Hussain Chowdhury
Director - EMEA
I’m a Branded Content expert and Digital Media Sales professional turned Media Head Hunter / Recruiter. I’ve formerly run Creative Solutions and Branded Content Studios at Bauer, AutoTrader, Habbo and Discovery Networks.
Having built award-winning high-performing sales teams in both start-up environments and in more complex matrix style organisations and having being a candidate myself over the years, I have a good understanding of the hiring needs of companies, competency assessments, cultural talent fits as well as how I would like to be managed in the hiring process as a candidate.
My mission statement is to connect the very best Digital Sales & Branded Content talent to the very best Digital Media Companies. My extensive network of senior Media Professionals is both on the Media Owner, Media Agency side and Client side have been built over the last 20 years in the Industry.
My aim is to work with both Candidates and Hiring Managers in an authentic and transparent manner to ensure the hiring process is a smooth, seamless process that ensure all parties find the experience both rewarding and fulfilling.
Area's of Specialism:Influencer Marketing, Digital Sales, Branded Content, Creative Solutions & Publisher Sales.
Hussain Chowdhury's Jobs
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Director of eCommerce MENA
Dubai
Competitive Base Salary (based on experience) + Bonus _ Benefits
Director of eCommerce Lead, Major Advertising Agency Holding Group - MENA.Competitive Base Salary (based on experience) + Bonus _ BenefitsOur client is one of the pre-eminent global media agency networks and leads the way in terms of strategic thinking, big media ideas and technological innovation through its different platforms and offerings.We are looking for a Director of eCommerce who will be a key part of the management infrastructure and the go-to expert within the organisation, tasked with developing eCommerce end-to-end consulting excellence, focusing on working with a blend of the agency’s existing high-profile marquee accounts as well as new business A visionary approach, agility and a high-tempo nature is required to keep the portfolio at the vanguard of eCommerce innovation. A thorough understanding of Amazon, Local marketplaces like Souk, DTC strategies and how this all links to real life retail is essential as well as how these avenues link with digital media and advertising, search, social, programmatic, tech, content and other elements of the eCommerce ecosystem. The role reports to the Regional GM of eCommerce.The core focus will be around solving our client’s eCommerce Business challenges along the wider lens of their marketing communications challenges. Through, data-driven well planned and effective strategies, improving the conversion and digital experience of client’s brands on partner direct selling, retailer websites, and enhance their search ability and drive sales conversion. The aim is to be relevant, memorable, discoverable and drive efficiencies right down to the point of purchase.Role Requirements:Provide strong client facing strategic leadership, in a consultative manner that gives our client an edge on their eCommerce strategyBe an evangelist – educate clients and provide external and internal agency thought-leadershipCreate successful strategic planning frameworks and models of working utilising all available channelsStrong technical and strategic eCommerce knowledge of across social, D2C and marketplaces such as Amazon, Alibaba, etcAccountable, responsible for the delivery of upstream consultancy across the market and agencyLead a successful strategy and consulting team who acts as a conduit for the local market when developing eCommerce transformation for clients.Develop a profitable business pipeline and create business plans to grow eCommerce across the group.Ensure client satisfaction at every stage of the eComm transformation processEnsure the connection and integration with performance and biddable solutions teams where these are fully embedded within the agency.Create the full stack best-in-class eCommerce model utilising content strategy,tech, data, platforms and appropriate marcomms channels and tools to gain resultsContinually lead on presenting to clients industry/market research findings, eCommerce search trends, eCommerce growth areas, new models to consider
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Head of eCommerce & Retail Media - France
Paris
Competitive Base Salary + Benefits
Head of eCommerce & Retail Media - FranceCompetitive Base Salary + BenefitsOur client is one of the pre-eminent global media agency networks and leads the way in terms of strategic thinking, big media ideas and technological innovation through its different platforms and offerings.We are looking for a Regional Head of eCommerce for France who will be a key part of the management infrastructure and the go-to expert within the organisation, tasked with developing eCommerce end-to-end consulting excellence, focusing on working with a blend of the agency’s existing high-profile marquee accounts as well as new business A visionary approach, agility, and a high-tempo nature is required to keep the portfolio at the vanguard of eCommerce innovation. A thorough understanding of Amazon, Local marketplaces like Carrefour, DTC strategies, and how this all links to real-life retail is essential as well as how these avenues to link with digital media and advertising, search, social, programmatic, tech, content, and other elements of the eCommerce ecosystem. The role is a pivotal hire as it will be the first piece of the jigsaw in terms of building out a new Commerce practice in France.The core focus will be on solving our