Alex Kirk
Associate Director - EMEA
I specialise in the full range of commercial roles across Digital, Branded Content and Influencer Marketing, helping businesses grow by connecting them with the right talent.
Roles include:
Head Of Brand Partnerships – Leading Heritage Publisher
Business Development Director – Influencer Marketing Platform (start-up)
Sales Manager – Major Digital Publisher
Account Director – Influencer Marketing Agency
My focus is on providing a bespoke service for both clients and candidates - acting as a consultative subject-matter-expert, while providing insights on the market and a tailored approach to each novel situation.
Area's of Specialism:Influencer Marketing, Digital Sales, Branded Content, Creative Solutions & Publisher Sales.
Alex Kirk's Jobs
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Agency Sales Manager - AdTech Video Business
London
£50K-60K + 40% commission
Agency Sales Manager - AdTech Video BusinessAgency Sales Manager - Leading AdTech Video Business:£50K-60K + 40% commission (small degree of flexibility either side)I'm working on an awesome opportunity with a scaling AdTech Video business really looking to grow exponentially in the next few years! They're looking for X2 commercial sales people with a network across key marketing agency groups! They are ideally looking for a mid-level and slightly more senior agency sales candidates.The company:They have a leading product built for the modern advertiser's needs and designed for the future of the online advertising! They are established across Europe and scaling quickly in the UK with some very strong product offerings build around Video Advertising.Key headlines on the product:'Video at scale contextually with creative elements'Contextual & cookie-less semantic targeting solutionBrand safe and appears in premium publisher environmentsHave their own in-house creative Video Producers helping publishers / brands create content.99% programmatically set upInteractive / Creative formats and shoppable ads.These are just the key headlines. They're going to be a dominant player in the years to come and already are across Europe! They doubled in size from 100-200 people across Europe last year and are aiming to be 300 by the end of this year.Who are you?3-5+ years exp. sales professional, with experience of Digital Advertising, Programmatic & ideally video advertising solutions too.Strong network across Agency landscape (Publicis, OMD preferred) but will look at other options!Hunger to join an established European business in its earlier stages of development in the UK.Can do attitude, self starter and outside of the box thinker!Interested in learning more? Apply here!
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Programmatic Sales Manager - Leading Global News Publisher
London
Up to £42K + bonus + bens
Programmatic Sales Manager - Leading Global News Publisher:Package:Up to £42K + bonus + private healthcare and dental etc.The role:An exciting opportunity here for someone with around 1-2 years' experience selling digital advertising solutions to media agencies. Ideally you'll be creative, solutions driven and great at building relationships with marketers!You'll get to work for one of the top global news publishers, who have a great reputation and who produce brilliant content. You'll be part of their programmatic sales team, selling to agency programmatic trading desks to help drive revenue across their dynamic portfolio of advertising products.What's left to say? If you're looking to work for a serious business, with a strong proposition and want to develop your sales career and media agency network, then apply here and we can set up a call if your experience fits!On top of the sales element, part of the role will involve, managing and growing some existing accounts allowing you to build your account management skillset, with great opportunities for growth as their programmatic sales team expands!Look forward to seeing your application, apply here and I'll be in touch if the hat fits!
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Product Designer - Advertising Technology Platform
London
up to £55K
Product Designer, Global Advertising Technology Platform:9 month FTC - Maternity Cover - £ up to £55KOPPORTUNITY:I'm working on an exciting new role for one of my AdTech clients, with a strong reputation globally.They are well funded, have a bright future and are growing in all global markets. They help clients deliver on their Digital Advertising goals and are now looking for a talented Product Designer to help them work on the design of their media and analytics platform to improve users' experience.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:In the role you will be accountable for, but not limited to, the following:DeliveryDeliver high-quality at each design stages, from wireframes to high fidelity prototypes.Produce the required documentation to support the Design process (e.g. user journeys, wireframes, site maps, page and component specifications, guidelines, and reports)Accomplishing tasks on time and to a high quality, managing different deadlines and prioritiesProject ManagementStaying focused and contributing to projects. Organising stakeholders and multiple milestonesInternal CollaborationCooperate with product managers and engineers to understand business and engineering complexity, suggesting opportunities/improvements where possible.Participate in design reviews to give and receive constructive feedback with colleagues and leadership.Working with internal stakeholders, building relationships and working across differences to find solutionsCommunicationEnsure all final designs meet our brand guidelines and standards.InnovationTake new ideas from concepts to implementationREQUIRED EXPERIENCE:Minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Product DesignerExperience of using Figma, Adobe Creative SuiteComfortable working in agile environmentsPrevious use of Design Systems.Familiar with using Jira in your workflowUnderstanding of front-end mark-up (HTML/CSS)A portfolio packed with clean and inventive interface designAlignment with the company's core valuesA can-do attitude to provide energy, drive, and enthusiasmBENEFITS:Free lunch provided in the office, in addition to complimentary snacks, fruits and drinks25 days annual leave plus bank holidays2 extra paid days of Inclusion Leave per year to acknowledge and celebrate cultural holidays, community endeavours, and inclusive initiatives that are meaningful to our employees beyond the standard holidays.Company contributions toward eye tests and/or optician approved eyewearReferral bonus schemeEarly finishes on FridaysInterested in learning more? Apply here and we'll set up a call to discuss.
