3 jobs found in Manchester

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 (£40k OTE) Location: Manchester A unique opportunity to become an integral part of the team at Mustard Media: an events and festival accelerator agency on a mission to engineer exceptional moments in both it’s output and every-day. Summary: We are looking for a Business Manager who has a track record of driving sales from the lead stage to conversion. You’ll be responsible for selling the agencies core products designed to help festivals and events sell more tickets. You will be responsible for ensuring the agency signs a roster of new festival and events clients from around the world by converting the leads as they come in from both inbound and outbound sources or are passed on internally. This role requires someone with exceptional communication skills and confidence. We will require the successful candidate to create and execute new business strategies through an extremely proactive approach. This person will form one very important piece of the Mustard Media Sales & Marketing team progression and ability, confidence and willingness to grow skills and push boundaries are essential. You’ll work closely with the full sales & marketing team and directors and also tie in with the studio and senior management and you will be fully responsible for ensuring you are monitoring and analysing your performance. The purpose of this role is: 1. To ensure the agency finds and converts enough of the right business so it can deliver on its mission of engineering exceptional moments . Our Business Manager will be integral to the success of this by coming up with strategies to find and convert sales for the companies core products, which are designed to help festivals and events create more exceptional moments and sell more tickets. Responsibilities: 1. Converting outbound & inbound leads into sales. a. You’ll take full responsibility for converting leads passed onto you by other members of the new business team, ensuring they convert. 2. Understanding the companies products inside out. a. You’ll ensure you understand the companies products inside out so you can sell them confidently and accurately. 3. Building meaningful relationships with clients. a. You’ll seek to build meaningful relationships with your sales. You won’t just leave them after you’ve sold them - you’ll continue to check in through their journey and be ready to assist them as their needs evolve entertaining them at appropriate moments. 4. Exceptional Handovers a. You’ll ensure that projects are handed over to delivery teams diligently and efficiently to ensure clients receive a seamless service. 5. Assisting delivery teams with upsells a. You’ll assist the delivery teams with any upsells that arise from their workshops and work. 6. Weekly Reporting and preparing information for weekly internal meetings. a. You’ll keep your activities updated within software as required as well as reporting on your metrics into the weekly New Business Meeting. 7. Providing creative solutions to improve your conversion rate. a. You’ll constantly look to improve your departments workflow and conversion rate by being aware of new ways of working and thinking creatively to create efficiency. 8. Creating new opportunities in markets we already exist a. You’ll be helping to engage current audiences with our products and maximise the reach we have with our current 9. Creating strategic plans to enter into new markets a. You’ll develop new business plans around core company goals and objectives to widen a diversify our client base from our USP products Personality, Education, Experience and Skills: We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, proactive and highly creative individual, passionate about good design and process, who is ready to take the next exciting step in their career. A successful candidate stands out because of; A personal track record of converting creative industry leads into sales. Their excellent communication skills - you’ll have the gift of the gab and you’ll be able to charm anyone in person and on the telephone and in writing - no matter their seniority. A proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with clients and with internal teams. A proven knowledge within music & events and understanding of the people who operate within it  Proactive thinking skills - proven problem solving mentality. Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities and commercial relationship-building experience Proven commercial skills ,,always looking at improving things from a commercial angle. Finally, the successful candidate will have: Exceptional skills with Google Slides / Powerpoint to produce and amend proposals quickly. Knowledge and passion for festivals and events, and how marketing can contribute to their success. Knowledge and passion for marketing, creative, branding and websites. Strong analytical skills. A few more things you should know about Mustard Media:   We have 25 days paid annual leave and encourage team members to take their birthday off. We are based in a Central Manchester location next to the Town Hall & St Peters Square tram stop. We have quarterly team socials We are a fast-growing company with a rapidly expanding client base. We eat a team breakfast together on Monday mornings.  Flexi-time: Monday-Thursday either: 8.30-17:00 or 9.30-18.00. Fridays: 9.00-16.00 (We finish at 4pm on Fridays). Cycle to Work Scheme available with secure storage and a shower available on site. We’re part of the Nest Pension Scheme. Free tickets to festivals and events when possible. >>> Please send your CV and Cover Letter via Doors Open. 

