Creative Partnerships Manager

Seen Connects
London

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£30,000 - £40,000 a year
3 hours ago

Benefits

Work from home

Qualifications

Microsoft Outlook
Leadership
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

Job title: Creative Partnerships Manager
Location: Shoreditch, London
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hybrid: WFH: Monday and Friday. In the office: Tuesday-Thursday

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 (DOE)

About Us

Seen Studios is an award winning retail design and production agency partnering with leading retailers and consumer brands across brand design, strategy and interiors.

We are a growing, strategic and multidimensional team specialising in live brand environments. Our clients value our insight led approach to developing environments that blur the lines between physical and digital, from experiential activations to interior retail design and brand communications.

Overview

We’re looking for a creative and detail-oriented Creative Partnerships Manager with a background in ideating exciting activations for experiential projects, bringing fresh talent ideas to these projects with strong talent management skills.

Key responsibilities:

Creative Ideation

Independently leads ideation of activations & relevant talent on mid-size projects & pitches.

Manages more junior team members during ideation phase.

Clear understanding of client project objectives & creative concept working within practical constraints.

Awareness of cultural landscape, industry trends & different global localities always bringing innovative, exciting & relevant ideas to the table.

Partnerships Management

Works simultaneously with the Design, Strategy, Client Servicing and Project Management teams on projects from their inception through to the live date.

Creates and maintains databases of relevant contacts to be used for events & shoots.

Client relationships – joins pitches & client meetings to present activation/talent ideas, proactively work with feedback.

Shares new and exciting ideas beyond scope of project with clients.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multitask and to demonstrate an organised, efficient and proactive approach to all tasks.

Adapts quickly to evolving project requirements & works well to deadlines.

Talent Sourcing & Management

Ability to find relevant and exciting talent.

Builds and maintains relationships with talent.

Approaches initial conversation with talent – from selling in project to talent management throughout.

Negotiates deliverables, fees & write contracts and stay on top of ensuring these are signed by talent or their representative.

Manages talent and client expectations – acts as liaison between talent, client & internal Seen Studios teams. Communicates with talent & clients confidently and quickly to drive mutually beneficial outcomes whilst paying attention to wider project budgets with a commercial mindset.

On-site management of talent for events & shoots etc.

Team Development & Communication

Demonstrates excellent communication skills when liaising with talent, clients and internally; ability to communicate clearly and concisely in person, over the phone and via email, demonstrating diplomacy and good negotiation skills.

Solution focused with a positive outlook; ability to juggle several projects simultaneously within a fast-paced environment, resourceful, highly organised and a good team player.

Shows leadership skills, delegating workstreams to more junior team members.

Approaches issues with pro-active solutions and problem-solving skills.

Skills & Experience

Proven experience within a creative & partnerships role.

Passionate, self-motivated with the ability to show initiative, willing to immerse themselves in the brands they work with.

Creative idea generation and willingness to input creatively and add value wherever possible.

Negotiation skills, ensuring we can lock in the best talent within budget.

Ability to think commercially in the interest of the business.

Exceptional problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail.

Ability to work autonomously.

A consistently calm and patient approach, able to remain organised and positive when dealing with multiple requests.

Personal Attributes

Commercially aware and solutions focused
Calm and confident under pressure
Detail driven with strong ownership mentality
Collaborative and proactive in approach
Ambitious and keen to grow within a scaling agency

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment where everyone feels seen, heard and celebrated. We welcome applications from everyone. If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to best accommodate your needs.

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