We have a very exciting opportunity for a Creative Artworker to work with a renowned brand as part of their creative team. You will be the sole Artworker so it’s essential you are hands on and able to work across press, OOH, Ads, digital etc and this must be evident in your portfolio.
It’s essential for you to have excellent QC skills and be comfortable to work in Keynote or Powerpoint when required.
You will also act as a brand guardian for any work completed by external agencies and ensure all work meets their guidelines.
?You will have previously worked in a similar in-house or small agency role where you are acquainted to working as sole Artworker or part of a small team. Ideally any basic experience using HTML5, creating banners, basic editing skills would be a great bonus but not essential.

We are an established innovative e-commerce business working with YouTube Content Creators.

We are looking for a YouTube PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER to work as part of the commercial team, reporting to the Commercial Director.

This could be an IDEAL Partnerships role for you:

If you have comprehensive professional experience working with YouTube Creators

If you are professionally immersed and engaged with the YouTube eco system

If you are a YouTube Content Creator

 

 

THE ROLE

 

You will interpret our commercial strategy into a partnerships strategy and by identifying and delivering a range of creative, strategy and commercial partnerships, you will be responsible for contributing to the achievement of the commercially focussed OKRs allocated to you.

 

You will achieve the role’s core objectives by demonstrating your knowledge of the creator sector and its service eco-system, what characterises them, how they behave and what they respond to. You will combine this knowledge with your natural instinct for commerciality, audience building and marketing.

 

You will be part sales person, part relationship builder, with an ability to identify and empathise with audiences and partners alike.

 

You will deliver a partnership programme that increases users and revenue, building the brand along the way.

 

KEY OBJECTIVES

 

Your key objectives will be driven by three key metrics arising from your activity

 

1. Users – acquisition, engagement and conversion
2. Licences – volume
3. Revenue – from licences arising from audiences recruited by you

 

HOW WILL I DO THIS?

• Working with the support of the Commercial Director and other SLT members, defining and driving a partnerships strategy that will achieve revenue and margin objectives.
• Identify, recruit and manage mutually beneficial partnerships with strategic partners to directly drive audience awareness and uptake
• Identify, recruit and manage mutually beneficial partnerships with MCN’s to directly drive service uptake
• Identify, recruit and manage mutually beneficial partnerships with commercial partners to directly drive revenue
• Identity key individual creators and develop productive relationships with them for ambassadorial and service innovation purposes
• Full responsibility for partnership revenue achievement, analytics and reporting.
• Liaison with the product, music and engineering teams to ensure that partnership requirements are defined, appropriately prioritised and built into the roadmap
• Agreeing, monitoring and delivering on relevant OKRs.

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

 

• Experience defining an impactful and deliverable partnerships strategy
• Experience of leading partnerships on an end-to-end basis in either the creator space or in a cultural focused ecommerce business
• Experience of building partnership models that deliver commercially and promotionally for all involved
• Proven ability to build and leverage individual relationships as well as corporate ones
• Proven track record of building audiences for direct commercial gain through partnerships
• A natural ability to combine market and audience insight with data intelligence to innovate in order to deliver results
• An understanding of the present and future habits, behaviours and requirements of creators and the businesses that serve them.
• An ability to work within a small team effortlessly balancing hands on and leadership activity.

 

You will be

 

• An innate opportunist with a commercial radar that can identify, secure and deliver an opportunity for mutual benefit
• An excellent verbal and numerate communicator and presenter
• A proficient project manager
• A born sales person with the skill and confidence to lead projects, and inspire others to successful achievement of your OKRs
• Forward thinking and commercially savvy with an eye for opportunity
• Passionate about the creator landscape

 

 

THE VALUES WE LIVE FOR

 

Success Centric: Be the best at Product and Content.

 

One Team: A business does not work without a great team and a great culture.

 

Breaking Down Barriers: We wish to create precedents which disrupt the music business forever.

 

Responsibility: We will take responsibility for our decisions at work.

 

 

Fantastic opportunity to lead the creative content strategy for a brand working in the music industry supporting YouTube content creators.

An ideal creative content role for someone passionate about music, the music business, the content creator economy, UGC and YouTube creators and channels.

We are in the process of building a growth team and require a storyteller to join our fast paced, passionate and extremely hard working team. The new team member will need to out-smart the competition, be creative, plan strategically, drive measurable marketing outcomes, and deliver hard results.

