Alex Swain
Executive Consultant - EMEA
I lead our agency & brand offering across EMEA, spending the last 5 years developing deep relationships with network agencies, independents & brands, I support our partners on finding the very best mid to senior level talent.
Roles include:
Global Head of Media Planning – Major Travel Brand
VP, Paid Media – Hyper Growth Digital Agency
Global Performance Media Lead – Network Media Agency
VP, Global Growth Marketing – Start-up Tech Platform
Chief Operations Officer – Independent Digital Agency
The media landscape is always changing, and our success is built not on only the relationships we have with our partners but our ability to understand where the industry is heading next.
Alex Swain's Jobs
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Digital Planner, Media Owner - up to £50K
London
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Digital Planner (Display)Innovative Tech Platform/Media Owner, London, up to £50KAre you an agency planner/account lead with experience in display, but fear that you haven't explored the world outside of agency land, to see what's it like on another side? We've partnered with an advertising platform, built for the future by the industry, to deliver trust and transparency!There senior leadership team was formed for their experience on how to build this product and ensure that it offers advertisers access to premium audiences, in high quality environments at scale. This year is looking particularly fruitful, with a strategy for development and further growth in 2020.The purpose of this business is to compete with the likes of Facebook & Google (similar audience numbers) and allow advertisers a unique offering across multiple platforms. Now, how does a planner role come in to play?You'll be the lead idea creator, supporting the commercial team to help retain and grow some of their biggest accounts! It's all about building the foundations of campaigns across the full portfolio of products available, looking at creative opportunities within digital display and media planning.This is essentially one of the most pivotal roles within the business and reports directly into the Managing Director, meaning there is real opportunity to scale, manage and develop a team of planners. It really is a role that will allow your creativity to flourish, spending a lot of your time pulling together a variety of proposals and presenting these back to both clients and agencies.Required SkillsExperience in media planning across Digital, predominately Display. Previous experience working for or working with a media agency. Confident in presenting and passionate when delivering your ideas.Highly creative, yet appreciative of driving this through data/numbers.Understanding or previous experience in Programmatic advertising.So, if you’re looking for opportunities outside the world of a media agency, this could be the next step! Apply now for more information.
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Business Director, Network Media Agency - up to £75K
London
£70,000 - £75,000 per annum
A truly unique opportunity for one of the top 5 network agencies, with a global presence not just in media but across creative. They are on a mission to bring the synergy back to the advertising industry, creating one integrated approach to marketing & the communications industry.Leadership and building an agency for the future has been much the agenda for the last few years. Bringing in senior talent from all over the industry to help drive a better, more streamlined business, which in turn has resulted in some successful new business win's and an opportunity for everyone within the agency to drive change.This role is pure example of this, having won both the media & creative business, they have been able to be move quicker on responses, strategies & idea's, yet improving the quality of work and its effectiveness. This Client Partner role is fundamental to the success of this client, leading and overseeing the whole business from a media planning standpoint.There is an opportunity to manage a direct team of 3 comms & media planning experts, but oversee the wider team of over 10, specialising in implementation across both traditional and digital. However, this isn't just a "media planning" role, at this level, you'll be expected to lead the direction of the business, understanding the challenges they face & helping them navigate through the complex world of media.They have a lot of data, and by a lot, I mean a huge amount. The client really needs some help, direction and fundamentally someone who understands how the translate that into insights. We're not looking for a Data Analyst, but someone who is proficient enough in driving success through data.Last but by no means least, there is a runway for the next step within this role and probably a runway a lot shorter than most other "network" agencies. Not because someone is leaving, but because of the ambition and drive of the agency.Get in touch if this sounds like and opportunity you would like to get involved with!
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Client Partner, Iconic Media Agency - up to £85K
London
£75,000 - £85,000 per annum + Agency Benefits
Client Partner (Comms/Media Planning & Client Leadership)Network Media Agency, London - Competitive Salary A truly unique opportunity for one of the top 5 network agencies, with a global presence not just in media but across creative. They are on a mission to bring the synergy back to the advertising industry, creating one integrated approach to marketing & the communications industry. Leadership and building an agency for the future has been much the agenda for the last few years. Bringing in senior talent from all over the industry to help drive a better, more streamlined business, which in turn has resulted in some successful new business win's and an opportunity for everyone within the agency to drive change. This role is pure example of this, having won both the media & creative business, they have been able to be move quicker on responses, strategies & idea's, yet improving the quality of work and its effectiveness. This Client Partner role is fundamental to the success of this client, leading and overseeing the whole business from a media planning standpoint. There is an opportunity to manage a direct team of 3 comms & media planning experts, but oversee the wider team of over 10, specialising in implementation across both traditional and digital. However, this isn't just a "media planning" role, at this level, you'll be expected to lead the direction of the business, understanding the challenges they face & helping them navigate through the complex world of media.They have a lot of data, and by a lot, I mean a huge amount. The client really needs some help, direction and fundamentally someone who understands how the translate that into insights. We're not looking for a Data Analyst, but someone who is proficient enough in driving success through data. Last but by no means least, there is a runway for the next step within this role and probably a runway a lot shorter than most other "network" agencies. Not because someone is leaving, but because of the ambition and drive of the agency. Get in touch if this sounds like and opportunity you would like to get involved with!
