Director of Hypemaker, EMEA

Hypemaker is a global, award-winning, full-service creative agency. With its ability to transform perception through visual presentation and carefully curated content, it empowers brands to be relevant in the cultural landscape. The global creative studio provides total creative solutions, from insights, creative to content production and experiences, through access to our global talent network for brands around the world. As Director of Hypemaker EMEA, you will be commercially and operationally responsible for Hypemaker in the region. You will drive the continued growth and success of the studio: ensuring annual revenue targets are met, overseeing the team’s delivery of best-in-class creative work, and reporting to business leadership. We’re looking for someone who is extremely motivated with an entrepreneurial and results-oriented mindset. Someone who wants to work with the world’s best brands across a wide range of industries - including fashion, lifestyle, alcohol, automotive, tech, FMCG and more. The ideal candidate:

You have strong management experience - ideally having led a creative studio, publisher agency, or boutique shop; and/or been sales team head.

You are highly-experienced in integrated sales & agency-style brand partnerships.

You have excellent communication, sales & negotiation skills, and are extremely strong at pitching.

You have experience in delivering on revenue targets as well as controlling margins.

You are experienced in dealing with senior stakeholders both internally, as well externally (CMO & up to CEO level).

You are a strategic thinker, but also detail-oriented with strong time management skills.

You are solutions focused, with the ability to anticipate client challenges & opportunities.

You are a challenger who is always looking to exceed client expectations and outcomes.

Responsibilities:

There main duties are listed below.

Responsible for overall Hypemaker revenue target, and tracking its trajectory.

Working with in-house sales team to stimulate client demand, and convert business.

Personally generating new leads & building relationships that lead to new business.

Steering the creation of integrated pitches, working alongside sales & creative teams.

Responsible for SOW and/or contract drafting for larger, integrated deals.

High-level oversight across key accounts, working with existing Account Servicing team head to ensure quality and output is high.

Managing internal sales tracking tools & systems for Hypemaker EMEA.

Managing relationships with external procurement departments.

Weekly reporting to business leads on revenue and new business opportunities.

Lead weekly team meetings on new business, resource, delivery.

Work with dept heads to manage resource allocation.

Main point of escalation across all projects (pre and post sale).

Requirements:

8-10 years of relevant experience in either running a similar business unit; or leading a sales team working across on high-level integrated partnerships and ready to take a step up.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills: in person, over email and phone.

Confident in presenting to C-Suite level stakeholders.

P&L management experience.

Strong contacts across EMEA with direct clients and C-Suite contacts.

Proven experience in selling big budget ideas and solutions to global brands at senior level.

European language is advantageous.