / Traffic Manager
Manchester
Location: Salford Salary: £35-45k An multi-award winning agency are looking to expand their team in Manchester and London The Creative Services Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day resource management in our fast-paced creative & design function ensuring the right resource is assigned to each project whilst managing high levels of utilisation and fast turnaround projects. The ideal candidate will quickly be able to build relationships, understand and prioritise various active jobs. Key responsibilities Take ownership of the scheduling of the creative team, allocate resources to all active jobs while anticipating potential issues and provide solutions. Reporting directly to the Creative Director, Head of Design, and Deputy Head of Design. Manage permanent and freelance staff levels across creative and design – working with the Head of Talent. Understand the bigger picture for all clients and projects, to be able to prioritise work, especially last-minute ad-hoc requests. Host weekly scheduling meetings to forward plan the following weeks, manage daily and ad-hoc changes and requests. Chase, check and approve briefs, ensuring all the necessary information and assets are available in advance of the briefing. Work with the Head of Talent to develop department training needs, liaising with internal and external teams as appropriate for new starters and freelancers.
Senior Account Executive | Digital | Merseyside
Cheshire
Senior Account Executive wanted for Merseyside based Marketing agency! This fantastic digital and creative agency have been in business for many years and continue to grow and thrive. They are now looking for a Senior Account Executive to join the team. The successful Senior Account Executive will be experienced across all multiple digital channels, and will ideally have worked across some web design and build projects. There is no coding involved, but it will be a huge advantage if you are familiar with the design and build process, can take the initial brief from the client, and brief the development team. Some offline experience would be beneficial too, particularly in integrating digital with traditional design work. You will also be experienced working across multiple brands, a confident presence with your clients, and equally strategic and creative. A commercial mindset is a must too, you will thrive when spotting opportunities to grow and develop your accounts! In return, you’ll have the opportunity to join one Merseyside’s best-known agencies and work among a hugely talented team in a creative and collaborative environment. You’ll also receive unrivalled training and development opportunities, along with a generous salary and benefits package! Merseyside Senior Account Executives, this one won’t be around for long. Apply today with your CV to stephen@becomeuk.com!
Senior UI Designer
Manchester
Salary: £30-40k One of Manchester’s top rated Web development agency is looking for a Senior UI designer to join their team. You will need a deep understanding of UI design across web and mobile applications and be responsible for devising customer journeys, wireframing, designing responsive websites and mobile apps. Experience in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Balsamiq and Zeplin. Take challenging complex projects and conceptualise user-friendly and simple designs, with problem solving from concept to high fidelity, interactive products. Your portfolio must include examples of desktop UI, mobile UI, micro-UI, branding and UX. You must also have a strong understanding of CRO and multi-variant testing. An added extra to this job spec is the ability to design more traditional projects such as branding and brochure work using Adobe Creative Suite. Great opportunity to join a digital agency that has been established for nearly 20 years. Please send your CV and portfolio examples to mcr@becomeuk.com
Social Media Account Director | Agency
Manchester
Social Media Account Director wanted for leading Manchester communications agency! This fab agency has been in business for many years but show no signs of slowing down, they continue to win new clients and produce outstanding work. They are now looking for a Social Media Account Director to lead on social strategy across a range of big brand clients. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years social media experience, agency-side. You will be equally savvy with organic and paid social, and strong both creatively and strategically. You will also be key point of contact on all matters social for a number of high value clients, so you will need exceptional client services skills along with commercial acumen in order to spot opportunities to grow and develop your accounts. Experience managing a team is also desirable, as you will be required to take on a leadership role within the social media team. In return, you will have the opportunity to join a multi award-winning agency network, with an unrivalled culture and team environment. They also offer exceptional training and development opportunities, a generous salary and benefits package, and work from cool city centre offices! Manchester Social Media Account Directors, apply today with your CV to stephen@becomeuk.com!
