Research Manager

£35,000 - £45,000 DOE, London/WFH
Immediate start, remote onboarding

Fantastic chance for someone with 4 years market research OR insights experience to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing 100 headcount mark with offices in both the UK and US. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices and the team are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment. They are very proud to have won awards last year for being one of the UK's best places to work and excellence in wellbeing.

What do they do?

They are a market research agency with a global presence that is very passionate about the science of behaviour and emotional insights that shape effective strategies to create compelling brand stories. They have continued to see significant growth over the last few years even under tough market conditions and that is why they need to add a new Research Manager to the team.

What they would like from you?
· Prior Market Research agency experience is required 4 years.
· Experience in Qualitative Market Research, Quant research would also be a benefit.
· Experience with moderating in-person, web and via phone. Certification or formal training in moderation is a plus.
· Strong experience working on multiple projects at different stages at the same time.
· Capabilities in the following key areas; accuracy, attention to detail, teamwork, deadline management, workload management.
· Demonstrated ability to contribute within a team.
· High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint.
· Bachelor's degree as a minimum

What's in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £35,000 and £45,000, cool open-plan office, regular social events (at the moment online), great perks include private health, free eye care, discount gym membership, flexi-time, in-house training and more.
Finally, it's an opportunity to work for a company that truly promotes work-life balance and the opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.
If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

One of the UK's leading fine food businesses is looking for a PR & Communications Manager to join their marketing team. Recently recognised as one of the top places to work in the UK, they're a stable business offering long term prospects, strong benefits, and some top tier fine food brands to work with.

The Business

Representing an outstanding portfolio of both globally recognised names and smaller artisan brands in the fine food sector, this longstanding business oversee distribution and brand building campaigns for the products under their umbrella. Founded over 50 years ago, the business remains independent, family owned and is continuing to do exceptionally well. Recently named one of the UKs top places to work, the company offer a supportive, team focused culture - they value and invest in their staff and offer a strong benefits package and plenty of room to grow. As part of ambitious growth plan, the business is now looking for an expereinced PR Manager to join their marketing team..

The Role

Reporting directly to the head of the marketing team, this is an ideal role for any PR professional with roughly 3 or more years expereince who's looking for to join a stable, supportive business where they can work with top tier brands. Expereince working with Food or FMCG clients (Trade and Consumer) is highly beneficial and previous expereince solely leading PR and media relations campaigns (agency or in house) is required. Responsibilities will include:

• The Creation and execution of corporate messaging strategy
• Management of Public relations efforts for company owned brands (global and national names)
• Leading all media relations efforts (trade and consumer) on behalf of the company and the brands it owns and represents
• Management of corporate events

The Opportunity

This is a role that should interest any PR professional who's looking for an in-house position offering stability, variety and the chance to work with a strong line-up of brands. The company are supportive of staff, have won multiple awards for their workplace culture and are enjoying some exciting growth despite global uncertainly. Benefits include:

• Bonus (12.5% of salary measured against performance)
• Private Healthcare
• Above average pension contribution
• Progression and training opportunities
• Varied portfolio of both iconic brands and smaller emerging products to work with

For more information and a detailed job specification, please apply now.

Research Manager

£35,000 - £45,000 DOE, London/WFH
Immediate start, remote onboarding

Fantastic chance for someone with 4 years market research OR insights experience to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing 100 headcount mark with offices in both the UK and US. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices and the team are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment. They are very proud to have won awards last year for being one of the UK's best places to work and excellence in wellbeing.

What do they do?

They are a market research agency with a global presence that is very passionate about the science of behaviour and emotional insights that shape effective strategies to create compelling brand stories. They have continued to see significant growth over the last few years even under tough market conditions and that is why they need to add a new Research Manager to the team.

What they would like from you?
· Prior Market Research agency experience is required 4 years.
· Experience in Qualitative Market Research, Quant research would also be a benefit.
· Experience with moderating in-person, web and via phone. Certification or formal training in moderation is a plus.
· Strong experience working on multiple projects at different stages at the same time.
· Capabilities in the following key areas; accuracy, attention to detail, teamwork, deadline management, workload management.
· Demonstrated ability to contribute within a team.
· High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint.
· Bachelor's degree as a minimum

What's in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £35,000 and £45,000, cool open-plan office, regular social events (at the moment online), great perks include private health, free eye care, discount gym membership, flexi-time, in-house training and more.
Finally, it's an opportunity to work for a company that truly promotes work-life balance and the opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.
If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Senior Account Manager

Bilingual /Spanish speaking

£35,000-£45,000 DOE, Buckinghamshire

The company
This agency are well established with a loyal client base and 35 full time staff. They are based in Bucks and widely regarded as the best at what they do while maintaining that family feel and now need a Senior Account Manager to join their team.