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Paid Search Manager, Client Side - Hyper Growth Start Up
London
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Paid Search Manager (+ Social, Video & Display)Global Entertainment Content Creator & Distributor (Hyper Growth Start Up), London, up to £50KWith the ever evolving world of technology, content has become accessible from anywhere and everywhere in the world. More so, across the likes of YouTube, Netflix, Amazon etc. and because of the ease of access to this content, it's certainly had an impact on the younger generation.Now, what does that have to do with this role? Well, the company in question are a global entertainment provider, who create & distribute age appropriate content for kids all over the world. The most important factor with content, is it's educational value and how it can help our younger generation learn and develop.The whole reason why the business was created was to offer fun, safe & educational content to kids all over the world. With the two founders coming from backgrounds that include Walt Disney, Paramount & 20th Century Fox, they know what they are doing.So, what is the role? The role is to lead their paid media activity, whether that is for the shows themselves or for their partnership activity with some of the world's leading toy & entertainment brands. It will be mainly across biddable channels, but with the emphasis on delivering an integrated approach to planning and activation of media campaigns.You'll have a team to lean on to provide execution of the campaigns and you'll be in charge of budget management, however having an understanding of implementing campaigns across Paid search (Mainly), Social, Display Programmatic etc. will in integral in helping develop the next phase of growth for the business.They are by no means a business operating out of a small office in East London, they already have multiple office's across the world and they only started in 2018! With view's well into their hundreds of thousands (they even broke the billion mark with a few videos), they are a popular provider of content, but one we can all trust to provide safety.So, if you're an expert across paid media/digital media planning & buying and want to make the jump in to something new and exciting, get in touch today.
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Digital eCommerce & Retail Manager, Global Toy & Gaming Brand (6 Month FTC)
Amsterdam
€40,000 - €48,000 per annum
Digital eCommerce & Retail Manager, Global Toy & Gaming Brand 6 Month FTC, Immediate start, Amsterdam We're currently looking for an interim eCommerce & retail marketing specialist who can localise content, copy & imagery for one of the world's most impressive toy & gaming brand. They operate at such a large scale, with a portfolio of well known products & brands, that the importance of this role in the Netherlands is huge. A vast amount of content for the brands products will filter through from the US, it's your job to look at how to localise those and make them culturally relevant for the Netherlands, as well as matching up the content to meet the eCommerce sites needs. Having previous experience in working with Bol.com and other 3rd party eCommerce partners is important, as well as understanding digital shelf tracking. This particular person will also be looking at the analytics of each product, understanding how & why the products are selling on platforms and making recommendations and amendments to other products to meet commercial targets. For more information, please get in touch.
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Digital Marketing Executive, Paid Media - Entertainment Brand - up to £30K
London
£25,000 - £30,000 per annum
Digital Marketing Executive Global Entertainment Content Creator & Distributor, London, up to £30KWith the ever evolving world of technology, content has become accessible from anywhere and everywhere in the world. More so, across the likes of YouTube, Netflix, Amazon etc. and because of the ease of access to this content, it's certainly had an impact on the younger generation.Now, what does that have to do with this role? Well, the company in question are a global entertainment provider, who create & distribute age appropriate content for kids all over the world. The most important factor with content, is it's educational value and how it can help our younger generation learn and develop.The whole reason why the business was created was to offer fun, safe & educational content to kids all over the world. With the two founders coming from backgrounds that include Walt Disney, Paramount & 20th Century Fox, they know what they are doing.So, what is the role? The role is to support their paid media activity, whether that is for the shows themselves or for their partnership activity with some of the world's leading toy & entertainment brands. It will be mainly across biddable channels, but with the emphasis on delivering an integrated approach to planning and activation of media campaigns.You'll sit part of a team, supported by a senior paid media specialist and be responsible for the execution of the campaigns across Display, Social, Search, Programmatic etc. They are by no means a business operating out of a small office in East London, they already have multiple office's across the world and they only started in 2018! With view's well into their hundreds of thousands (they even broke the billion mark with a few videos), they are a popular provider of content, but one we can all trust to provide safety.So, if you're an expert across paid media/digital media planning & buying and want to make the jump in to something new and exciting, get in touch today.