 

Responsibilities

• Drive the growth of the business by creating engaging and strategic content, while collaborating with influencers on partnered content
• Be the brand ambassador, ensuring the brand guidelines and tone of voice are upheld, with all content produced falling in line
• Management and creation of content production roadmap, including management of graphic design agency
• Manage all on-page and off-page SEO activity, working closely with our SEO and Digital PR agency on blog articles, digital PR campaigns and evergreen SEO content – report back to the business on content performance and ROI
• Write blogs aimed at YouTube content creators, optimising them through on-page and off-page SEO tactics
• Manage the end-to-end email marketing strategy, writing and creating emails in Hubspot (and Mailchimp) and analysing performance
• Work with product, engineering and SEO stakeholders to craft content for the website, to improve conversions and page rankings
• Manage the content strategy, content creation and uploading schedule for x3 YouTube channels, while analysing and optimising content performance
• Manage content budget
• Copywriting and proofreading

 

Personal Attributes 

• Comfortable working in a small team in a fast-paced, constantly changing startup environment
• A resilient and resourceful self-starter happy to work autonomously
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Able to gather and utilise market data to make informed decisions
• Willing to continuously learn new skills
• Ambitious with a strong desire to succeed
• Passionate about content creation, particularly on YouTube but on other social media channels as well

 

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of content marketing experience agency-side or in-house
• Holistic understanding of on-page and off-page SEO, experience in technical SEO a bonus
• Hands-on experience of all content formats e.g. video, graphics, copywriting
• Excellent time management and relationship building skills
• Able to analyse and report on the ROI of all content marketing activity
• Experience as a YouTube creator or within the UGC space

 

Skills

• Competency in relevant software e.g. WordPress, Hubspot, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, SEMrush, Jira, Trello etc.
• Good knowledge of YouTube Studio and YouTube best practices
• Excellent copywriting, proofreading and editing skills
• Excellent briefing skills
• Data analytics
• Digital marketing
• Ability to work collaboratively and lead and educate others in the business on your expertise
• Knowledge of Adobe Suite a bonus

 

 

A global London based communications consultancy is looking for a multi skilled Midweight Designer to create brilliant designs for internal communications and marketing campaigns.

They are looking for someone who has experience in print/layout design, creating static social and digital assets, good photoshop skills for retouching and basic knowledge of powerpoint.

You will be supporting the business across a global capacity for design needs from various offices so it’s essential you are able to manage your time efficiently and push back when needed. This role will be a pure delivery focussed but is an integral part of the business to ensure all design collateral is within brand guidelines and delivered to a high standard.

Boutique London based agency is looking for a senior designer to join their expanding team. Attitude is as important to them as experience & skill set as they look to build an enthusiastic, driven and entrepreneurial team. They are a small studio but work with large brands on a wide variety of projects, and the work will be varied and broad, from pitches to conception to finalising artwork & digital components.

Ideal qualities and experience needed –

Design/branding experience with large global/commercial brands
360 designer across multiple touch points
Confident presenting and working with clients
A genuine interest and love for brand, design, digital and communication in general
Minimum 5-6 years experience in the design industry

Lead iOS Developer @ Product Innovation Agency

Berlin, Germany

Competitive Salary + Full Benefits Package

 

Product Innovation Agency in Berlin seeking Lead iOS Developer to create new mobile applications with cutting edge technologies. This agency is a subsidiary of a major international technology company, with all the resources and security of the parent technology conglomerate but with the flexibility, autonomy and creativity of an independent innovation hub. 

 

As the Lead iOS Developer, you’ll be working with the latest versions of Swift to build complex interactive mobile apps to solve real-world problems. You’ll collaborate with multi-disciplined Agile teams, you’ll define modular architectures and research industry trends to integrate into the greenfield projects which will provide users with memorable interactive experiences. 

 

Desired requirements:

• Tech leadership experience/project leadership skills
• Senior experience as a Mobile Developer / iOS Software Engineer
• Recent experience with Swift (Swift 5)
• German language skills (professional or fluent)
• English language proficiency (professional or fluent)
• More than 8 years of commercial software development experience 
• Previous experience with earlier Swift versions, Objective-C, C-libraries 
• Additional knowledge with REST API, GraphQL, Microservices architecture, synchronous/asynchronous threading, TDD and BDD, MVVM and MVP architecture

 

This company has a friendly and collaborative culture. The career progression programme is outstanding with the wealth of resources available within a global research and technology community. The working culture is flexible and a positive work-life balance is fundamental to the company’s values. Build cool products, innovate with new tech and make useful things for users. 

