Senior New Business & Marketing Manager
London – Hybrid – No recruiters, please
A bit about us
We are ZEAL – the UK’s Most Effective Brand Activation Agency.
Founded in 2014 by friends and colleagues Stewart Hilton and Robert White, ZEAL has pursued its ambition to be the World’s Most Recommended Agency by recognising that our amazing people are the key to our success.
We’re proud partners to Nestlé, Carlsberg, Arla, Weetabix, Suntory, Bacardi, PZ Cussons, and more, delivering award-winning work across brand strategy, shopper marketing, experiential, partnerships, social and integrated campaign development.
Four time IPM ‘Agency of the Year’ and winner of the Campaign Experience Awards’ ‘Most Outstanding Creative Idea’ (2024), our principles around our people are simple – you bring your passion, creativity and drive and we invest in your training, long-term personal development and give you the resources you need to thrive and create your best work.
We’re passionate about creating an inclusive place to work that celebrates and values diversity and inclusion and ultimately, enriches our culture.
So, if working with leading global brands on award-winning campaigns sounds like your ideal day, look no further!
Role in summary
Working in to our Head of Marketing, you’ll play a key role in the growth of our already established agency alongside helping to bring our marketing plans to life.
Bringing your expertise in advertising agencies and an ability to work across both growth and marketing, you’ll be someone who is driven by building lasting relationships and creating opportunities not just for our business but for the people and brands we work with.
What you’ll be doing:
New business:
- Monitoring and actioning all new business enquiries alongside the Head of Marketing
- Building responses (creds decks, RFIs)
- Supporting internal departments in pitch processes
- Managing the new business pipeline, actively fielding for and actioning opportunities for growth
- Managing the relationship with and supporting our prospecting agency
- Budget tracking, financial admin and reporting
Marketing:
- The planning and delivery of events including workshops and masterclasses
- Collating and writing entry material for awards
- Supporting our PR agency with press release development and PR opportunities
- CRM & email management via HubSpot
- Reactive and proactive content creating and community management across our social platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Website)
- The creation and upkeep of brand assets including case studies, creds, website updates, online profile updates, etc
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Proven experience working in an advertising agency across both marketing and new business development at a mid-senior level
- A proactive approach to tasks, with the ability to manage and deliver multiple projects with ease
- Clear examples of impact in previous roles across both growth and marketing projects with defined outcomes
- Expertise in using CRM/Email Marketing platforms (ideally HubSpot)
- Existing Intermediary relationships are a bonus
How we reward you:
- 24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual company bonus scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Continuous learning and development
- Enhanced parental benefits
Additional benefits:
- The last Friday of every quarter is a ZEAL Day off
- Christmas closure
- Work from home budget to help you achieve your dream set up
- Dog friendly offices
- A wealth of social events from our seasonal gatherings to our quarter review get-togethers
Interested? Send your application to talent@zealcreative.com or click ‘apply’!