Sam Tooke
Senior Consultant - EMEA
I work on our agency & brand team across EMEA, and my role is to support our partners both existing & new, to find the best talent from mid level roles through to senior appointments.
Roles include:
Digital Director – Growth focused Media Agency
Media Manager, Digital – Digital Agency
Digital Media Manager – Global Consumer Product Brand
Client Director - Network Media Agency
Programmatic Business Director - Global Agency
With the world of media ever-changing, I’m learning on a day to day basis around the evolution of technology and how brands can engage with their consumers via new channels. If you can help continue my learning's, I’d love to hear from you.
Area's of specialism: Comms Planning, Media Planning, Programmatic, Account Management & Media Buying
Sam Tooke's Jobs
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Planning Account Director
London
Up to £60,000
Passionate about Planning?Interested in working on one of the best feel-good clients in the UK?Want to work at the best independent agency in the industry?If you answer yes to the above, we are working with an agency in London who is looking for a new Planning Director to lead a newly built team, to support a huge new client win who have an annual budget in the tens of millions who are looking to deliver huge campaigns to drive growth, brand awareness and sign ups.This role specifically is a Planning Director, leading and strategising top tier campaigns across the digital and offline channels, working closely with the client and internal delivery teams to ensure campaigns go live on time. You'll be working in a much wider team with Digital specialists, Offline and AV specialists so you'll have a lot of exposure to all the other channels including commercial processes and activation teams.Alongside the media planning aspect of the role, you'll have heavy involvement with the client, lending conversations, delivering recommendations and backing up internal decisions to them on a day to day basis. You'll be the strategical expert within the team and as such, should have a strong understanding of all the channels, what they're capable of and their related industry partners that can be utilised for the best return on your clients investment.If you're a Planning Account Director or Account Manager at a Media agency with an understanding of all the digital channels, what they are capable of and how to best utilise them for your client, with a desire to do the best work of your career then this is definitely one to have a conversation around!Requirements -A few years experience currently at a Media Agency at an AD/AM levelA strong working understanding of the full suite of Digital and Offline channelsThe ability to work closely with internal and external stakeholdersUK Market experience preferredExperience activating preferred but not requiredConfident and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
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Senior Comms Planning Executive
London
£35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Role - Senior Comms Planning ExecutiveLocation -London (Hybrid working)Salary -circa £40k + bonusThis role is an opportunity to join one of London's highest performing independent agencies and join their Client Leadership and Planning division! They've build their whole philosophy on the opinion that people and culture comes first, this bleeds from the top down as multiple people in the senior leadership team have been there for many years.The agency has a core focus across innovation, creativity and always pushing the boundaries of media to ensure they can keep winning key clients in their specific sector. On the client front, this agency punches well above their weight as they are a team of circa 50, but have some of the largest names in the industry on their roster.For this role specifically, they are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of Planning online and offline campaigns for both brand and performance campaigns. Client vertical isn't important but having previously worked in the travel, property or tech sector is always helpful! As this role is at the Manager level they need someone who can lead client conversations, strategic planning and also manage a team of people below them.If you are are an existing manager who wants to take a step into a different role, or a Senior Executive who wants to step up then definitely get in touch!Responsibilities:Develop and implement strategic media plans for your client portfolioManage and lead a team of juniorsTake lead on clients and ensure relationships are being strengthened dailyIdentify new business opportunities and build relationships with potential clientsStay up-to-date with industry trends and developmentsRequirements:A minimum of 3 years of experience in media planning and account managementStrong leadership and team management skillsStrong understanding of all online and offline channelsExcellent communication and presentation skillsProven ability to build and maintain client relationships
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Digital Account Manager - Independent Agency
London
£40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Role - Digital Account Manager, Industry Leading Independent AgencyLocation - London (hybrid)Salary - up to £45,000Are you a strategical digital planner who is looking for an opportunity to do something different?Want to work at the best independent agency in the industry?We have an opportunity at London's leading independent agency who is building out a new planning team to support a fantastic new client win who are looking to deliver huge, full funnel campaigns across the full suite of channels to drive growth, brand awareness and sign ups to their product.This role specifically is a Digital Account Manager, leading and strategising top tier campaigns across the digital channels, working closely with the client and internal delivery teams to ensure campaigns go live on time. You'll be working in a much wider team with Comms planners, Offline and AV specialists so you'll have a lot of exposure to all the other channels including commercial processes and activation teams.Alongside the digital planning aspect of the role, you'll have heavy involvement with the client, lending conversations, delivering recommendations and backing up internal decisions to them on a day to day basis. You'll be the Digital expert within the team and as such, should have a strong understanding of all the channels, what they're capable of and their related industry partners that can be utilised for the best return on your clients investment.If you're a Digital Account Manager or Senior Exec at a Media agency with an understanding of all the digital channels, what they are capable of and how to best utilise them for your client, with a desire to do the best work of your career then this is definitely one to have a conversation around!Requirements -A few years experience currently at a Media Agency at an Account Manager/ SAE levelA strong working understanding of Search, Social, Programmatic and DisplayThe ability to work closely with internal and external stakeholdersUK Market experience preferredExperience activating preferred but not requiredConfident and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