 

Please contact Danny Stewart at RedSofa Berlin for the full info (DStewart@RedSofaBerlin.com)

Senior iOS Developer @ Product Innovation Agency

Berlin, Germany

Competitive Salary + Full Benefits Package

 

Product Innovation Agency in Berlin seeking Senior iOS Developer to create new mobile applications with cutting edge technologies. This agency is a subsidiary of a major international technology company, with all the resources and security of the parent technology conglomerate but with the flexibility, autonomy and creativity of an independent innovation hub. 

 

As the Senior iOS Developer, you’ll be working with the latest versions of Swift to build complex interactive mobile apps to solve real-world problems. You’ll collaborate with multi-disciplined Agile teams, you’ll define modular architectures and research industry trends to integrate into the greenfield projects which will provide users with memorable interactive experiences. 

 

Desired requirements:

• Senior experience as a Mobile Developer / iOS Software Engineer
• Recent experience with Swift (Swift 5)
• German language skills (professional or fluent)
• English language proficiency (professional or fluent)
• More than 5 years of commercial software development experience 
• Previous experience with earlier Swift versions, Objective-C, C-libraries 
• Additional knowledge with REST API, GraphQL, Microservices architecture, synchronous/asynchronous threading, TDD and BDD, MVVM and MVP architecture

 

This company has a friendly and collaborative culture. The career progression programme is outstanding with the wealth of resources available within a global research and technology community. The working culture is flexible and a positive work-life balance is fundamental to the company’s values. Build cool products, innovate with new tech and make useful things for users. 

 

Please contact Danny Stewart at RedSofa Berlin for the full info (DStewart@RedSofaBerlin.com)

I have a great opportunity for a talented web developer familiar with using C#, SQL, and react to join my client, based in their North Devon office.

This role is a key part of a small but ambitious development team, working specifically on developing new internal software as well as maintaining and advancing existing systems. As a member of this team, you’ll be making a real difference to the business by designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software.

You will have experience developing data-driven software with a polished finish. They are looking for a confident self-starter who is highly motivated and a team player.

The role will involve: 

• Working with the Principal Developer to design, develop, deliver and maintain new software
• Working with the Project Manager to take user requirements and translate them into functional software design
• Interpreting user requirements to build effective and useable web applications
• Working along-side the Testing and QC Manager to ensure stable and robust functionality
• Reviewing work with the internal team and demonstrating initial builds during user team reviews
• Continual improvement and maintenance and third line of the recently developed job costing, timesheet, and reporting system

Key experience required: 
Languages 

• C# (incl. advance language features such as LINQ, reflection etc.)
• SQL
• HTML & CSS
• JavaScript

Frameworks

• ASP.net MVC
• Entity framework
• React

Design

• UX experience
• Eye for a good finish

Desirable but not essential: 

• Blazor
• Typescript
• Git
• Photoshop

It would be an advantage to have links to any accounts on GitHub, BitBucket, etc, and be able to talk through your code using a computer during the interview.

An independent studio is looking for a hands on Associate Creative Director, who has knowledge of the FMCG Marketing world, with strong experience in booze an advantage.

You’ll be an inspiring force for creative output, working across and leading their retail and activations client base across ATL and digital.

This will include:

Leading the trade and activations creative team.
Concepting and developing campaign ideas for BTL/TTL campaigns, often with an emphasis on retail, on-trade, shopper, packaging and experiential.
Contributing towards ATL and Digital work to help raise the standard of output.
Lead creative on BTL/TTL pitches as well as being involved with other agency pitches.
The ability to craft ideas – although this is a leadership role, it is also a hands on one conceptual one too.
Being able to articulate and visualise creative in a compelling way.
Having a knowledge of the FMCG Marketing world.
An eagerness to understand your client’s brand, marketing strategies and the industry.
Working closely with other teams such as Strategy and Design to develop ideas.
Mentoring, assisting and leading by example.
Having plenty of initiative

My client is a new breed of creative communications company looking for a front-end developer (currently remote). They operate via a unique collaborative model that curates specialist teams around clients’ needs.

They work with some of the largest and most admired brands in the world, including Sky, Disney, Unilever, Royal Navy, Warburtons, and Coca-Cola.