Graphic Designer
Manchester
Award winning creative communications agency based in Manchester is looking for a Graphic Designer to work with one of their largest client accounts. You will be working on a wide range of print & digital projects such as brochures, posters, outdoor, flyers, adverts, websites, social media assets, banners, internal communications, CRM and DM. It is essential that you can come up with ideas & concepts, then take this through to design & layout stage and finally deliver print ready artwork. Previous experience working within an autonomous role is key to this position as you will be solely handling the day-to-day work for the client in-house. You must be able to work within style guidelines and adhere to the brand content look & feel and tone-of-voice. The ability to organise, prioritise & schedule workloads as well as adhering to deadlines & budgets and having excellent attention to detail are all essential qualities for this role. This role requires occasional trips to their London office when required and comes with an impressive benefits package! Excellent opportunity to work with a leading award winning creative agency! Please apply by sending you CV and work samples through to mcr@becomeuk.com
Junior - Mid weight Designer
Cheshire
An established organisation located in Cheshire is on the lookout for a Junior-Mid Weight Designer to join their team. You will need a good all round set of skills including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, along with an eye for design and layout. It would be beneficial if you have the ability to Artwork to print ready stage as well as any motion skills such as Premiere Pro or After effects. You must be able to follow style guides and be comfortable working to templates. On a day to day basis you will be working on a range of collateral such as; infographics, case studies and creative concepts. A mix of both print and digital design experience would be ideal, the more the better! It is essential that you have excellent communication skills, along with a creative flair and very good attention to detail. This is a great role to gain experience in the creative industry! To apply for this role, please email me your CV & any work samples to mcr@becomeuk.com
Business Development Manager | Digital Agency
Manchester
Our client, a leading digital marketing agency, are looking for a Business Development Manager to join their Manchester team and drive further growth! Having been established for a number of years and developed a reputation for excellence across all aspects of digital, these guys have big plans for further growth and see the recruitment of a Business Development Manager as key to their expansion. The successful candidate will have at least 3 year’s experience in a similar role, in a digital, marketing, or creative agency. Candidates without industry experience will not be considered. The key responsibilities of the role are as follows: Identifying and generating leads Pitching to potential clients Building a robust sales pipeline Meeting and exceeding KPIs Maintaining and developing relationships with a portfolio of high-value clients Generally being a key driving force behind the agency’s expansion! With a talented team of digital marketers already in place, they see a Business Development Manager as the missing piece in the puzzle! In return, you’ll have the opportunity to join a super-talented team in a friendly, creative, and collaborative environment. These guys work hard, but like to have a good time too! You will step into a role with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, and most importantly a generous basic salary and benefits package, and uncapped commission! Manchester Business Development Managers apply today with your CV to stephen@becomeuk.com!
Senior Creative Designer
Cheshire
Creative agency based in Cheshire is looking for a Senior Creative Designer to lead their design studio. You must be able to generate concepts & ideas, have excellent hands-on design skills and be able to support & mentor junior team members. It is essential that you have experience with logo design & branding, various print & web projects, marketing, art directing photoshoots and exposure to video concepts, storyboarding & direction. This is an expanding agency with room for this individual to grow with the organisation too. It's a great opportunity to eventually become the lead creative and build-up the team around you. Any experience with managing small teams, budgets, time systems and working to KPI's is an advantage too. Fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for career progression within an established agency! Please send your CV and work samples through to mcr@becomeuk.com
Senior PR Account Executive | B2B
Manchester
Senior PR Account Executive wanted for fab Manchester agency! Based in the heart of Manchester, this awesome agency has been in business for a number of years and continues to thrive. With one of the most impressive client portfolios in the North, this multi-award-winning agency also has an unrivalled team culture, with an ethos on training and development. Due to continued growth they are now looking for a talented Senior PR Account Executive to join the team. The successful candidate will have at least 12 months experience in a PR agency environment, candidates without agency experience will not be considered. You will ideally have developed your skills across B2B clients and often complex subject matter, and will be an outstanding writer as a result. Equally important is your Digital PR and Social Media experience, not to mention your client management and media liaison skills – this is a role for a dynamic and influential Senior PR Account Executive who will confidently secure coverage in all the right places! But what’s in it for you? The opportunity to take your career as Senior PR Account Executive to the next level with one of the North’s leading Communications agencies. With a tailored development plan and huge opportunity for progression within the agency, you can quickly move up the ladder. You’ll develop your skills by working on big name, high value clients, alongside a hugely talented team in a creative and collaborative environment. These guys like to have fun too, and know how to celebrate success. You’ll also work in cool city-centre offices, with a generous salary and benefits package! Manchester Senior PR Account Executives, this one won’t be around for long so apply today with your CV to stephen@becomeuk.com!