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Digital Media Manager, Global Entertainment Brand - up to £50K
London
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Digital Media Manager (Paid Media)Global Entertainment Content Creator & Distributor, London, up to £50KWith the ever evolving world of technology, content has become accessible from anywhere and everywhere in the world. More so, across the likes of YouTube, Netflix, Amazon etc. and because of the ease of access to this content, it's certainly had an impact on the younger generation. Now, what does that have to do with this role? Well, the company in question are a global entertainment provider, who create & distribute age appropriate content for kids all over the world. The most important factor with content, is it's educational value and how it can help our younger generation learn and develop.The whole reason why the business was created was to offer fun, safe & educational content to kids all over the world. With the two founders coming from backgrounds that include Walt Disney, Paramount & 20th Century Fox, they know what they are doing. So, what is the role? The role is to lead their paid media activity, whether that is for the shows themselves or for their partnership activity with some of the world's leading toy & entertainment brands. It will be mainly across biddable channels, but with the emphasis on delivering an integrated approach to planning and activation of media campaigns. You'll have a team to lean on to provide execution of the campaigns and you'll be in charge of budget management, however having an understanding of implementing campaigns across Display, Social, Search, Programmatic etc. will be integral in helping develop the next phase of growth for the business.They are by no means a business operating out of a small office in East London, they already have multiple office's across the world and they only started in 2018! With view's well into their hundreds of thousands (they even broke the billion mark with a few videos), they are a popular provider of content, but one we can all trust to provide safety. So, if you're an expert across paid media/digital media planning & buying and want to make the jump in to something new and exciting, get in touch today.
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Head of Marketing, UK (Maternity Cover)
London, England
£115000 - £125000 per annum + Bonus, Car & Benefits
Head of Marketing, UK (Mat Cover)Highly acclaimed FMCG brand (Toy & Gaming Sector) Have you dreamed about a role where the environment isn't corporate but more reflective of your personality? This brand oozes fun and creativity and remains one of the world's largest creators of entertainment, toys & games.So, what are we looking for? A highly strategic and experienced marketer, who can help continue driving growth amongst a portfolio of well-known toy and gaming titles within the UK. You'll adopt a team, specialising in key area's including Media Planning, Digital, Brand Management & Analytics.It will be your job to inspire, lead and strategically pull together your resources to maintain their level as one of the leading brands within the industry. Now, as you can imagine, the area's I mentioned above are key elements of what this role will entail, but they do need someone who brings experience in media planning as well as agency management. We're not saying you'll be writing the plans, but you'll look to oversee the development of the media strategy and monitor its progression through the 12 month FTC. There will be a significant budget that you'll need to manage, and disperse amongst the portfolio of products, which as you'd expects takes a certain level of leadership, conviction and insights in order to achieve this. You'll work closely with the commercial leader within the business, maintaining the same ethos and strategy on reaching the targeted figures in place. So, the ability to think commercially is an important factor. The last piece of this puzzle is the direct manager of this opportunity, the Country Director and she comes from a marketing background, meaning she fully understands the importance of the output and strategy put in place by this person. The culture is built on three pillars, collaboration, enjoyment and innovation! With offices located all over the world and their European HQ's based out of West London, they offer a fantastic benefits package, competitive salary and bonus and an unlimited supply of fun!So, if you're working in a similar role, (available as of July) within a brand or media agency and want to change roles! Get in touch for more information.