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Media Planning Manager - Independent Agency
London
£35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Role - Media Planning ManagerLocation -London (Hybrid working)Salary -circa £40k + bonusThis role is an opportunity to join one of London's highest performing independent agencies and join their Client Leadership and Planning division! They've build their whole philosophy on the opinion that people and culture comes first, this bleeds from the top down as multiple people in the senior leadership team have been there for many years.The agency has a core focus across innovation, creativity and always pushing the boundaries of media to ensure they can keep winning key clients in their specific sector. On the client front, this agency punches well above their weight as they are a team of circa 50, but have some of the largest names in the industry on their roster.For this role specifically, they are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of Planning online and offline campaigns for both brand and performance campaigns. Client vertical isn't important but having previously worked in the travel, property or tech sector is always helpful! As this role is at the Manager level they need someone who can lead client conversations, strategic planning and also manage a team of people below them.If you are are an existing manager who wants to take a step into a different role, or a Senior Executive who wants to step up then definitely get in touch!Responsibilities:Develop and implement strategic media plans for your client portfolioManage and lead a team of juniorsTake lead on clients and ensure relationships are being strengthened dailyIdentify new business opportunities and build relationships with potential clientsStay up-to-date with industry trends and developmentsRequirements:A minimum of 3 years of experience in media planning and account managementStrong leadership and team management skillsStrong understanding of all online and offline channelsExcellent communication and presentation skillsProven ability to build and maintain client relationships
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Comms Planning Director - Charity Clients
London
£50,000 - £60,000 per annum
Role -Media Planning Director (Household name charity client )Location -London (hybrid working)Salary -up to £60kWe're working with one of the Globes best network media agencies who are well known in the industry for delivering campaigns for some of the biggest household name clients - and this role is no different! They've recently won the account for one of the UK's biggest charity businesses who are at the forefront of raising awareness and donations for disasters across the world - and as such they're looking for a Planning Director to lead the strategical planning for the events, fundraisers and more!This role is heavily focussed on the UK market and will involve planning across the full range of online + offline channels as well as partnerships and sponsorship opportunities. They're looking for someone to come in and hit the ground running, leading client conversations from the front and managing a small team to ensure high levels of success with the client. A strong understanding of both brand and performance is required as this role leans slightly towards the performance side of things but still definitely involves brand campaign involvement.With large annual budgets and opportunities for interesting test and learns, this account will be a fast paced, highly fulfilling opportunity to do some really incredible work in the media space. Alongside that the agency involved have some of the best benefits in the industry such as 34+ days off a year, lots of social events, free food and drinks at the office and tons of other perks that I can share with you in more detail.If you're currently working in planning on a charity client already then we'd definitely like to hear from you! If not, and you're looking to work on a client that's more meaningful than any other, please do let me know.Requirements -Strong understanding of the planning process with experience working agency sideHighly beneficial to have experience working on a charity clientStrong understanding of managing clients to a high levelExperience managing junior team membersUK market experience media wiseA curious and confident mindset, someone who can think outside the box to do a great jobLocated in London (hybrid 3 days a week in office is required)
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Comms Planning Director
London
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Role -Planning Director (Network agency)Location -London (Hybrid working structure)Salary -circa £50kMy client is one of London's most highly regarded network agencies who are known for delivering work that constantly features on the frontpage of Campaign and the Drum for consistently pushing the boundaries of mediaThey're currently looking for a new Media Planning Account Director to work across a team that manages a wide range of clients, involving FMCG, Tech, Travel, Finance, Retail and other verticals. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone to come in and lead media strategy across the full range of online and offline channels for some of the aforementioned clients.Structure wise, this team is very well supported and you'd be responsible for managing Managers, Senior Execs and Execs underneath you to ensure they are building out top level strategy and also, to manage their development and performance. As such, experience managing teams of people is crucial to succeed in a role like this.A strong understanding of managing senior client stakeholders to a high level is essential, alongside having the experience to effectively plan brand and performance based campaigns. This role will include a lot of variety in the day to day so having the ability to juggle many different projects would be massively beneficial.Sound interesting? Apply below and we can have a chat about the role in more depth.