client’s eCommerce Business challenges along the wider lens of their marketing communications challenges. Through, data-driven well planned and effective strategies, improving the conversion and digital experience of clients’ brands on partner direct selling, and retailer websites, and enhancing their searchability and driving sales conversion. The aim is to be relevant, memorable, and discoverable and drive efficiencies right down to the point of purchase.Role Requirements:Provide strong client-facing strategic leadership, in a consultative manner that gives the agency consultancy group an edge on their eCommerce strategyBe an evangelist – educate clients and provide external and internal agency thought-leadershipCreate successful strategic planning frameworks and models of working utilising all available channelsStrong technical and strategic eCommerce knowledge of across social, D2C and marketplaces such as Amazon, Carrefour, etcAccountable, and responsible for the delivery of upstream consultancy across the market and agencyLead a successful strategy and consulting team who acts as a conduit for the local market when developing eCommerce transformation for clients.Develop a profitable business pipeline and create business plans to grow eCommerce across the group.Ensure client satisfaction at every stage of the eComm transformation processEnsure the connection and integration with performance and biddable solutions teams where these are fully embedded within the agency.Create the full stack best-in-class eCommerce model utilising content strategy, eComm add ons such as ratings and reviews, how to work with retail verticals, media planning, in-market performance and biddable solutions) and also modulate an approach that is industry specific for current and new clients.Continually lead on presenting to clients industry/market research findings, eCommerce search trends, eCommerce growth areas, and new models to considerLead, build, and develop a team by establishing a new practiceParticipate in and lead new business pitches where requiredWork with partner organisations, regional and global vendors and internal resources to continually refine and ensure the eCommerce practice is leading the way in terms of innovation and best practicesPerson Requirement:· 10 - 12 + years’ experience in eCommerce at either a digital agency or client-side· Demonstrable proof of working at a Top 6 global media agency brand or eCommerce platform in a marketing division of a mainstream· Thorough understanding of Amazon, DTC, bricks-to-mortar retail strategies and how these channels co-exist and link together· A good understanding of media, advertising and marketing communications in general· MBA advantageous· Be a proactive self-starter· Can do attitude, driven, determined· Experience in digital advertising such as programmatic and paid / organic search to enhance eCommerce performance· Strong presentation and public speaking skills· Be ambitious, driven and passionate about all things eCommerce, with an excellent knowledge of how research serves as the backbone of online purchases· Be forward thinking in terms of future-gazing and relate this into defining, innovations, product and operational structures· Possess good all-round comprehensive knowledge of direct and brand marketing principles and strategies· Have an adaptive style in being able to communicate often technical ideas in simple terms to local marketing decision makers and budget holders· Good negotiating skills and strong with excel, numbers and data· Have strong organisational skills, being able to manage multiple projects at once
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eCommerce D2C Strategy Manager
London
£45 - £65K plus benefits and EOY company bonus
eCommerce Strategy Manager£45 - £65K plus benefits and EOY company bonusPLEASE NOTE; The company is unable to sponsor non EU citizens.My client is a top tier media agency network who are building a best-in-class consultancy specialising in eCommerce and Retail Media. My client operates on the intersection of Commerce, Creative, Martech, Data and Marketing Communications. We are seeking a detailed orientated strategy and implementation manager who has a good general understanding of the eCommerce, landscape, particularly D2C best practices.We are ideally seeking someone with 3 – 5 years experience who is keen to expand their horizons and learn about the strategy for other aspects of eCommerce and retail media in general.This role reports into the Global eCommerce Director .Candidate attributes:Demonstrable track record of being a multi-disciplined eCommerce marketing and advertising practitioner – across D2C, pure players, market places, social commerce etcGood industry knowledge of key mar-tech and ad-tech platforms to partner withIntellectually curious mindsetProactive and takes the initiativeGood project management skillsData-driven and able to guide clients through small detail and best practiceCollaborative and able to work as part of a teamExcellent attention-to-detailAble take complex concepts and communicate them in simple termsStory-telling of ideas and dataResponsibilities:Training and upskilling of brands and marketers in the agency roster around best practices in eCommerceHelping to create playbooks and educational collateral, presentation and decks detailing ideas and strategy around eCommerceAssisting in the formulation of eCommerce D2C strategyLeading and executing various eCommerce upskilling projects as well as recommendations around adtech and martech -stacks and recommended best practices in terms of execution etc
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Senior Creative Strategist
London
£Competitive Package