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Head of Partnerships & Content
London
£80,000 - £100,000
Head of Partnerships & Content - Leading Independent Agency:Salary - circa £80-100KThe Opportunity:A superb opportunity is available for a Head of Partnerships & Content for the award winning creative, content and partnerships arm of a leading digital agency.They've been in The Sunday times top 100 companies to work for, for close to 10 years running now, have a great rep with clients and offer amazing flexibility and perks to their employees!The role:You'll oversee / lead a large team reporting directly into you, with a focus on building out and growing the team further around their ever-evolving client and agency needs.As Head of Content & Partnerships, you'll be responsible for guiding & developing those around you, motivating the whole team and ensuring the collective output is consistently of the highest standard.You'll be a champion all forms of media content & partnerships in the agencyYou'll share thought leadership, best-in-class work and will scope out emerging trends / opportunities.The Content & Partnerships team covers a wide range of specialisms across Sports, Gaming,Entertainment, AFP, Talent, Influencers and Branded Content. All of which you will be responsible for. As well as growth areas in Digital & Tech.You will be ultimately responsible for creating an annual Content & Partnerships business plan (a key part of agency's overall plan), setting out a vision and objectives forthe year ahead, working closely with the whole team to take actionable steps to achieve the goals set.You will work closely with the Creative and Production leads across the wider creative/production team; working together to deliver against their unified/joint proposition and identifying opportunities for commercial and creative collaboration.You will have strong client servicing skills. Capable of confidently and quickly building relationships with new and existing clients across a broad portfolio of brands and range of sectors.You will have the freedom to develop strong strategic partnerships with an array of media andcontent partners, producers and creators. You will have an eye for identifying new trends andopportunities for the team and our clients.You'll collaborate with teams across the agency to help define and articulate the strategic role of Branded Content & Partnerships in a clients’ comms plan and how it fits within the the agency's overall Planning framework.You will raise the profile of the team and the agency by actively taking part in industry events -speaking on panels, awards judging, contributing to industry press and participating in content showcases.You will take an active role in new business development. Working with teams across the agency to develop interesting partnerships solutions that are strategically sound and demonstrate creative excellence.You will be commercially astute, taking ownership of commercial forecasting, identifying resourcing requirements and new revenue streams.Background experience & skills required:Experience ideally gained in media, content and/or creative solutions environmentsStrong team management skills with proven experience in people development. You can demonstrate your ability to unite and motivate a team around shared goals and objectivesExperience running a large team of various levelsExperience representing your team and agency at conferences, panels and in PRStrong client-facing skills and a positive track record of maintaining & growing client relationships.Ability to engage and influence at a senior level.Strategic & creative thinker balanced with an eye for detail and a pragmatic approach to project deliveryCreatively curious and instinct to challenge the status quosCreative eye, commercial acumen, agile multi-taskerDeep understanding of content & partnership strategy – ideally ranging from Sports to AFP – and experience in developing and delivering partnership solutions across all media channelsExperience in creative development and content production processesExperience across a wide range of clients and sectors – as well as an understanding of new/growth areasAble to produce client proposals & presentations with accuracy and insight. Experience with measurement frameworks suitable for any proposals put forward.Strong leadership capabilities: natural communicator inspiring and nurturing team and agency cultureExcellent communication, presentation and management skillsEnergetic, dynamic and inspiringWhy should you be excited?It's a chance to join the largest independent, free thinking, fast moving communications agency in the UKYou'll have the freedom to grow your career at paceYou'll be surrounded by a diverse team of talented thinkers, who love the work they doHave the freedom to design a flexible approach to your working lifeBe challenged to learn and grow every dayJoin a business that gives 5% of its profits back into the communityBe part of a culture that encourages creativity, entrepreneurialism and most importantly of all…fun!Salary / BenefitsCompetitive salaryFree breakfastCompany barFlexible workingUncounted holidayNew Business Bonus eligible in your first year as an employeePersonal finance adviceLife AssuranceCritical Illness coverIncome protectionSummer profit share bonus & Christmas bonusPrivate Medical InsuranceChoice of 5 gymsSeason ticket LoanCycle to work SchemeTechschemeMarket leading Maternity, Paternity, fostering and adoption leave package, including a bonus for mums when they announce they are expecting and a gift box for when the baby first arrives homePensionEmployee assistance programmeApply below to find out more!
