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This opportunity exists for an experienced international marketer to join a leading international brand consultancy to provide insight driven brand consulting services to our client’s top priority global clients.

Your experience should predominantly (but not exclusively) be client side. Typically you should have reached the level of senior marketing management. You must, above all be passionate about brand growth including the following areas. Digging deep for brilliant insight Portfolio planning Brand positioning – particularly Brand strategy development Brand Innovation Communication optimisation Brand Equity enhancement

Skills Inspirational Thinker & Leader Inspiring for clients Trusted advisor Broad perspective to bring to client business – borne out of own experience & intellectual curiosity Make inspiring connections, cohesive recommendations for solutions Inspiring for internal client team Big thinking Coaching Team player as well as leader Brand Strategy into marketing planning the ability to take clients from Brand Idea and positioning into execution planning across key marketing disciplines. Ability to mix strategic thinking with tactical initiative development Innovation process and content The ability to develop and manage the creation of an Innovation approach in partnership with the client to deliver new product and service propositions Ability to mix strategic thinking with tactical initiative development Commercial understanding of the impact of marketing in the value chain Ability within 12 months to win & deliver £225k revenue (either farming existing client relationships or hunting new ones). Customer Service Proposition Development – using insight to develop compelling consumer propositions including price, product and service elements. Behaviours You will be very confident and have high impact (but not arrogance or superiority), and will also have flexibility in your style to work empathetically with global and local teams, and within product, brand and marketing teams. High self awareness is also important. You be experienced and confident to work at senior levels whilst also being flexible enough to connect with junior client teams.

Personal Qualities

People who thrive in our client’s environment are big personalities, who combine functional excellence with a real passion for the work that they do. Summarising the ‘typical’ profile, we look for:

A ‘Bendy Brain’ Challenging, injects new and different thinking Playful, and ‘idea-ful’, enjoys experimentation

Making it happen though people Builds adult to adult partnerships based on mutual respect and trust Has clarity in delivery and communication Works supportively with others, placing team commitments above Self-interest

Pride in excellence Always believes in delivering the best Will leave no stone unturned in looking for the optimum solution In addition for this role we will also be looking for:

Key Behaviours

We work best with people who:

Are self-starting, positive and solution oriented Are change initiators Are self confident, not arrogant Like a laugh Relish a challenge

If you’re a bit like this, we’d love to meet you.