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Paid Social Manager, TV & Entertainment Brand
London
£35000 - £40000 per annum + Great Benefits
Paid Social Manager, Entertainment Brand (Client Side)Media Production Company, Media Planning & BuyingWest London, up to £40KSo, if you are an expert in Paid Social and looking to broaden your role into what is technically a client side role, you've come to the right place! Now, the company in question here are one of the UK's leading production companies who in reality are a content powerhouse! They create some of the best TV show's in the market right now, ranging from a Gangster Drama, shot in the early 1920's all the way through to a comedy quiz show, hot on Channel 4.With a portfolio of shows under their belt, they built a branded content agency to amplify the shows further across social and other digital channels. This is where this role comes in to play, it's the first of its kind at this company and you'll partner with the Head of Social and the content strategists on bringing paid social into action.Basically, you'll be the go to person for all paid media strategy, planning and activation. Sounds pretty cool, right? Especially as the kind of work you'll be doing is solely entertainment focused meaning it's all brand driven as opposed to performance.There are other components with the role that will allow you to broaden your skill set beyond just paid media and that will come with time. But they are really hoping to cover this role into a well-rounded Digital Media Manager as opposed to just paid social.So, if you're up for developing your knowledge in other area's further and fancy working on entertainment only brands, then get in touch for more information.Alex@ultimateasset.com or 07912000448
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Content Manager, Consumer Beauty Brand
Vienna
€45000 - €50000 per annum + Great Agency Benefits
Content ManagerConsumer Beauty Brand, up to €50,000 per annum.We're working with an internationally known beauty & cosmetics brand, with a heritage in creating premium and luxury products that service customers all around the world! If you know your beauty, then you will have definitely heard of this brand. They are going through a huge transformation process and they are starting with their marketing team, specifically bringing on board a Content Manager that think strategically but have the power to come up with creatively thought out concepts! Sounds good right? You'll have the opportunity to really shape their digital marketing efforts across Europe! So, what are the real specifics of what they need? They're really open minded to whether this person is currently working for a brand already or have built their career within an agency, however they really do need someone who can propel their content to new heights. You'll have the opportunity to shape their content calender, strategy across both their owned sites and social channels. You won't be managing the content that's distributed across Facebook, Instagram etc. but you'll work closely with the social media manager on getting the content right.They have an SEO Manager in place already, who has a strong technical skill set. It will be your job to work with them on combing creative content & SEO together. This role reports directly into the International Marketing Director, who has a heritage in working for major organisations and taking them through a digital transformation process. You can really learn a lot from this person and propel your career.As you can imagine, as a beauty brand, a lot of what they do is shaped around using influencers to help promote the product and brand to their audiences. They need someone who is excited by blending content with influencers and looking at futuristic opportunities within marketing.So, if you're a Content Marketing expert, looking for your next opportunity, apply now!
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Search Strategist - Global Media Agency
London
£32000 - £36000 per annum + Great Agency Benefits
Strategist, Paid SearchIconic Global Media Agency, LondonAre you a future leader, with the ambition and knowledge to help take an agency through a growth phase? With over 8,000 people across the world and global HQ based here in London, the agency is highly decorated and sits at the top of the big league!So, this role is slightly different to most other PPC or "Biddable" opportunities in the market. First off, it's a global role. Secondly, it's not implementation focused at all. It's all about driving paid search strategies and integrating them into wider communications planning. It sits within, what I'd describe as the leading strategy hub in London.The team that it sits within are made up of Strategy Director's, Innovation Specialists, Strategy Manager's and services a flagship client across the globe. London is the central planning & strategy location for the client, with about 20 or so people, sitting in the hub. You could call this team the centre of excellence and the unit that conducts pretty much all ideas across the world.This role reports into the Strategy Director and they will lean on you for building search into their comms idea's and helping the team up skill and understand the role of search in strategy.This is by no means a small gig, there is an opportunity to have big conversations & offer opinion pieces for the client on evolving technologies & areas of success. However, there is support from other Search Strategists in the team who will help the proposition, development and integration of paid search.There is a real opportunity to get stuck into some fantastic work, be part of something special and create a one of a kind offering!Get in touch for more information!Alex@ultimateasset.com
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Digital Marketing Executive, Beauty Brand - up to €40,000
Graz
€25000 - €30000 per annum + Great Extra Benefits!
Digital Marketing ExecutiveConsumer Beauty Brand, up to €30,000 per annum.We're working with an internationally known beauty & cosmetics brand, with a heritage in creating premium and luxury products that service customers all around the world! If you know your beauty, then you will have definitely heard of this brand. They are going through a huge transformation process and they are starting with their marketing team, specifically digital marketers that think analytically but have the power to come up with creatively thought out strategic idea's! Sounds good right? You'll have the opportunity to really shape their digital marketing efforts across europe! So, what are the real specifics of what they need? They're really open minded to whether this person is currently working for a brand already or have built their career within an agency, however they really do need people who have experience across PPC, Paid Social, Display as well as working in partnership with influencers.As you can imagine, as a beauty brand, a lot of what they do is shaped around using influencers to help promote the product and brand to their audiences. They need someone who can shape these idea's, yet can add performance marketing thinking and processes.So, if you're a Digital Marketing expert, looking for your next opportunity, apply now!