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Adtech Sales Manager
New York
$100,000 - $130,000 per annum
Adtech Sales Manager Salary in line with competitive rates! Somewhere between $100-130K base salary!The opportunity:Here's an awesome opportunity for switched on sellers who are looking to grow with an exciting business and get in there early as they expand across the US. The role is with an awesome and disruptive business in the Programmatic space. Their ground-breaking tech is built for the future with AI tech designed to transform media buying completely.The facts:They've done superbly well commercially in the last couple of years in Europe and are financially well backed and now looking for a motivated and high achieving sales hire to support their commercial lead for the US and help take their amazing product to market!They have built a unique machine learning/AI tech that automates many of the costly and complex manual processes in programmatic media buying and generate strong ROI on programmatic advertising campaigns for their clients. It's the future of Programmatic!They've won awards already, and are predicted to grow exponentially and are building towards an inevitable IPO over the next few years. Now is the perfect time to join!The role:This person to reach out to Brands / Agencies and pitch their SAAS self serve solution. An existing network in this space is hugely advantageous.You'll be a from a Senior Account Executive/ Business Developer background.Package is good with double OTE and you could easily be looking at a great overall package dependent on your level of exp.You'll be the second sales hire after the MD so it's a great chance to get in there early!Strong AdTech sales experience and technical understanding of Programmatic requiredThe ideal candidate will help drive revenue growth by building a strong pipeline of sales leads and helping create the market strategy.You will be responsible for establishing a strong relationship with new prospects. Your effective communication and interpersonal skills will help you succeed as a Senior Account Executive.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience3+ years' of relevant experience in digital, programmatic and AdTechOrganized and able to multi-taskStrong verbal and written communication skillsDeep knowledge of programmatic and AdTech ecosystemGet in touch now if your background fits! Apply here.
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Sales Account Executive - AdTech Global Scale Up
New York
$120,000 - $150,000 per annum
Sales Account Executive - AdTech Global Scale Up:Salary in line with competitive rates! Somewhere between $120-150K base salary!The opportunity:Here's an awesome opportunity for switched on sellers who are looking to grow with an exciting business and get in there early as they expand across the US. The role is with an awesome and disruptive business in the Programmatic space. Their ground-breaking tech is built for the future with AI tech designed to transform media buying completely.The facts:They've done superbly well commercially in the last couple of years in Europe and are financially well backed and now looking for a motivated and high achieving sales hire to support their commercial lead for the US and help take their amazing product to market!They have built a unique machine learning/AI tech that automates many of the costly and complex manual processes in programmatic media buying and generate strong ROI on programmatic advertising campaigns for their clients. It's the future of Programmatic!They've won awards already, and are predicted to grow exponentially and are building towards an inevitable IPO over the next few years. Now is the perfect time to join!The role:This person to reach out to Brands / Agencies and pitch their SAAS self serve solution. An existing network in this space is hugely advantageous.You'll be a from a Senior Account Executive/ Business Developer background.Package is good with double OTE and you could easily be looking at a great overall package dependent on your level of exp.You'll be the second sales hire after the MD so it's a great chance to get in there early!Strong AdTech sales experience and technical understanding of Programmatic requiredThe ideal candidate will help drive revenue growth by building a strong pipeline of sales leads and helping create the market strategy.You will be responsible for establishing a strong relationship with new prospects. Your effective communication and interpersonal skills will help you succeed as a Senior Account Executive.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience5+ years' of relevant experience in digital, programmatic and AdTechOrganized and able to multi-taskStrong verbal and written communication skillsDeep knowledge of programmatic and AdTech ecosystemGet in touch now if your background fits! Apply here.