Senior Creative StrategistCompetitive base (dependent on experience) plus benefitsMy client is seeking a creative leader who is going to be front and centre of ideation, pitches and creativity when it comes to responding to RFPs.My client has a very unique proposition in the wellness space – it’s a platform for wellness, creativity and self-expression designed to create positive engagement and conversation with Gen Z and Millennial audiences and make them feel empowered through various content strands and initiatives.As Creative leader in the business, the role has the following personal requirements:10 + years experience working at a creative agency, media owner or publisherA creative visionary who is plugged into the latest Gen Z youth-trends and subcultures to power their creative thinkingA deep understanding of how youth brands can add value to Gen Z and Millennial audiencesExtensive knowledge of the likes of TikTok, Instagram, Snap, YouTube and Influencers and the trends and creativity that these touch points bringCutting-edge best in class in thinking when it comes to creative ideation and delivering creative concepts brands wish to a part ofPassionate or at least showing an interest in wellness and mental healthHaving the leadership, technical skills and expertise to lead and mentor a multi-disciplined creative and delivery teamChampioning creativity based on solid-gold audience insights and underpinning ideas through a data-driven approachCollaborative in spirit, able to take people on the journey with youHelp lead the creation compelling visually exciting pitch documentation crystalising the creative concepts for brandsInternal and external gravitas – team management experience is mandatory
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eCommerce Amazon DSP and Marketplace Manager
London
£45k - £60K plus benefits and EOY company bonus
eCommerce Amazon DSP and Market Place Manager£45k - £60K plus benefits and EOY company bonusMy client is a top tier media agency network who are building a best-in-class consultancy specialising in eCommerce and Retail Media. We are seeking an Amazon wizard who understands the technical nuisances of the marketing platform and advise clients on best practice and the hints and tips on how to get the maximum benefit using the platform in terms of programmatic advertising and the general ecosystem for advertising and marketing products.We are ideally seeking someone with 3 – 5 years experience who is keen to expand their horizons and learn about the strategy for other aspects of eCommerce and retail media in general.Person attributes:Amazon DSP and advertising subject matter expert in terms of day-to-day detail, implementation and running of ad campaigns and general best-in-class practicesIntellectually curious mindsetProactive and takes the initiativeData-driven and able to guide clients through small detail and best practiceCollaborative and able to work as part of a teamAttention-to-detailAble take complex concepts and communicate them in simple termsStory-telling of ideas and data
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Creative Producer - eSports & Gaming
London
£Competitive Package
Creative Ideation Development Producer / LeadGaming and eSports Agency£competitive and dependent on experience and portfolio + benefitsMy client is a cutting-edge ideation creative agency majoring on Gen Z and Millennial audiences and specialises in eSports and gaming culture and works with some great brands such as Xbox, Nissan, Codemasters, Charlotte Tilsbury, Warner Music and many more.We’re looking for an inspiration multi-disciplined creative ideation content producer who can do end-to-end content creative strategy, ideas, implementation and produce content too.The ideal candidate will have a youth marketing background, be really plugged into Gen Z and Millennial audiences’ trends and be native to TikTok, Snap, YouTube, Instagram, etc.Candidate Attributes:Demonstrable track record of working with brands on developing content idea dans programming ideas across social media, broadcast (AFP) etcA lateral thinker and an ideas geniusUnderstanding and ability to create and produce engaging content that gets views, commission contributors, videographers, talent, etcCopy-writing and scripting skillsArt-direction and videographer experienceDeep understanding of creative idea production and logistics on what is possible execution-wise.Ability to collaborate with other stakeholders, programming, production, project management, etcCan-do positive attitude
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Agency Sales Manager
London
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Agency Sales Manager£50K base + 30% commsMy client is a respected international news and lifestyle brand producing agenda-setting content across a number of touchpoints that includes social.We are seeking a well connected agency sales person who is a digital specialist and also has a provable blackbook of media agency planner and buyer contacts at Top 6 Agency Holdcos.The idea candidate will be a tenacious polished seller who can present to large groups and also have a consultative style about them, able to work with internal teams of editorial and creative solutions to propose larger scale strategic propositions from the portfolio.Role requirements:Excellent knowledge of digital display – programmatic and direct IO as well as cross selling video and other opps on the portfolioKnowledge of video advertising, YouTube advertising, pre-roll, programmatic, displayStrong network of media agency planner buyer / decision maker relationshipsExperience of digital branded content partnershipsProactive seller able to build and convert large pipelinesAn interest and passion for news media and current affairs
