AE to AM - creative lifestyle campaigns, including big names in food, drink and retail

My client is a consumer brand and lifestyle consultancy, headed up by two of the industry's most respected and creative figures. The agency has enjoyed an astonishingly successful few years, and with new business wins and awards continuing to stack up it is now looking to add a talented practitioner between Account Executive and Account Manager level.

The agency's client mix is right out of the top drawer, representing many of the world's best known lifestyle brands. This role will have a leaning towards some food & drink brands, as well as general lifestyle. Therefore experience working with clients in the food & drink sector would be advantageous. The work will be split between campaigns and press office.

The other huge attraction is the culture this agency has fostered. It doesn't measure people by how much overtime they do or how much time they spend in the office. It cares about accomplishing great work that people talk about. Instead of a culture of process adherence, it has a culture of creativity and self-discipline, freedom and responsibility.

It also wants want the right candidate to play a part in its future. This is an agency that will always promote from within where possible. People stay there a long time because it genuinely offers tremendous support and career progression.

Every person that the agency hires is an individual – that's part of their charm. That said, there are certain traits that unite the team and that they look for when interviewing:

- A love of the media as well as pride (and excitement) in seeing a story fly
- A willingness to muck in and make things happen
- Bravery when it comes to ideas and to approaching either media, third parties or prospects
- An ability to take the work seriously without taking yourself too seriously
- A sense of fun