What do they do?
They are specialist Saas and CX agency that help their clients develop a better understanding of their customers levels of satisfaction through insightful research and evaluation. This is particularly effective for those industries that sell through one or more channels such as automotive or IT on a global scale.

Whats in it for you?

• You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary
• Generous bonus scheme
• Opportunity to travel
• Private healthcare, pension and regular nights out/trips away with the company.
• Join a highly qualified, professional and motivated team of bright people in an easily accessible, comfy office.
• Drive process improvements while developing new business.
• Be part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career and the freedom to express yourself within the role.

Desired Experience

They would like 2/3 years hands on agency experience. Demonstrate strong presentation skills at senior management level as well as good project management skills, commercial awareness and communication skills and speak fluent Spanish

If you would like to know more about the role please apply via the link or directly.

A industry leading promotional merchandising company is looking for an experienced, sales focused account handler to join their global team. Top tier brands, strong earning potential and a massive support network on offer.

The Company

This London company are one of the top businesses in their sector. Specialising in the design, production and delivery of promotional products for multiple sectors, they work with over 20 of the World's most valuable brands in sectors including, automotive, finance, food, logistics, technology and retail. The company is proud of its office and workplace environment and the large team are a welcoming, diverse and social group. The business continues to perform well - even in uncertain times - and as a result of this growth, the company is very keen to speak with experienced Account Managers in the promotional merchandising industry with the drive necessary to help them continue to thrive.

The Role

Reporting directly to the sales Director, this important role will see the successful candidate working across several key clients to foster lasting relationships and maximize revenue opportunities. You'll work with established brands/accounts from the start and the commission scheme on offer presents very strong earning potential. Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain relationships within all key departments for assigned clients, including sales, marketing and procurement contacts.
• Understand client business initiatives, sales and marketing strategy, sales distribution channel, procurement process, brand strategy, brand identity guidelines, event schedules, ad campaigns, anniversaries, product introductions, in order to proactively present product ranges and secure merchandise orders.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of company's product lines and processes, sales philosophy, and industry conditions to provide innovative support and technical assistance to customers.

The Opportunity

This company are extremely well backed and form part of large global group. They have a commitment to offering an excellent work and staff well-being is a priority here. On top of this, they offer strong progression opportunities, work from home is available and the commission scheme on offer is highly attractive. If you're keen to find a stable role with potential, then this role should appeal to you...

Account Executive - Marketing, Events and Incentive programmes - Oxfordshire

£20,000 - £22,500 dependent on experience

We're looking for a dedicated and passionate Account Executive to join a successful marketing and events agency near Oxford. The ideal candidate will have already had some experience in a similar environment.

The Business

This agency are world class at creating marketing communications programmes that enhance performance, engage employees and build loyalty. They implement employee engagement programmes for some of the UK's biggest companies in Telcos, Automotive and Technology.

They are 25 people strong, very well established and able to offer their clients a range of services including live communication, incentive travel events and online reward systems.

The Role

As an Account Executive, you will support the Account Manager and operations team in delivering successful programmes to an audience of thousands. This will include total management of all copywriting, regular communication; inbound and outbound, general maintenance of databases, monthly tactical campaign management and set up and weekly reporting and analysis of sales, learning and engagement.

Skills required

* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
* Excellent organisational and administrative skills
* Pro-active approach and willingness to learn
* Excellent copywriting skills
* Setting and managing your time and priorities
* A background within an agency would be preferable but not essential.

What's in it for you?

If you're looking for an upbeat, supportive environment where no day is ever the same, this is for you. As you might expect, they know how to reward employees and you can expect to receive a lot of trust and autonomy from day one. You will be paid well and benefit from an annual bonus, pension and 25 days holiday. You'll be joining a motivated, growing team with big ambitions.

Please apply now or contact for more info!

Account Manager - Marketing Communications - Central London

£32,000 plus extensive benefits package

Would you be interested in joining one of the most awarded, highly regarded agencies in the world? This is the chance to work in incredible offices with even more incredible clients...

