This role will service multiple accounts reporting to the Ideation Director.
Working across all areas of the agency, from the creation of social editorial to answering large scale campaign briefs, Ideators will help to inspire the conceptual process ensuring creativity is constantly fuelled. They will be plugged into the latest digital technologies and developments in social and able to inject this knowledge into ideas that are relevant to the client and the brief. Ideators will push all function representatives within account teams to innovate and think differently. They will be expert storytellers, able to translate ideas into compelling presentations for clients. They will plug into different accounts within their allocated HUBs ensuring fresh thinking on every brief.
Role
To manage several major global accounts and develop both existing and new client relationships.
- Developing innovative and creative ideas and solutions for client campaigns
Help to create, pitch in and deliver an award-winning idea - Increase the creativity across the agency, progressing the methods we regularly use to generate ideas
- Experiment with and improve the methods that we use to communicate and deliver proposals to clients
- Secure substantial revenue growth on each account you work on by proactively developing and pitching in fresh and bold ideas
- Win new clients for the agency (collectively worth over £800K annually) acting as an integral part of the pitch team
- Generate PR for 1000heads by incorporating new technology and platforms into our work – ensuring the agency is innovative and newsworthy
- Inspire the people around you and increase their job satisfaction
- Coach junior members of staff and nurture future leaders for the agency
Requirements
- Inspired by life
Ideators will be naturally inquisitive and will have a thirst for life. Able to put themselves in the shoes of others, regardless of age, gender, race and culture. They will be able to look at the world through from a million different perspectives. - Contextually aware
Ideators will be on the absolute edge of social and digital technology, following the constant progression and development in this space – they will be ‘the first to know’ in the agency and will want to empower others with the latest news. They will also be tuned into the different topical trends and memes that develop online. This awareness will constantly fuel their imagination. - Inspirational
Ideators will not ‘own’ idea generation at 1000heads, they are responsible for energising creativity and facilitating the creation of stunning ideas within a team. Therefore, they will be able to inspire those around them to think differently and bravely, fostering creative energy that is positive and adventurous. - An amazing storyteller
Able to grasp the high level vision for an idea, Ideators are able to take the core of an idea and craft it into a compelling and detailed concept. This will entail creative writing, visualisation, script-writing and good old power-point creation. A solid grasp of the marketing mix and a strategic approach to communications planning is crucial to keep the creativity focussed. During this process Ideators will work with those around them to co-create the final proposal that is delivered to our clients.
- Articulate and charismatic
Ideators will help teams to present and verbally bring to life our ideas and proposals. Gifted with a natural confidence and able to hold the attention of their audience. They will be the personification of the creative aspiration and collaborative spirit of the agency.
This job description is not intended to cover everything that will be expected of you but rather to act as a guide and you maybe required to get involved in other and reasonable ad hoc projects.
About 1000heads
1000heads is a Social Transformation company.
We combine expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world’s best businesses build Social Age brands.
1000heads delivers social-first insight, consultancy, and creative services to clients around the world including The North Face, Google, Diageo, Wella, Snap, Meta, Amazon and the United Nations.
We have offices around the world in London, Berlin, New York, LA, Miami, Sydney and Melbourne.
1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
For more information on 1000heads, visit www.1000heads.com.