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Head of Marketing - Digital Agency
London
£120,000 - £135,000 per annum
Head of Marketing - Digital AgencyLondon | up to £135,000 + Bonus My client has a unique multi-dimensional approach to building a modern media company with touch-points in the social, influencer, eCommerce, tech, data and vibrant entertainment content to create a 360 degree proposition that drives real value for clients.My client works with an array of fantastic global brands to drive digital and business transformation within organisations from creating big commerce platforms to in-genius solutions to business problems that drive value for brands. My client has worked with the likes of New Balance, VOXI, 20th Century Fox, KFC, Samsung, Uber and many more.Due to exponential growth, my client is looking to bring in a world-class strategic minded CMO to drive all trade-marketing activities across the group.The successful candidate will drive awareness, consideration, dialogue and uptake of my client’s services through various trade marketing activities to an end decision maker who would be typically a CMO, CTO, CEO, Heads of Marketing, Heads of eCommerce, etc at blue-chip brands. Your primary goal as CMO is to create cut-through and drive conversations and desire for my client’s offering. The successful candidate will have track record in the following areas:Credible senior marcoms strategic leader with at least ten years in a senior management positionDemonstrable track-record of growth and helping similar businesses scaleA holistic understanding of different communication techniques and methods of engaging clients and decision makersA lateral strategic thinker able to move at pace and with agilityA developer of talent and people, able to take people on the journey with themCollaborative in spiritEntrepreneurial in spiritObsessed with growthInnovation and creativity is at the heart of what they do to drive cut-through
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Sales Manager
London
£50k - £55K+ comms + comprehensive benefits package that includes private healthcare
Sales Manager – Base Salary: £50k - £55K+ comms + comprehensive benefits package that includes private healthcareI’m working with a progressive independent lifestyle media owner with a huge reach of 200 million users globally and who create cutting-edge content across several audience verticals primarily Gen z and Millennials Due to exponential growth and doing some fantastic award winning campaigns, my client is looking to bring in a hungry and dynamic Sales Manager who has experience selling branded content partnerships, understands social video and influencer marketing and has experience and / or a black book of contacts selling to International Media Agency departments in London and mainland Europe.Candidate Attributes:Black book of key marketing and media decision makers at International Big 6 media agencies and / or brandsExperience of selling branded content and partnershipsA hunter in terms of sales style, someone who can be proactive and engineer new partnerships opportunities, drive the pipeline growth through activity and intelligent pitching of ideas that clients find compellingThe ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organisation and in partnership with internal and external stakeholdersCoachable, curious and resilient
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eCommerce Leadership Role
London
Competitive Base Salary – dependent on experience
My client is a leading eCommerce practice embedded in one of the world’s largest advertising agency networks and heads a centre of excellence with the Industry’s finest talent leading client work. We are seeking an inspirational eCommerce leader versed in all areas of the value-chain from pure player market places, retail media, D2C, social commerce, data, marketing cloud and custom tech that includes the likes of Amazon, Ocado, Tesco Dunn Humby, Sainsburys Nectar 360, Asda Walmart, Criteo and Citrus Ads among others.The successful candidate will have at least ten years experience in a leadership role and demonstrable skills and track record in driving eCommerce innovation and best-practices.Candidate attributes and experience:A credible skilled senior practitioner of holistic eCommerce strategy that incorporates advanced industry leading full-funnel technical knowledge of audiences, search, media, marketing, technology, social platforms, AI, creative messaging and supply chain understandingInfluence and gravitas – having the ability to be able to get CMOs and CEOs to work with you and take large scale global organisations on transformational journeys with youTeam development – nurturing, recruiting and developing a multi-disciplined team and ensuring that team performs at the highest level possibleThought-Leadership – help set the pace of the industry by taking an advanced position on different eCommerce and retail media issues – be a talking head on panels and the pressDrive the development of eCommerce tech – work with the senior team to help drive the roadmap on features and products that drive value for clients in the groupNew Business – commercially-minded with great instinct for business and driving and leading pitches for new clientsFuture-aware – able to detect trends and upcoming developments in the eCommerce space and ensure the offering is aligned to what will be beneficial to clients in the groupThe successful candidate will have demonstrable knowledge and experience of being a senior strategic practitioner who has scaled world class client-centric eCommerce operation and team at either a marketing division at a blue chip brand or media agency.