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AV Account Director, Independent Media Partnerships Agency
London
£45000 - £50000 per annum + Great Agency Benefits
AV Media Account DirectorIndependent Media Agency, Changing the face of media! Up to £50,000Do you believe in a better system of how to plan and buy media? Are you of the opinion that out there somewhere is a better solution for your client, but you just don't know what that currently looks like? Well, you might have just found it!We've partnered exclusively on bringing in top AV media agency talent to what we would describe/they would describe as a media brokering agency, they broker partnerships between clients and media owners to seek better creative opportunities and eliminate the isolation between both media agency and creative. They know they are different, but they are proud to be different and in just four short years they have been working with some of the UK's most sought-after clients, providing them with a unique approach to their media planning and activation! Now, why are we hiring for this person? So, now there is a demand to bring in more people, specifically someone with experience in an agency who's worked in AV, who's experienced in being involved in the entirety of campaigns. Quite literally taking the brief the measuring and evaluating it's success as the end. You're not going to have a team underneath you, so you will be leading all the planning and buying of all projects and need to be collaborative as you'll work hand in hand with a number of partners, ranging from media owners all the way through to creative agencies, and everything in between (obviously including clients).I could go on for ages, but I'll leave it like this. If you think differently and want to change the face of media, then let's have a coffee.Get in touch for more information.Alex@ultimateasset.com
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Data Analyst, Digital Marketing Agency
London
£22000 - £26000 per annum + Great Agency Benefits
Media & Data Analyst - GraduateOld Street/Shoreditch, London, up to £26K DOESo are you an ambitious and motivated graduate with a degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Finance and want to work in the wonderful world of media planning and buying at probably one of the coolest agenices around? Maybe you've worked in an internship or had a short stint either at an agency or in a marketing position. If that sounds a little like you, then I want to hear from you.You'll ideally support the Media Planner Buyer's as they work across multiple campaigns for clients, ranging from Sport to Technology. They will train you, develop you and encourage you to grow and learn how to plan and buy across all digital channels including (Display, Social, Search etc.) giving you a huge platform for the future.They are a young team, who like to celebrate the week on a Friday. There's currently only 40 of them and they are growing rapidly, with 9 new hires in the pipeline, so you'll be joining at a great time.What's required?Advanced skills in Excel including pivot tables and macrosAbility to problem solve and think criticallyProven record of managing multiple projects at onceAbility to stay highly organised and efficient in a fast-paced, rigorous work environmentSo if you want to kick start your career in media planning and buying, apply now or enquire for a confidential chat.07912000448 or Alex@ultimateasset.com
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PPC Manager, Client Side - Entertainment Brand
London
£35000 - £45000 per annum + Great Extra Benefits!
PPC ManagerClient Side, Gaming & Entertainment (London)Working in-house (client-side) for a digital gaming / entertainment businessWorking in acquisition marketing, managing capaigns across PPC.PPC campaigns, you're an expert in running these, having had experience either client side or in a media agency.You've gained your experience, but now you want to work in an exciting area in which you are extremely passionate.How about gaming? Entertainment? Or both?We're working with an exciting digital brand who are growing their in house acquisition marketing team, looking for a PPC Manager who can lead a small team that is responsible for campaigns across their full portfolio of brands.Interested to find out more? Get in touch.The CompanyThe company is a well-established digital media company that has a number of online gaming and entertainment brands in their portfolio. They offer a clearly defined career development plan, with market leading training, extensive benefits, and take pride in the working environment that they have created.The RoleTake responsibility for campaign management and team managementWork across PPC/Paid Search strategy & implementationCome up with, and manage, digital media campaignsDevelop audience strategiesManage, optimise, and troubleshoot live campaignsContribute to the wider acquisition marketing teamManaging a team of executives that are delivering across acquisition marketing campaignsTake responsibility for the training and development of the team
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HR Manager, Creative Advertising Technology Brand
London
£45000 - £50000 per annum
HR ManagerCreative (Advertising) Technology Brand, London, up to £50KWe're working with a highly decorated advertising technology brand who can transform some of the most simplistic adverts into the creative works of art (lots of 3D effects, honestly, it's very impressive).The opportunity here is to drive the company forward by managing employee relations, career opportunities/progression and performance. Based in 6 different locations, this opportunity sits out of their global hub in London and will require someone who is happy to work closely with their counterparts across the US & APAC.Reporting directly into the COO, this role requires the gravitas to lead senior level conversations and coordinate with the c-suite on new initiatives and company policies!Right now, it's an exciting opportunity help continue internal growth as well as contribute heavily to the culture and success of the workforce. You'll be setting the guidelines, creating career development plans, and consistently looking at how to drive productivity and employee engagement.Entertainment & benefits play a huge part of this industry and as they work with some of the most prolific brands worldwide, it can be both exciting and a challenge. As the HR Manager it's integral to help keep the team working efficiently and effectively, you'll be the driver of both informal and formal entertainment, from team lunches through to team building!For more information, get in touch today!