The role

They are looking for a Front-End Developer to join their team who has creative flair as well as excellent programming skills. You will collaborate with producers and creatives to make their designs come to life while maintaining speed, usability, accessibility, and performance in balance. You will be building amazing web experiences using JavaScript, HTML & CSS.

Who you are

• Hand-coding responsive, animated web experiences using JavaScript, HTML & CSS
• Collaborating closely with designers, producers & other departments to deliver projects on time and with a high level of polish
• Following established development processes and help establish best practices within our team and working with our clients
• Participating in code reviews and pair program with other developers

What you can bring:

• A good understanding of JavaScript, its quirks and workarounds and an understanding of creating code-based animations in JavaScript
• A good understanding of browser compatibility issues and how to work around them
• Experience with hand coding / vanilla JavaScript
• Web mark-up experience including HTML5 & CSS3
• Understanding of Gulp & Webpack and experience with source control – Git / SVN
• The ability to write clean code that may be hosted on third party websites
• Experience implementing responsive and adaptive web sites having worked on campaigns and marketing sites for creative agencies
• Expert level attention to detail to enable you to bring the creative vision to life
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical members of the team

It would be an advantage to have links to any accounts on GitHub, BitBucket, etc and be able to talk through your code using a computer during the interview.

This international brand is looking for a talented designer to join their creative team and work across multiple brands worldwide.

As a digital designer, you should have strong technical skills and a clear understanding of digital and design trends. You should also have a good understanding of visual design and typography and be able to contribute conceptually to brainstorms including presenting your work.

 

This technology business is gearing up for imminent new product launches and as a result there is amazing scope for the right designer to really make their mark and grow as a member of this cohesive team.

While this is primarily a digital role it is essential you are capable of working across both digital and print disciplines and can produce a versatile range of creative work.

The ideal candidate will:
Be solutions orientated, motivated and have a meticulous eye for detail.
Have a keen eye for layout, typography and colour theory.
Have expert knowledge of Sketch and/or Figma, as well as Adobe CC.
Be experienced in executing working on brand.

 

Additionally it would be great if you have a good understanding of UX and UI, retouching and motion skills as well as knowledge of presentation tools.

Ultimately this is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic designer to join a growing international brand that works in an exciting and innovative marketplace and offers good benefits and flexible/remote working.

Our client are a digital agency with an established team and an experienced overall workforce. They are a tight-knit group of creative people that have been operating for 20 years, producing fantastic, innovative work with an emphasis on creative, forward-thinking ideas. Because of the way they work together, They’ve adapted quickly and proactively to the current situation. This has been achieved using collaborative technology and strong communication and they will continue with remote working environments for the foreseeable future.

Responsibilities of this role

• Work with the design team on fast paced projects
•  Lead UX/UI design and deliver award winning creative digital communications
• Be able to design and deliver digital-first solutions across a range of mediums, from websites to campaign assets
• Be user-focused and consistently mindful of client and business requirements in your approach to all design work
• Collaborate with the Strategy function and feed into the creation of user flows, user journeys and information architecture
• Be an expert in responsive design

Experience required

• Comprehensive skills in Sketch, InVision and Adobe Illustrator
• Good working knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign and After Effects
• Experience and understanding of HTML and CSS
• Proficient in developing user flows/journeys
• Exceptional layout, typography and illustration skills
• Worked at a Senior level for a minimum of 1 year
• A strong leader and mentor
• Agency experience

An independent agency is looking for a conceptual copywriter who has experience and knowledge of working in a small agency environment.
You will get the opportunity to work with some very exciting brands and create copy across multiple channels so it’s imperative that you have a portfolio that shows experience across campaigns, digital, social and long copy.
You will be joining the team as a senior and as the role and agency grows there is every opportunity for this role to grow with it.

An independent advertising agency is looking for a conceptual senior designer to join their expanding creative team.
This agency has gone from strength to strength since it formed 5 years ago and works with some well recognised global brands as well as start up brands.
They are looking for an established senior designer who has worked on many global branding campaigns across multiple channels and is able to bring fresh conceptual thinking to existing and new brands.
Ideally they are looking for someone who understands a small agency, fast paced environment and is able to work across multiple briefs and timelines.