We are recruiting for one of the world's biggest marketing agencies based slap bang in the centre of London.

They're looking for a talented, ambitious Account Manager to join them on a permanent basis, helping to run a huge automotive client.

What's it all about?

This role is based in the "Learning Communications" team. They're responsible for creating engaging marketing communications designed to aid staff development and make businesses more effective. In this case you would be filling a "hybrid" role managing projects while also being client facing - you'll be meeting the client on a weekly basis and ensure that everything is running smoothly - end to end delivery.

So along with all the usual skills associated with this role, you'll need to be:

• capable of quickly understanding and communicating complex subject areas
• adept at writing, copy checking and reviewing creative work
• experienced in managing budgets
• capable of delivering proposals and presentations

You will support an Account Director and work closely with the creative studio, finance, the digital (dev) team and the programme management team.

It would be advantageous to have some experience of working in a marketing agency environment, and even more advantageous if you have covered internal communications.

What's in it for you?

This is the chance to join one of the world's best respected marketing communications agencies and work on a legendary automotive brand. You will be exposed to the whole marketing spectrum from print to web builds, to events and video.

The benefits package is as good as you would imagine, you can expect:

• Pension
• 25 days holiday
• free food and drink
• Birthday off
• Comprehensive career development programme
• Active company social
• Season ticket loan
• Beautiful offices in central London
• Regular reviews

Please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment

An Award-winning consumer PR and social agency are looking for an experienced executive or senior executive to join them. 2 days home working offered, excellent clients and good prospects for development on offer…

The Agency

Established over 15 years ago, this award-winning regional PR agency deliver high end consumer PR, social media and influencer campaigns for some excellent clients in Lifestyle, Homeware, and Design (among others). Highly regarded by clients and media, the agency has continued to do well and has recently won a host of new clients. Their close-nit team are a social bunch who do lots outside of work together and create a welcoming and rewarding workplace in their wonderfully finished regional Berkshire offices. As a result of growth, the agency is keen to find an experienced executive or senior executive to join them…

The Role

The successful candidate will help support account managers with the execution of media relations, social media, and influencer campaigns on behalf of a varied portfolio of consumer clients. It's an ideal role for any consumer PR executive with a years' expereince or more who's looking for some more responsibility in their role and the opportunity to work towards manager level in a friendly team. Responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with media and preparing high quality copy for press release and social media.
• Sourcing and growing strong influencer partnerships that will add value for clients
• Staying up-to-date with relevant news stories for clients in order to effectively recommend new and beneficial hooks & angles
• Reporting back on social media campaign progress to clients

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a junior PR professional to join and award-winning agency and work with high value clients in some attractive consumer sectors. The role on offer is varied (social, PR and influencer work), the team are supportive, and the agency have a strong track record for training staff.

For more information and a detailed job specification please apply now.

Marketing Operations Manager

SaaS Business (350 Headcount)

This business is on a rapid upward trajectory. They have grown by 145 people globally in the past 24 months alone and have a global headcount of around 350.

They have offices all over the world and provide enterprise software to clients in the construction industry. Their solutions help transform commercial performance for their clients who can be in any area of the construction industry.

They have a suite of products including, facial recognition and fingerprint technology, procurement tools to aid the supply chain process, software that helps create drainage or traffic solutions and cost planning programs to assist with bids and tenders.

The Role:

This is a business-critical role, one that glues the marketing function together and reports straight to the CMO. You will have a solid understanding of B2B technology marketing operations and the popular automation tools and platforms that underpins lead generation / nurturing.

Key responsibilities:

