Head of Experiential (maternity cover) at Avidity Careers | East Sussex, UK | £50K/yr – £60K/yr

Head of Experiential (maternity cover)

East Sussex, UK (Hybrid)

£50K/yr – £60K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own and grow Wave Experiential programmes end to end, driving senior client strategy, revenue targets, and new business while leading planning, budgeting, and reporting in a fast-moving environment.

Own senior client relationships and all experiential programme delivery, ensuring profitability and scalability across your portfolio.
Lead strategy, commercial growth, and new business development with tight budget control and pricing rigor.
Present insights and plans in high-visibility leadership contexts to influence Wave's experiential growth trajectory.

Job Description

Responsibilities

own programmes end‑to‑end
manage a portfolio of Wave clients
take full ownership of programme performance
play a central role in client strategy, commercial growth, and new business development
work closely with the Wave leadership team, high visibility, influence, and progression
establish and evolve our Wave Experiential business to unlock growth and new business
developing new business, winning new clients and managing our current client base
managing and delivering a variety of campaigns from start to finish
bring innovative ideas to the table, planning, implementing and budgeting for each individual project
be heavily involved in the commercials so you will really know your stuff when it comes to budgets and working with numbers

Requirements

Account Management experience ideally already at a senior level within the Experiential / Direct to Consumer market
Strong ability to visualise an opportunity from start to finish and can bring this to life for clients
Experience of owning client relationships and experiential programmes end to end
Leadership/influencing experience
Agency experience within a field marketing/tactical environment
Works well with change and working at pace - we work ridiculously fast!
An outstanding communicator with fantastic time management as you will be continually multi-tasking, having to re-prioritise your days
You ooze creativity and can really think on your feet
Confident and a natural presenter - you will be highly experienced leading commercial and new business conversations
Ready for stretch responsibility, operating with a Head-of mindset

Nice to have

Ready for stretch responsibility, operating with a Head-of mindset
Very analytical, you know your numbers and have lots of experience working with pricing and commercials in a previous role(s)
High levels of accuracy - you can think on your feet and can pull together pricing quickly and efficiently
thrives in a fast moving, entrepreneurial environment

Benefits

private health care
life assurance
annual leave purchase
amazing discounts
enhanced maternity/paternity pay
enhanced sick pay
25 days holiday (plus flexible public)
smart working policy to allow flexibility

Avidity Careers

A place where you can be yourself & grow.Avidity Group is the parent company of a group of 5 marketing and sales agencies who offer a range of specialist field marketing, tactical activation, EPOS analytics & insights and consumer experience services. The agencies in our group are McCurrach, Standout Field Marketing, Wave, Thumbprint & Zing.Our business has changed a lot in over 120 years, but our mission has remained the same – to help brands sell more. We aim to do this by creating a diverse workforce where you can be your authentic self, in a culture that supports continual learning & development and puts your wellbeing first.Our business is constantly evolving as consumers, channels and sectors change. At Avidity Group, we believe that change fuels opportunity. Whilst our agencies work independently, you'll have the chance to develop your career across the wider business, exposing you to different experiences and giving you the security you need to achieve your personal and professional goals.The roles on offer with Avidity Group require hard work, adaptability and resilience. But, in exchange, we’re committed to helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance, flexibility through SMART working policies, a sense of community and continual support.We have created a dedicated Careers Page for existing employees and prospecting candidates of Avidity Group to come together, view opportunities, be inspired and continually learn.To view our vacancies across our group and join our team, please visit https://www.weareavidity.com/careers/This page is associated with Avidity Group.

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