A top London agency is looking for a senior designer to join their team. This agency has some amazing clients and this is a great opportunity to create some exciting global campaigns.
They are looking for an established senior designer who has worked on many global branding campaigns across multiple channels and is able to bring fresh conceptual thinking to existing brands. Ideally you will also have an interest and/or knowledge of After Effects and be keen for this role to develop into a hybrid of design and motion.

I am seeking a technically aware and enthusiastic Web Developer with Digital Agency experience to join my client’s growing team. You will have an aptitude for development and be proficient in a wide range of interactive technologies. Ideally, with a minimum of 3 years of experience, you will have a good knowledge of new and emerging tech and trends and be passionate about the work you deliver.

Who they are looking for:
They are looking for a mid-weight developer who is looking to gain more experience and has the following skills:

• Extensive experience working as a Full-stack developer building scalable web-based interfaces
• Experience as an integrator with cross-functional teams (technology, marketing, and creative/design), working together in support of programs and campaigns
• Experience communicating with non-technical stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of digital projects

Experience required:

•  Good understanding of HTML5, CSS3, browser rendering/composition
• Be fluent in vanilla JavaScript, writing efficient, modular, and reusable code
• You should be comfortable using ES2015/ES6 and modern JS frameworks like ReactJS.
• Good knowledge of web security development including OWASP best practice
• Capable of building reusable code and components for future use
• Have experience configuring and using dependency managers such as npm, yarn, and task managers such as grunt and gulp
• 3+ years experience working with API/ systems integrations and optimising for front end performance
• Familiarity with working with common hosting platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Familiar with Agile principles and practices and the pragmatic application of these in delivering digital projects.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• The ability to solve problems, strong time management, organisational skills, meeting tight deadlines, as well as multi-tasking effectively.
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal – demonstrable ability to communicate complex technical information to other teams across the agency, in an easy-to-understand way.
• Able to work in a collaborative creative environment.
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
• Knowledge of SEO compliance
• Experience in analytical platforms such as Google Analytics and data-driven analytics.

Desirable skills you’ll have

• Experience with JavaScript frameworks like React / Angular / Vue
• Knowledge of HTML Email best practice
• Understanding with DevOps CI/ Testing tools
• Experience with Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, or Contentful.
• Knowledge of Veeva systems, Iqvia, or Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a major bonus.
• Have experience working in the healthcare industry.

JavaScript Developer

(NodeJS, JavaScript)

Video Call SaaS Tech Start-up 

HQ in London

Salary £50k – £65k 

Work-from-Home/Remote (within the UK)

We’re hiring JavaScript Developers to build the next generation of video calling software designed specifically to improve B2B sales to suit modern remote working environments. The prototype has already received huge interest and seed investment; now is a great time to join a growing tech company and influence the product.

As the JavaScript Developer, you will work within multi-disciplinary teams within an open, knowledge-sharing business culture. You’ll collaborate with people who are passionate about creating a cool product and who are ambitious to build an impressive tech brand.

Tech stack: Node, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Nest, CircleCI, Kubernetes, Docker and Google Cloud Platform. 

We’re looking to hire people who get excited about new technologies, who like to be involved with product discussions and who like to be good team players.

If you have experience building SaaS products using modern JavaScript frameworks and are keen to work with React & Node, we’re like to chat with you about this career opportunity.

Please contact Danny Stewart at Red Sofa Berlin to arrange a call (DStewart@RedSofaBerlin.com).

Thanks 🙂

I’m looking for a presentation designer who can really add some creative flair to my clients internal/external presentations. If you are looking for a new opportunity as a Presentation Designer for a growing and ambitious organisation, then this role is for you. You will work alongside international teams to design and layout impactful presentations and solve problems creatively.

In this role, you are first and foremost a creative communicator who collaborates with partners to transform concepts into compelling visual presentations. Working with colleagues across key offices, there is an opportunity to raise the bar and influence the standards of presentation output to design impactful presentations and solve problems creatively.

You would be joining this agency at an exciting stage as they are building up a small but strong global in-house creative services team. They are looking to hire presentation designers and/or senior designers in their main markets with the purpose of increasing and improving the quality of our creative output as well as developing processes to ensure an efficient operation. Given you would join the team from the start, you will be able to make a true and meaningful impact on the work we do.

You will have a portfolio full of creatively designed and technically clever presentations.

If this role sounds of is the perfect one for you then please your cv and portfolio over.

One of the most renowned studio’s is looking for a very conceptually and strategically driven Design Director.