Overview: A brand new and one-off opportunity for a senior Marketing professional to join a world-class Festival, Events and Music business based in Manchester. The business partner with UK and International household name festivals and music acts, to create the very best campaigns, branding and social/campaigns. The Senior Marketing Manager will be based at the office in Manchester ensuring the agency produces the outstanding work required to achieve its world-class ambitions. Working alongside some of the most well-loved and known music events your team will create bespoke campaigns to launch music festivals, develop festival marketing strategies & playbooks, as well as planning and executing full marketing campaigns. The Role: Based in Manchester, the Senior Festival Marketing Manager will report directly to the Head of Music and Events and work alongside the Paid Media team and Creative team. Your role will see you running a team focused on delivering roadmap and products, managing each client from idea generation stage all the way through to production and implementation. Responsibilities will include: Create and deliver world-class strategic playbooks to help the client base of festivals & events continue to grow and achieve their targets; Lead the way on delivering our flagship strategic products & services to festivals & events; Direct the creation of bespoke campaigns & strategies to launch and sell out music festivals and events; Direct the marketing strategies that the agency implements and consult on the plans that are delivered externally to ensure they stay on track; Create an unrivalled client experience by going above and beyond the standard expectations to create long-lasting relationships and partnerships; Identify opportunities for new business, upsell and client retention, as well as striving for impeccable levels of client service in all campaigns; Devise concepts for launch videos which will cut through the noise and stand out from the rest; Devise and direct the delivery of concepts for unique and innovative experiential marketing ideas that can be sold to festivals and events; Work alongside Content, Paid Media & Design teams to bring campaigns to life. Client communications and management of expectations; Campaign reporting, including weekly, monthly and end of campaign analysis. Requirements: Working from the HQ in Manchester, the Senior Festival Marketing Manager will be passionate and highly experienced in music, festivals and events with a 360 marketing experience. You’ll need high level experience directing: social media, paid media, digital marketing, Out of Home, PR and experiential campaigns as well as knowledge and understanding of the entire sales process for music festivals. Experience and proven success directing campaigns for festivals and events is essential. Location: Manchester, Central Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 plus extensive benefits including free breakfast Mondays and early finish Fridays! >>> Please send your CV and Cover Letter via Doors Open. 

Overview: A brand new and one-off opportunity for a Senior Design/Creative professional to join a world-class Festival, Events and Music creative digital agency based in Manchester. The agency partner with UK and International household name festivals and music acts, to create the very best campaigns, branding and social/campaigns. We are looking for a Creative Director who has an impressive track record of strategically developing brands and creative content, delivering cutting-edge creative solutions to drive the business forward. Festival and/or event branding will be fundamental as well as being a strong business influencer and inspirational leader. This role is unique in that although you will manage the creative team, you will still be heavily involved in concepting and developing creative content.  The Role: Working from the head office in Manchester central, the role will report to the Managing Director. The ideal candidate will be able super organised and able to deliver on multiple briefs, some of the with quick turnarounds.  Role responsibilities include:  Conceive and create bold brands and produce amazing creative content primarily for festivals and  events . Create and deliver and manage video projects from Pre-Production to Post Production working with external videographers; Deliver assets across print media, social media, video, web design, digital presentations and more; Ensure the proposed solutions suit the client's purpose within the budget and have the agencies goals and mission in mind; Lead multiple creative briefs simultaneously, from initial strategy and concept to completion; Liaise with all other departments to ensure excellent communication lines are established, maintained and are infectiously enthusiastic throughout each project; Ensure that projects are signed off through the correct channels prior to leaving the agency to ensure it meets high creative and consistent standards. Oversee all creative output Ensure strong creative direction and provide ongoing guidance to the design team on all projects under your supervision; Help to maintain and continually pushing design/creative standards within the studio; Work with business development and marketing teams to instigate any business development and PR opportunities.; Be aware of project deadlines and work to ensure creative deliverables are completed as per the brief. Manage the design team You will manage, mentor & inspire the creative team; As the business grows, you will develop a team of creatives underneath you; You will work closely with the studio manager to ensure the creative team are working efficiently. Requirements: Working from the HQ in Manchester, the Head of Design will be highly creative, have a positive, energetic personality and be passionate about design. Minimum 5-6 years’ experience in a Creative Director, Head of Design, Creative Lead or Senior design position, in an agency environment; Experience in design / content creation across video, social media, email, and websites; Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud – Illustrator and InDesign Excellent understanding of UX and Web design Demonstrable understanding of online platforms and how to implement a content strategy for potential customers Collaborative and transparent with a desire to achieve results Proactive and autonomous An excellent communicator Location: Manchester, Central Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 plus extensive benefits including free breakfast Mondays and early finish Fridays! Please note, applications without a portfolio or link to portfolio will not be considered.  >>> Please send your CV, Cover Letter and Portfolio via Doors Open.