Salary: £37,000 FT (5 days per week)
Location: Bristol, with flexibility to work at home
Reporting to: Director
Application deadline: Monday 20th March 2023, at 5pm
Interviews: Monday 27th/ Tuesday 28th March
Mindfully Wired is a unique, creative consultancy: we use communication in all its forms to deliver award-winning work in the environment sector, with a specialist focus on the marine environment. Our portfolio sees us working with national governments, business, academia and local communities. We have consulted on everything from UN treaties, to branding campaigns, to high-tech product development. We build websites, write amazing copy, convene events, deliver stunning design, shape policy and much more – always providing consistent, high-quality and powerfully human support to our brilliant clients. We are an extension of their teams, and we are driven by work that is meaningful; shining a spotlight on initiatives that seek to bring about positive change for people and planet
The MWC team has grown from one to twenty in the past seven years. This journey has seen us build-out an amazingly varied team; we are strengthened in our delivery by diverse skill-sets and interests. MWC has three core delivery teams: Creative & Marketing, Events, and Science & Policy.
Our original team, Creative & Marketing, is the creative engine-house of our endeavours. Combining subject knowledge and commercial know-how with visual flair, exacting standards, and hugely imaginative campaign work, this team is now seeking a new ‘Head Of’ to champion our Creative mission.
What is that mission? Bringing high-quality, creatively insightful, and professional communications that stand-out in the environment and marine sector, and drive positive action.
The Head of Creative role sits alongside a Head of Science & Policy, Head of Ops & Events and Head of Finance within the company at this time.
The core responsibilities for the Head of Creative role cover four main areas: senior-level project delivery, business development, overall team management and strategic oversight and internal reporting for the Creative & Marketing Team within MWC.
The Head of Creative (HoC) will have oversight of all work undertaken by the Creative and Marketing Team, which will include developing creative guidelines and direction for all creative work such as advocacy campaigns, website, print, email campaigns, infographics and more.
Whilst maintaining creative oversight of the team, the HoC will also develop and maintain a bespoke set of projects, including those that are guided by individual professional strengths, preferences and ambitions over time.
Core responsibilities of the role include:
Business development
All three teams (Creative, Events, and SciPol) in MWC conduct business development to ensure a constant throughflow of work well into the future. This is supported by the Director and the Head of Operations – the latter with a particular focus on business-wide project planning and capacity monitoring.
Business development duties associated with the HoCM role may include:
Strategic oversight and internal reporting
The HoC will be required to report on behalf of the Creative & Marketing team at the Senior Leadership level (currently comprised of all ‘Head Of’ roles, plus the company’s Director). This requires an overall view of the ‘health’ of the team, its priority projects, pressures, budgets and future work slate.
Reporting templates and structures will be provided to facilitate this, alongside relevant training on internal systems.
The HoC will be engaged in recruitment for the Creative & Marketing team, attending interviews for staff (of at least Officer level) alongside the Creative Manager. When there appears to be a case for a new hire within the team, the HoC will have responsibility for highlighting this and making a relevant business case, through consultation and discussion with the Director.
Further detail/responsibilities
In addition to the above responsibilities, the following duties are also foreseen:
Benefits
MWC is an exceptionally busy, dynamic and purpose-driven business – with an engaged, mutually-supportive team with a wide range of interests, experience, academic backgrounds and subject specialisms. A real benefit to any role at MWC is being part of a team of like-minded, driven and socially-conscious colleagues who work cross-team to deliver award-winning work in the environmental sector. Further benefits to this role include:
Person specification
MWC’s business ‘ecosystem’ is in fine balance – everyone on the team contributes something unique, with the common factor of being kind, driven, enthusiastic and curious. While daily duties may vary for this role, the ability to inspire and lead are key. The right fit for this role will be someone who can recognise, nurture and protect people’s good ideas. They will be an organised, creative, professional and personable individual who can speak to anyone, process information quickly, hit the ground running and have fun doing it.
Think this sounds like the right role for you? Get in touch!
Applications are now open until Monday 20th March 2023 by 5pm. Please send an engaging one-page cover letter and a CV of no more than two sides to our Director, Katrina Ryan, on: Katrina@mindfullywired.org. In the email subject line, please write: “Head of Creative and Marketing application: [Your Name]”.
Due to the volume of applications received, we won’t be able to confirm receipt – but you will be contacted by COP 21st March if you have been shortlisted for the role.
Being mindful is woven through our very roots; it’s who we are and it’s how we’re wired. We’re aware that currently, we all look the same. Every application – no matter age, gender, or background – is welcome at Mindfully Wired. Our communications and ideas will be stronger with a more diverse team and we actively encourage applicants from minority ethnic groups.