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Planning Senior Account Executive
London
£35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Role -Planning Senior Account ExecutiveLocation -London (Hybrid working)Salary -circa £40k + bonusThis role is an opportunity to join one of London's highest performing independent agencies and join their Client Leadership and Planning division! They've build their whole philosophy on the opinion that people and culture comes first, this bleeds from the top down as multiple people in the senior leadership team have been there for many years.The agency has a core focus across innovation, creativity and always pushing the boundaries of media to ensure they can keep winning key clients in their specific sector. On the client front, this agency punches well above their weight as they are a team of circa 50, but have some of the largest names in the industry on their roster.For this role specifically, they are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of Planning online and offline campaigns for both brand and performance campaigns. Client vertical isn't important but having previously worked in the travel, property or tech sector is always helpful! As this role is at the Manager level they need someone who can lead client conversations, strategic planning and also manage a team of people below them.If you are are an existing manager who wants to take a step into a different role, or a Senior Executive who wants to step up then definitely get in touch!Responsibilities:Develop and implement strategic media plans for your client portfolioManage and lead a team of juniorsTake lead on clients and ensure relationships are being strengthened dailyIdentify new business opportunities and build relationships with potential clientsStay up-to-date with industry trends and developmentsRequirements:A minimum of 3 years of experience in media planning and account managementStrong leadership and team management skillsStrong understanding of all online and offline channelsExcellent communication and presentation skillsProven ability to build and maintain client relationships
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AV Planning Director
London
£45,000 - £55,000 per annum
Role -AV Account DirectorLocation -London (Hybrid structure)Salary -up to £55,000We are a long standing partner of one of the world's most famous and highly regarded network media agencies - and they're looking to grow their AV team with a new Account Director to lead the charge across some of their flagship clients. This agency are well known for holding the relationships for some of the worlds leading brands and have built out a huge network of offices across the globe.This role will involve managing a client portfolio of a few international, market leading brands. to ensure high level delivery across AV channels. You'll be splitting your time between managing senior client stakeholder conversations, AV strategy and and team leadership to ensure that the aforementioned strategy comes to life. Their activity spans display, video, TV, Audio, Cinema and Advanced TV (e.g. BVoD and Connected TV) across the UK and multi-market international campaigns.With people and culture at the heart of what they do, this agency have been performing very well over the last few years and are constantly winning new names to add to their client roster. The culture bleeds from the top down and they pride themselves on investing in their teams through learning & development and a strong benefits package to ensure they retain the best talent in the market.If you're currently an AV Manager who is looking to take a step into an AD position then definitely get in touch! Also if you're already an Account Director who wants to move into a new team on some fresh and exciting clients then this is definitely an opportunity to hear about!Requirements -Multiple years experience planning and delivering AV campaigns, ideally at AM or AD levelStrong understanding of Audio, TV, CTV, BVOD and Cinema channelsExperienced managing junior team membersAble to manage client stakeholders to a high levelExperience working on international marketsComfortable across the relevant technical platforms relating to the aforementioned channelsCurious and confident mindset