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About The Company

We are an award-winning, independent media agency, with huge passion for our work, alongside our values and unique market approach. Our success can be directly attributed to the levels of client service, planning and implementation (buying) value we deliver for clients that is truly unrivalled elsewhere. We have a unique working environment and open structure which encourages personal development through early client contact, team work/training and exposure to all media from day one. We work closely with our valued clients across a diverse range of sectors.

We are looking for someone to join our strategy team and who can offer us the following attributes and experience:

The Role & Experience:

You will be responsible for the quality of strategic thinking on a number of client accounts
Help clients grow their business with creative problem solving
To provide clarity and direction on key client’s accounts
To be able to consult on a marketing/business strategy level (not just media) to keep our client thinking upstream
To deliver nuanced business, marketing and comms strategies for each brand, led by insight and evidence
To pitch fresh and innovative ideas to clients
To stay in touch with society and the trends that are changing it
To have a strong one-on-one relationship with each of your senior clients – CMOs, CEOs, etc
To advise on measurement, cutting-edge tech, research, and more alongside our specialist teams
To ensure strategic recommendations are evident in implementation
To increase our strategic profile by writing and publishing perspectives and thought-pieces
To lead the strategy in new business pitches when needed

You may be in a senior comms planning role looking to move into strategy, or you may already be a strategist in either a media agency or another discipline who’s after a fresh challenge

You will live and breathe strategy and be an innovative forward-facer always looking to discover and test the best new developments that are right for your client

A thinker and creative problem solver, who can set out clear ideas that make a difference to client businesses and to our agency itself

A convincing presenter, able to sell strategies to clients and inspire them to buy into breakthrough ideas that don’t follow category conventions

You’ll be pragmatic –a ‘doer’, someone who rolls up their sleeves and gets the job done
Able to translate strategic direction into executional guidance

We’re an agency built on culture and collaboration – you will have great interpersonal skills and be confident speaking to teammates, clients, other agencies and media owners, politely and positively, with the ability to make the complex simple

A strong work ethic – you will be self-motivated and able to take the initiative as a leader or integral member of your team – get it done!

Keen to contribute to agency life beyond your core day to day role – you will have the opportunity to join one of the leadership teams who shape our initiatives across the agency.

More than anything, we want to work with people who are naturally curious and optimistic

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.

• Tertiary education (preferably Marketing or related)
• Experience in mentoring media coordinator within a media agency or similar field
• Up to 2 years’ experience in a media role
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment; ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proactive, self-starter, clear communicator, autonomous worker as required
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills

Dot-gap is a recruitment agency with a difference. 

We are ex-agency ourselves so we understand you, your industry and the challenges you face. We don’t believe in giving you the hard sell. At dot-gap, we listen. 

For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “apply” button below. 

Our agency first launched in 2005, and now we are the largest independent media agency in the UK. This is a testament to our success and alternative ethos & approach.

Great opportunity for a talented Account Manager or an eager to learn Senior Exec looking for their next step in digital. Working closely with and reporting into the Account Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day running of PPC campaigns. From working with the executives and graduates on the account on keyword research and ad copy creation to running daily, weekly and monthly reports this role will work to actively optimise accounts to meet target KPI’s. Regular client communication, presenting in meetings and training/mentoring junior team members are all part of this role.

Attention to detail, excellent time management, strong reporting and data analysis skills are essential for this role. Experience in Google Shopping is required.  Career progression and training opportunities available to the right candidate.

Responsibilities include;

• Own the PPC campaign strategy for one of the agency’s key accounts
• Ensure all search and media activity is being optimised effectively to meet targets, utilising relevant search management, analytics and ad serving technologies
• Responsible for developing appropriate search strategies, testing roadmaps and innovation to improve paid search account performance
• Be the clients ‘go to’ person for all things day to day and account management related
• Work with internal teams & departments to understand business impact, performance & target
• Manage and inspire team of account managers and account executives to deliver effective results for clients.
• Take ownership of briefs from strategy to delivery to ensure objectives are achieved
• Work with the Account Director to lead all client meetings: PCA’s Quarterly reviews, monthly performance
• Drive optimization roadmap to performance improvements on all accounts
• Ensure best practice is adopted across all aspects of PPC accounts

The ideal person for this position will be positive, participative, self-confident, friendly, self-starting, competitive, inquisitive, imaginative, factual, consistent and self-disciplined. We are looking for the following qualities in any candidate;

• Creative Thinker: Innovate and create different solutions for clients.
• Communicative: Get excited by briefs and show passion when presenting solutions back to clients.
• Must be able to explain how our media recommendations can make a real difference to businesses.
• Confident: In presenting, trading and striking deals with media owners.
• Analytical: Of course, a good planner will possess amazing technical, numerical and interpretative skills, and be able to draw conclusions and react to any data results and reports.
• Stickler for detail: Monitor media schedules sent to clients across the team.
• Practical: A ‘doer’, but with an instinct for what can really be achieved when planning and buying plans.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in media planning and buying agencies
• Currently in a role that involves fully integrated comms and all channel planning and buying
• A thorough working knowledge of the current media market landscape and be fluent in their ability to communicate this to clients
• A strong understanding of campaign evaluation knowing how to set and measure against both media, brand and business KPIs
• Advanced experience with key planning tools such as Touchpoints, Comscore, RACE, YouGov, Kantar Tgi, Nielson, GA, Google Trends
• Excellent time management skills, both of yourself and others

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.