This is a key leadership role that is crucial to how this agency works. As a Design Director you will lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver incredible work throughout all stages of the creative process. You will know how to work with people to get the best out of them and maintain a good working vibe.

You will naturally be a compelling storyteller and a brilliant designer. You will be able to direct the development of concepts across strategy, copy and design, inspiring others to think laterally to evolve big ideas. One of the important parts of this role will be to pioneer cutting edge creativity, and inspire your teams to go beyond current trends.

You will have a very impressive portfolio that shows clever thinking and a love for excellently crafted design.

My client is an integrated communications agency that is looking for a fullstack developer to join their digital team. They have gone from start-up to multi-national in a little over two decades. The company now ranks in the top 40 agencies worldwide and has 24 offices. Its success is due to a combination of factors: talented people delivering award-winning campaigns; expanding client relationships into new markets or services; making strategic acquisitions. The agency, its people, and client campaigns have won many prestigious awards, including Cannes Lions, Holmes Report, ICCO, PRCA, and European Excellence.

Purpose of the role
You are a forward thinking, engaging Full Stack Developer with a user-centred approach to creating brilliant design experiences. Working directly for the Head of Development and Technical Director within an exciting and expanding team, you will work alongside other digital creatives and developers devising visually arresting and engaging websites, mobile applications, and e-campaigns that surprise and delight users, exploiting cutting edge development techniques and methods.
You will live and breathe development and will be able to demonstrate your ability to not only create complex solutions but also understand how to architect development solutions that uphold the initial vision
and delivers business benefits.
You will be hungry to learn and develop, and in return, you will be welcomed into a tight-knit, evolving team that is part of a unique agency with ambitious growth plans.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Work closely with the Technical Director, Head of Development, and other developers to maintain and evolve the development standards of the agency
• Extends development to include commercial aspects and business value considerations
• Demonstrates high levels of attention to detail and standards of accuracy in all code deliverables
• Works as part of a New Business pitch team to sell the capabilities of the development function
• Develop and progress opportunities to diversify the development product portfolio, highlighting opportunities to expand the agency technical capabilities
• Maintains regular day-to-day contact with key internal stakeholders to manage their expectations
• Motivates colleagues to work together in the most efficient manner including Project Management and Client Services

About you
They are looking for a hardworking and passionate Full Stack Developer to contribute to continuous improvement and growth. You will have extensive Full Stack Development experience and the ability to work in a pressurised environment towards tight deadlines.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Advanced experience with an MV* framework preferably vue.js
• HTML/CSS3/SASS practices that support responsive design, progressive enhancement, SEO best practices, W3C, and accessibility standards across both desktop and mobile web
• Strong vanilla JS skills and experience with ES6 and jQuery
• Ideally, some experience working with React, Node.JS, or Angular
• SVG animation experience with Canvas / CSS3 Keyframes / JS animation
• Extensive experience of back-end PHP programming, concepts, databases, and configuration
• Extensive experience developing and deploying WordPress websites
• Knowledge of performance and security best-practices
• Full project delivery experience – frontend, backend, testing, and deployment
• Project estimation and scoping experience
• Experience of agile/scrum principles, using JIRA and Confluence
• Extensive experience using git and knowledge of version control best practices
• Writing technical and functional documentation
• Experience using Photoshop and/or Sketch in collaboration with UX/UI design
• Confident communication, both written and verbal – occasional client meetings

I am looking for a Digital PM for my client who is one of the top 40 agencies worldwide and has 24 offices. Its success is due to a combination of factors: talented people delivering award-winning campaigns; expanding client relationships into new markets or services; making strategic acquisitions. The agency, its people, and client campaigns have won many prestigious awards, including Cannes Lions, Holmes Report, ICCO, PRCA, and European Excellence.

Purpose of the role
The Digital Project Manager works with multi-disciplinary teams to define project scopes in detail, plan delivery, ensure the teams’ adherence to scope and plan as well as deliver to quality, deadline and budget whilst maintaining communication, documentation. With an ability to work under pressure, prioritise, multi-task, and manage the project delivery process from concept to completion – and optimisation – the Digital Project Manager remains a champion of process and most of all a motivating team player. Capable of building confidence, earning trust, and gaining respect with clients, teams, and colleagues, and will also act as a conduit of project information from client and client services to the Senior Project Manager and project team.