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Sales Director - AdTech Creative Mobile Business
New York
$125,000 - $165,000 per annum
Sales Director - AdTech Creative Mobile Business:Salary - $125-$165K base + commission (dependent on exp.)The company:Here's a chance to work for a creative mobile AdTech business who offer a premium product for premium brands!Owned by a entrepreneurial tech business, which has built a number of successful businesses in the AdTech & MarTech world, this company are a premium solution for brands looking to reach consumers across mobile devices with stunningly creative & visually impactful advertising campaigns.They work with a number of luxury & premium brands from across the globe and deliver stunning non-intrusive ads which seamlessly fit in with the publisher content without damaging the experience for the consumers! Allowing ads to look slick and have the desired impact of catching the attention of consumers in a positive way!They can work with brands to build bespoke solutions using their awesome range of formats, high quality inventory and using their in-house creative studio to work help brands bring their mobile advertising ambitions to life!The role:They are looking for x2 Sales Directors to develop new marketing agency partners across the the US, so now is a great time for motivated and experienced sellers with experience in Digital Advertising to get in touch to learn more!What will you be doing and who are you?You will navigate their main potential marketing agency partners across the US promoting their awesome offering, evangelising their high quality mobile advertising product and driving net new revenue. Contributing to their already fast US expansion!You'll strive to deeply understand the AdTech competitive landscape and ecosystems of key markets to expand their footprint, by securing relevant agency briefs. Booking a high volume of meetings and ensuring agencies are keeping this product front of mind!You'll be driven & highly motivated with good digital advertising experience, preferably with knowledge of mobile, digital and programmatic. But you must also be a creative seller, with an ability to think on your feet and deliver custom solutions to agencies, by understanding their advertisers' goals!Ideally you'll bring 4-5+ years digital sales experience, with a proven capacity to drive and close business with agency clients!Perks include companywide yearly skiing vacations, and opportunities to work anywhere in the world remotely for 40 days!Get in touch now if your background fits! Apply here!
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Operations Lead - Data Collection & Intelligence
London
£60,000 - £70,000 per annum
Operations Lead, Data Collection/Intelligence Business:Salary - £60-70K + stocks + private healthcare etc...The opportunity and business:An opportunity has arisen to work for a really interesting business who are helping consumers take control of their data and monetise their data. They collect deep behavioural data from consumers in a privacy compliant and transparent way, helping clean up the data world! The best bit as consumers get a cash incentive to share their data, rather than being exploited for their data as per usual!In a world where people's consumer data is a being used by a number of third parties and with limited transparency, this company are fighting back and allowing people to see where there data is being used and gives them the power to control who uses their data and which data they are sharing!They collect qualitative behavioural data through their app, where consumers consensually submit their data by answering questionnaires, doing pre built surveys and inputting mobile usage data and app usage data etc... which they can then share with clients/brands to help them understand their target audiences better which proves invaluable for their future planning, helps massively with competitor analysis and can help shape future product development.The role:They are looking for a Senior Operations Project Manager who can help them deliver projects for their clients to help collect relevant data with specific goals in mind.You will manage the process of delivering these projects from start to finish and will collaborate with internal teams, sales, account management, engineering & product, as well as with external partners to make it happen.You must be an excellent stakeholder manager, a good motivator and highly detail oriented.Ideally you'll be proactive, and not afraid of providing regular real time updates to clients to help meet deadlines!You'll have previous Project Management experience from a business which is in a relevant, data/insights/research background.Interested or keen to learn more? Apply here and we'll set up a time to chat, provided your background aligns.