• Be a lead member within the team, positioned as a key point of contact for both clients and internal client teams.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the clients’ business and build a good relationship with the client and key stakeholders. Be a trusted expert and comfortable leading communication and presentations.
• Work closely with internal client teams to efficiently deliver strong and clear TV, VOD, YouTube and Sponsorship recommendations, reports and campaign analysis.
• Full management and overseeing of accounts. Control overall performance and delivery against core deals, audit criteria, reccie positions and finance; having confidence to lead and support the wider team, department and agency as necessary.
• Supporting team members with day-to-day activities and development, illustrating best practice in monitoring campaigns and ensuring delivery against required metrics.
• Forge strong working relationships with senior media owners, use developed negotiation skills to deliver value for clients and push for competitive advantage in a challenging marketplace.

• Experience in planning TV and online video for a variety of clients
• Ability to think strategically and look for creative solutions to briefs
• Strong numeracy skills, attention to detail and time management
• Written and verbal presentation skills
• Ability to challenge colleagues and clients
• Ability to brief and manage media owners
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to think beyond the TV spot

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.

• You will be a direct client contact – maintaining a strong working relationship and ensuring we are continually considered as an extension of the marketing team
• You will understand your client’s category, add value with your opinions and demonstrate an ability to make recommendations that will positively impact their businesses
• You will help to give day to day guidance to less experienced team members
• Understand the latest trends & introduce new media opportunities within your planning
• Work with specialist teams to deliver cohesive, fully integrated cross-channel plans & clearly communicate to clients how the channels will work together
• Understand how both individual channel KPIs and overall campaign KPIs will be used to measure the success of your plans
• Understand how to build test and learn opportunities into your planning when relevant
• Present cross-channel plans to clients
• Have worked with B2B clients, understanding key media owners who can help pinpoint people with certain job roles or titles
• Managing the output from junior team members, developing their output and career progression

• Creative Thinker: Innovate and create different solutions for clients
• Communicative: Get excited by briefs and show passion when presenting solutions back to clients. Must be able to explain how our media recommendations can make a real difference to businesses
• Confident: In presenting, trading, and striking deals with media owners
• Analytical: Of course, a good planner will possess amazing technical, numerical, and interpretative skills, and be able to draw conclusions and react to any data results and reports
• Stickler for detail: Monitor media schedules sent to clients across the team
• Practical: A ‘doer’ but with an instinct for what can really be achieved when planning and buying plans

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in media planning and buying agencies
• Currently in a role that involves digital channel planning and/or comms planning of a fully integrated media planning approach
• A working knowledge of the current media market landscape and be fluent in their ability to communicate this to clients
• A thorough understanding of existing and developing opportunities within every digital media channel and an appreciation of the evolving nature of data compliance and its implications for media planning
• A strong understanding of B2B and / or a focus on performance planning accounts
• Understanding how brand activity will link in with performance lead comms
• Knowledge of and experience with key planning tools plus advanced Excel & PPT
• Excellent time management skills, both of yourself and others

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.

We plan and buy media, and we see ourselves as communications strategy agency. We work unrestricted: more upstream, more openly and more transparently than anyone else in the market. Brands, advertising and comms are powerful forces and we wield them with respect.

We believe that communication is culture; a creative, human force, and that media buying cannot simply be the runt cousin of the banking industry. Accepting responsibility and trust is a given. This makes a difference. And so do we.

You will be responsible for the delivery of media planning and buying across your team, ensuring all work delivered is to our agency standards, meets the client’s needs and addresses their business problems. You will achieve this through managing and inspiring your team, they will want to do their best work for you and themselves. You will lead idea generation, and work with our CSO to ensure that our ideas and work truly bring media and creative together.

As a part of a growing agency you will play an important role in new business pitches, approaching these with both a strategic and commercial mindset. You will also play an integral role in shaping how we grow as an agency; you will be a part of the shadow board team and run workstreams to continually bring in new initiatives to improve how we work. We are a differentiated proposition so it’s vital that we are continually providing a refreshing alternative to clients. This is your agency, so all we ask is you love what you do!

Responsible for…

• Leading client accounts within the agency, with overall responsibility for the client agency relationship, and growth of client accounts.
• Directing the strategic planning and buying of media, presenting and selling plans effectively to clients.
• Where the strategic planning is done in collaboration with a roster of agencies you will lead to ensure integrated work is delivered for the client.
• Identifying, developing and converting new business opportunities with existing and future agency
• clients.
• Manage and monitor and profitability of client accounts, regularly review our performance and start
• negotiations of revising client fees with marketing directors if necessary.
• Work with trading teams to ensure we are buying efficiently across the agency and driving value for money on behalf of clients.
• Maintaining strong relationships with media owners and ensuring up-to-date knowledge of new developments and media opportunities.
• Building and maintaining positive, cooperative working relationships with other roster agencies, especially in relation to planning campaigns and media strategies.
• Maintaining a detailed awareness of relevant media research and market trends affecting their
• accounts, and developments in the wider advertising and communications industry.
• Managing the work, performance and professional development of team members.
• Reporting key financial and team data to the agency’s senior leadership for resource and capacity planning.