Main responsibilities
Project definition and governance:

• Interpret business requirements, project briefs, and determine the appropriate approach.
• Plan, run, and document requirements and discovery workshops.
• Identify and document project objectives, timescales, and cost estimates.
• Organise and deliver projects to plan, budget, and quality, assessing and mitigating risks throughout.

Process adherence:

• Scope, cost, plan, manage and execute technically complex projects.
• Identify, book, manage, brief, and utilise resources against project scope.
• Recognise, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Manage and maintain day-to-day operations and delivery of projects and scope.

Project communication:

• Manage day-to-day client liaison and expectations.
• Effectively communicate relevant project information to the Senior Project Manager, Client Services team, client, and other project stakeholders using agreed tools and systems.
• Resolve and/or escalates issues and actively reduce risks to project delivery and client relationships.

Budget and commercial management:

• Track the progress of project budgets, ensuring that budget expectations are managed/raised with clients and the change control process invoked when necessary.
• Manage internal expectations around budget over-runs and associated resourcing impact.

About you
Professional experience:

• 4+ years Project Management experience in a digital agency, consultancy, or software environment.
• 2+ year practicing one or more recognised methodologies and/or frameworks (we use waterfall, agile and lean methodologies, dependent on project fit).
• You will need to have a strong knowledge, understanding, and experience project managing web builds
• A proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality digital products and services to time, specification and budget.
• A well-rounded understanding of modern web technologies.
• Experience in delivering technically sophisticated / complex projects – demonstrable ability to talk the talk with clients, suppliers, and developers.
• Experience of project tools such as MS Project, Jira, InVision, Slack an advantage.

neil@redsofalondon.com

JavaScript Developer 

(React, Node, JavaScript)

Video Call SaaS Tech Start-up 

HQ in London

Target Budget Circa £55k (negotiable)

Work-from-Home/Remote (within the UK)

We’re hiring JavaScript Developers to build the next generation of video calling software designed specifically to improve B2B sales to suit modern remote working environments. The prototype has already received huge interest and seed investment; now is a great time to join a growing tech company and influence the product.

As the JavaScript Developer, you will work within multi-disciplinary teams within an open, knowledge-sharing business culture. You’ll collaborate with people who are passionate about creating a cool product and who are ambitious to build an impressive tech brand. 

Tech stack: React, Node, JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, Nest, CircleCI, Kubernetes, Docker and Google Cloud Platform. 

We’re looking to hire people who get excited about new technologies, who like to be involved with product discussions and who like to be good team players. 

If you have experience building SaaS products using modern JavaScript frameworks and are keen to work with React & Node, we’re like to chat with you about this career opportunity. 

Please contact Danny Stewart at Red Sofa Berlin to arrange a call (DStewart@RedSofaBerlin.com). 

Thanks 🙂

I am looking for a software manager to join my client’s Business Planning team. This role requires a maths-based degree with an interest in marketing topics, along with a desire to learn about methods of analysing communication and the techniques of media planning. Interaction with global teams is a crucial aspect of this role, the tools manager is the champion for the use of advanced techniques in creating media plans.
They are currently in the process of building these tools into a suite of web applications.

Competencies

• The Tools Support Manager will support and work closely with the Head of Tool Development and Product Director.
• Advise Local, Worldwide, and Regional teams in the best approach to using the tools
• Delivery technical training, online, to global teams
• Liaise with the Tech Team regarding testing, documentation, and implementation of requirements
• Collaboration with colleagues in the construction of training and support plans
• Customer support point for internal queries regarding usage of tools and solutions
• Development of user guides, case studies, and presentational materials
• Co-operate with other business units’ analysts
• Source syndicated and public data for inclusion in models

Knowledge and Attributes

• Media planning and/or buying experience
• Degree level education: economics, maths or statistics (or science subjects also suitable depending on numeracy)
• Willingness to learn, in detail, the tools and solutions
• Interest to learn about marketing effectiveness
• A curious nature with the desire to get under the skin of a problem
• Methodical and logical with an extreme eye for detail
• Awareness of legal and data protection issues
• A team player

Other Responsibilities

• Understand the detail of installation and usage of the global tools
• Oversee installation of Business Planning software and tools
• Configures the software to users’ needs
• Supports Programme Director to maintain a central repository of tools and solutions
• Pitch and ad hoc project support that requires the Manager to run the tools on behalf of others

No sponsorship for this role.