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Senior Operations Project Manager
London
£55,000 - £65,000 per annum
Senior Operations Project Manager, Data Collection/Intelligence Business:Salary - £55-65K + stocks + private healthcare etc...The opportunity and business:An opportunity has arisen to work for a really interesting business who are helping consumers take control of their data and monetise their data. They collect deep behavioural data from consumers in a privacy compliant and transparent way, helping clean up the data world! The best bit as consumers get a cash incentive to share their data, rather than being exploited for their data as per usual!In a world where people's consumer data is a being used by a number of third parties and with limited transparency, this company are fighting back and allowing people to see where there data is being used and gives them the power to control who uses their data and which data they are sharing!They collect qualitative behavioural data through their app, where consumers consensually submit their data by answering questionnaires, doing pre built surveys and inputting mobile usage data and app usage data etc... which they can then share with clients/brands to help them understand their target audiences better which proves invaluable for their future planning, helps massively with competitor analysis and can help shape future product development.The role:They are looking for a Senior Operations Project Manager who can help them deliver projects for their clients to help collect relevant data with specific goals in mind.You will manage the process of delivering these projects from start to finish and will collaborate with internal teams, sales, account management, engineering & product, as well as with external partners to make it happen.You must be an excellent stakeholder manager, a good motivator and highly detail oriented.Ideally you'll be proactive, and not afraid of providing regular real time updates to clients to help meet deadlines!You'll have previous Project Management experience from a business which is in a relevant, data/insights/research background.Interested or keen to learn more? Apply here and we'll set up a time to chat, provided your background aligns.
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Agency Sales Manager - Creative AdTech Platform
London
£45,000 - £65,000
Sales Account Director - Creative AdTech Platform:£45-65K + 30% commsLooking for an opportunity to represent a cutting edge business within AdTech? Here's a role which deserves consideration!The company:My client are helping reinvent the standard for attention grabbing video/display creative at scale!Fully programmatic and able to deliver measurable and guaranteed results, their product is making waves across Europe. They have created this solution with a client-centric approach and the ease of use of their platform helps make lives easier for advertisers, brands and publishers.If you want to sell a product that is guaranteed to deliver results and make your agency clients excited look no further!Top line details of the role (I can share far more on a call with relevant candidates):This role is selling to Marketing Agencies and will be part of a fast growing and soon to be high performing UK sales team.You'll ideally have a network of Agency clients and strong experience working strategically & consultatively with Agencies and Advertisers to ensure their advertising campaigns stand out and deliver on their KPI's.You'll be confident responding to briefs, experienced evangelising a new, exciting product to agency planners, buyers etc...Ideally, you're comfortable owning a sales target and being responsible for hitting and exceeding revenue targets with a track record of doing so.Knowledge of the Digital Advertising landscape and an understanding of how the ecosystem works is imperative.You'll be excited by a scale up environment, where things move quickly and every win is celebrated!So, the question is.... Are you looking for an new role for next year and keen to learn more?Then please get in touch ASAP and apply here to learn more!
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Demand Sales Director - Creative Adtech Platform
London
£70,000-90,000
Demand Sales Director, Creative AdTech Platform:£70-90K + 30% commsLooking for an opportunity to represent a cutting edge business within AdTech? Here's a role which deserves consideration!The company:My client are helping reinvent the standard for attention grabbing video/display creative at scale!Fully programmatic and able to deliver measurable and guaranteed results, their product is making waves across Europe. They have created this solution with a client-centric approach and the ease of use of their platform helps make lives easier for advertisers, brands and publishers.If you want to sell a product that is guaranteed to deliver results and make your agency clients excited look no further!Top line details of the role (I can share far more on a call with relevant candidates):This role is selling to Marketing Agencies and will be part of a fast growing and soon to be high performing UK sales team.You'll ideally have a network of Agency clients and strong experience working strategically & consultatively with Agencies and Advertisers to ensure their advertising campaigns stand out and deliver on their KPI's.You'll be confident responding to briefs, experienced evangelising a new, exciting product to agency planners, buyers etc...Ideally, you're comfortable owning a sales target and being responsible for hitting and exceeding revenue targets with a track record of doing so.Knowledge of the Digital Advertising landscape and an understanding of how the ecosystem works is imperative.You'll be excited by a scale up environment, where things move quickly and every win is celebrated!So, the question is.... Are you looking for an new role for next year and keen to learn more?Then please get in touch ASAP and apply here to learn more!