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About the Role

Lead Movers+Shakers' EMEA operations, headquartered in London, as we rapidly scale and grow it. This role requires a veteran builder of client and team growth in a small office context, with savvy client opportunity assessment and skilled operational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive organic growth by deepening relationships with existing clients and identifying opportunities to expand work scope and impact.
• Build and steward senior-level client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and primary escalation point.
• Develop and execute a regional growth strategy for revenue growth and team expansion in partnership with the executive team.
• Drive new business opportunities, including inbound RFPs and collaboration with Stagwell sister agencies.
• Partner with creative, strategy, operations, and account teams to deliver award-winning work and build client loyalty.
• Own regional pipeline reporting and revenue forecasting, focusing on retention and expansion targets.
• Lead day-to-day operations of the London office, including resourcing, budget, and culture.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with account management, project management, strategy, and creative teams.
• Ensure consistency of brand, culture, and quality standards between UK and US offices.
• Represent Movers+Shakers in the market through networking and industry events to enhance brand visibility and reputation.

Requirements

• 15+ years of agency experience with a track record of new business origination and revenue growth in the UK/EMEA market.
• Extensive experience in creative agencies.
• Experience in social and/or influencer agencies is a plus.
• An existing network of senior marketing relationships at large multi-national brands.
• Proven experience building and leading a team from the ground up.
• Experience working on a small team where top leaders are also individual contributors.
• Strong commercial acumen, including pipeline management, forecasting, and P&L management.
• Comfortable operating with significant autonomy within a US-headquartered organization.
• Excellent executive presence and communication skills for external representation at all levels.
• Experience within a holding company structure (e.g., Stagwell, WPP, Publicis, Omnicom) is a plus.
• Ability to travel approximately 15% for clients and relationship building.
• Spreads joy.

Skills

• Client growth
• Team growth
• Client opportunity assessment
• Operational leadership
• Client relationship management
• Regional growth strategy development
• New business development
• Pipeline management
• Revenue forecasting
• Operational leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Brand consistency
• Culture consistency
• Quality standards consistency
• Market representation
• Networking
• Industry event engagement
• Commercial acumen
• Executive presence
• Communication skills

Location

• London, UK

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Travel required

Experience Level

• 15+ years agency experience
• Senior level

About the Company

• Movers+Shakers is a new kind of creative agency, built for the era of social & agility, acting as a creative AOR, influencer agency, and production house.
• We streamline operations to drive cultural relevance with Gen Z and Millennials.
• Brands like e.l.f., Adobe, Hilton, and Amazon rely on us for award-winning campaigns and viral content, generating over 250 billion views.
• Recognized by Fast Company as one of the 'Most Innovative Companies' globally.
• Ad Age named us a 'Small Agency of the Year' three consecutive years.
• Adweek called us 'the best agency in the world at creating campaigns on TikTok.'
• Our HQ is in London, with the team based in Bankside, collaborating alongside Stagwell Holding sister agencies.
• Stagwell is a challenger holding company including teams like 72andSunny, Anomaly, Goodstuff, and Assembly.