Client Executive | CRM | Liverpool
Liverpool
Our client, a national marketing agency network, is looking for an CRM Client Executive to join their Liverpool team! The successful CRM Client Executive will have a minimum of 12 months’ experience -ideally agency-side but they are also open to in-house if you have the requisite CRM experience. Working across a high value client portfolio, responsibilities will include implementing strategy across CRM, customer journey planning, content, campaign development, and audience and cultural insight. Along with being highly data-driven, you will be equally comfortable and confident in taking the brief from clients, and reporting on progress of campaigns throughout. You will be an excellent communicator and incredibly organised, and a dynamic presence when representing the agency. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of involvement in integrated comms strategies across the customer journey. You will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of both online and offline marketing techniques, and possess an excellent grasp of analytical processes. This is an amazing opportunity for a CRM Client Executive to join a national agency and work across a range of high-profile campaigns. You will also benefit from unrivalled training and development opportunities, a generous salary and benefits package, and work with a super talented team! Liverpool CRM Client Executives, apply today with your CV to stephen@becomeuk.com!
Client Executive | Marketing | Liverpool
Lancashire
Client Executive wanted in Liverpool for national agency network! This fab agency network has established itself as one of the leading names in shopper marketing, and are now looking for a superstar Client Executive to join the team. The successful Client Executive will have previous experience in a marketing or creative agency environment. Working across big name retail clients, you will be required to provide the highest level of service to your client, and be quick to spot opportunities to cultivate and develop accounts. You’ll need to be confident, good with numbers, cool under pressure, and a great communicator, both verbal and written. Some creative flair is essential too! In return, you’ll have the opportunity to join one of the UK’s fastest growing agency networks, with a hugely impressive client portfolio. With a generous salary and benefits package, unrivalled training and development opportunities, and an awesome team already in place, it’s a super exciting time to join this agency as it continues to grow and thrive! Liverpool Client Executives, apply today with your CV to stephen@becomeuk.com!
Presentation Designers
Central London
The become freelance team are urgently looking for new presentation specialists to add to our pool of excellent Powerpoint, Keynote and Prezi masters. We are in continual need of Presentation Specialists, (designers and operators), who can quickly and accurately create dynamic and slick presentations for events, corporate creds, statistical reports as well as beautiful creative agency creds. Previous experience incorporating animation into presentations is especially sort after. Likewise if you are a technical PowerPoint and Word specialist who can set up innovative PPT & Word templates incorporating animation and charts, then we’d like to hear from you. If you would like to register with become and gain the opportunity to work for our clients both agency and in-house then please get in contact with the freelance team today.
3D Motion Designer
Other Locations
£30-34k 3D Motion Designer. A well established B2B creative agency based in Merseyside is looking for a 3D Motion Designer to join their team. The successful candidate will lead multiple motion and design projects in creating both 2D & 3D projects and work closely as part of the creative team for a number of clients. Your day to day duties will include initial concepts, asset creation, storyboarding, animation, rendering and compositing in post production. Attention to detail is key with proficiency in Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator. You will be involved in budgeting, training and supporting the creative teams in order to make sure deadlines are being met and to grow the team you will have the opportunity to source and manage freelancers. They are looking for someone who can lead multiple projects while making sure they adhere to the budget, deadline and guidelines set by the brief. A fantastic opportunity to join a great agency working on large client brands. They offer an excellent salary, bonus scheme and benefits package. Please send your showreels and CV to mcr@becomeuk.com