• Own the lead management process, proactively looking for opportunities to improve the process in order to enable the fast, consistent, and accurate execution of demand generation activity, made possible by maintaining consistency of execution, business agility, enhanced engagement and lower wastage of time, resource and budget.
• Monitoring leads and opportunities to ensure that the entire lead-to-order process is allowing leads and opportunities to be held at the appropriate stages, working collaboratively with Sales and Business Units Marketers to ensure compliance with key Sales & Marketing Processes including lead, pipeline, and customer data management.
• Function as a Microsoft Dynamics & Salesforce and HubSpot Super User, ensuring proper usage of the system in Marketing as well as ensuring that our use is at the appropriate level of maturity and takes into account the latest platform developments.
• Own the onboarding and training of new members of the Marketing team, from a systems, process, and marketing automation perspective.
• Creation and management of initiatives to gather and disseminate internal and external marketing best practices, including training.
• Troubleshoot issues/tickets raised by BU Marketers and by Sales with regards to lead management, marketing automation, systems integration, and reporting
• Maintain and expand the lead scoring model, ensuring that it is robust, fit-for-purpose, properly calibrated, and is being developed and refined to incorporate more intelligence.
• Produce Marketing reports and dashboards to measure effectiveness and business impact of Marketing initiatives, including contribution to pipeline, funnel and campaign performance, and making performance improvement recommendations.
• Ensure that the task & project management tool (Wrike) is configured and fit-for-purpose, and that Marketing are using it adequately and are enabled with relevant dashboards.
• Facilitate the building of campaign assets (emails, landing pages, forms) for BU Marketers that require this assistance and when no outsourcing option is available.
• Build lead workflows to ensure that complex requirements can be simplified and implemented, including the maintenance of the integrity of the lead management architecture.
• Address the modelling and forecasting needs of the Marketing team.
• Oversight of marketing planning and budgeting process
• Administer sales enablement platforms.

You!

You will be excited by the change to join a new look marketing team within a global SaaS business that have recorded phenomenal growth in the last two years.

Successful candidates will have a strong blend of the below skills:

• Deep familiarity with CRM systems and marketing automation platforms (knowledge of HubSpot is a plus)
• Extensive experience in data collection, manipulation and reporting
• Comfortable with basic Excel functions, pivot tables, graphs and visualization
• Familiar with basic statistical methods, including statistical significance, interpreting A/B tests, calculating ROI across an end-to-end funnel model and forming appropriate conclusions warranted by the available data.
• Confident in addressing Conversion Rate Optimisation issues

Client Services Consultant - CX & Insight
Central London - Flexible working arrangements/WFH 3 days (Post Covid)
£40,000 - £60,000

The agency stands at around 40 people across RND, Operations, Insight and Client Services. They have a close-knit and agile environment where the teams work collaboratively to make sure they service their clients in real time in the best possible way. CX and insight is what they do and being customer obsessed helps them get to the bottom of what their clients need to know to create commercial value.

They are now looking to find a Client Services Consultant to add to their team and this person must have a true passion for building client relationships, nurturing them and excited about helping their accounts develop & grow.
For them, it is more about finding the right personality for the team with someone who will confident being in front of their clients on a day to day basis. To be clear this isn't a sales position, but commercial acumen will be needed as being able to spot an opportunity and cross sell will be important to the role.

If you have worked in a research environment whether that be as an account manager, a full-service researcher, or a project manager this could be a fantastic opportunity for you. Any experience in VOC, Customer experience/satisfaction would be great but is not essential.

If you would like to know more about this position or other opporuntities in London please reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment.

One of the UK's longest established, and most well-respected media groups is looking for a Partnerships Manager to join a growing team….

The Company

Established over 150 years ago, this multimedia, news and publishing brand is one of the UK's finest and most respected. Delivering award winning journalistic content for international print and digital distribution, this world-renowned media group is continuing to grow year on year. Their large UK team are based in stellar central London offices and enjoy a fast-paced, exciting, and highly rewarding workplace environment. Their rapidly growing partnerships team are expanding, and they are now in need of an experienced Partnerships Manager to join them.

The Role

This is an important role within the team and will suit a creatively focused Partnership Marketing professional looking for an opportunity with scope for growth. You'll need some experience working with large brands and any experience in a subscription focused environment will be hugely beneficial (though not essential) responsibilities will include:

• Generating, building and managing new digital subscription partnerships.
• Assist the Head of Partnerships in identifying new partners
• Ensuring partnership deals transition seamlessly and are activated and integrated into the business successfully
• Assist in any contract negotiations for UK and International B2B2C corporate subscription and partnership deals.
• Maintain and manage a fruitful pipeline of activity with media, financial services, consumer products, tech, travel, retail telcos and memberships groups alongside other suitable sectors.

The Opportunity

The opportunity to undertake a relatively senior position within one of the UKs most recognisable companies should not be overlooked and the role offers plenty of scope for further development and growth. You'll get to work with some exceptional global brands and will have benefit of negotiating on behalf a highly desirable brand yourself.

Please get in touch for ighly detailed specifications and further info