• Able to lead and inspire their team, the wider agency, clients, and other external partners.
• Highly numerate, analytical and by nature inquisitive
• Commercially astute.
• Effective negotiators, both as service providers and buyers.
• Decisive and able to build support for their decisions.
• Well informed about trends in media research, technological developments and how these translate into new opportunities for clients.
• Knowledgeable about their client’s business and market, and how media strategy contributes to success.
• Responsible and accountable their own and others’ work, delegating effectively to balance a varied and demanding workload.
• Focused on the personal and professional development of their team.

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.

• Use knowledge of media planning and buying products, tools and services to support the team to deliver solid plans and drive innovation
• Be a trusted expert and comfortable at presenting to experienced clients
• Be in control of Audits/PRIP delivery
• Work closely with internal client teams to deliver strong and clear AV recommendations, reports and campaign analysis
• Manage day to day responses for performance campaigns
• Use strong negotiation skills to trade on a day-to-day basis
• Challenge briefs
• Support and guide junior members of the team

• Experience in planning TV and online video for a variety of clients
• Ability to think strategically and look for creative solutions to briefs
• Strong numeracy skills, attention to detail and time management
• Written and verbal presentation skills
• Ability to challenge colleagues and clients
• Ability to brief and manage media owners
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to think beyond the TV spot
• Ability to deliver within trading parameters

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.

You’ll be a member of the Planning and Client leadership team, with responsibility across a number of key client accounts. As well as helping to develop the overall media approach, you will closely liaise with the Activation team to ensure that all aspects of the plan are delivered in line with the strategy.

Dot-gap is a recruitment agency with a difference. 

We are ex-agency ourselves so we understand you, your industry and the challenges you face. We don’t believe in giving you the hard sell. At dot-gap, we listen. 

For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “apply” button below. 

• A passion for media planning with a solid understanding of the media landscape, all channels (online & offline) and how they work together
• Well versed in taking briefs from clients, working up planning responses and presenting these back – managing your own and your team’s time and expectations in the process
• With the support of the Planning & Digital Planning Lead you’ll brief, lead and manage the channel specialists ensuring work is delivered on time, to a high standard and that it is aligned to the client’s business challenge
• Being a key day to day contact for clients – helping to maintain a strong working relationship and ensuring they are kept up to date with all activity on the account
• Confidence in coordinating and leading regular client calls and meetings including weekly client statuses and reporting meetings
• Coordinating and collating central account management documents such as year plans and finance trackers
• We are looking for someone who is responsive and has excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge and experience is required for the following systems: Telmar, Brand Index, TGi, Nielsen, SimilarWeb

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.

We plan and buy media, and we see ourselves as communications strategy agency. We work unrestricted: more upstream, more openly and more transparently than anyone else in the market. Brands, advertising and comms are powerful forces and we wield them with respect.

We believe that communication is culture; a creative, human force, and that media buying cannot simply be the runt cousin of the banking industry. Accepting responsibility and trust is a given. This makes a difference. And so do we.

You will play a critical support role in building and delivering our new business pitches, as well as how we grow as an agency. We are a differentiated proposition so it’s vital that we are continually providing a refreshing alternative to clients. This also means that we all have to be commercially aware – by working with your Directors you will help ensure that our clients understand the value of the work that we do and you understand the commercials. Most importantly you love working in this industry and what you do!

Working with;
• Internal: Agency account team; Directors; Insight and trading teams; Finance.
• External: Client marketing team; Other agencies (e.g. Creative, PR, etc); Media owner/suppliers.
• Account Managers will report into an Account Director or Business Director, and will have management responsibility for more junior team members and their development.

Responsible for;
• Managing your client relationship through effective communication, problem solving, and responding to requests.
• Taking client briefs. Challenging and stretching them. Working through the planning process and developing a robust comms strategy and media recommendation, whilst managing those needed in the process and ensure everyone is clear on what is required.
• Presenting our work back to clients with confidence and credibility, and managing all elements of the process once the client has approved.
• Ensuring that project deadlines and budgets are met, communicating and seeking approval of any changes needed.
• Identifying ways to grow client accounts through new opportunities.
• Managing the work and performance of more junior team members.
• Your own performance and growth
• Keeping the team and the client up to date with useful knowledge.
• Maintaining and communicating accurate records of meetings, decisions and next actions.
• Working with Finance to bill the client accurately, chase unpaid invoices, do reconciliations etc

• Personable, and able to work effectively with a variety of different people
• Organised, with strong attention to detail and time management skills.
• Effective communicators, both verbally and in writing.
• Inquisitive and analytical, able to spot when something isn’t right and won’t stop until you find the
• answer.
• Persuasive, able to sell work and ideas, and respond positively to feedback.
• Able to juggle competing demands and accept pressure is a part of the job
• Flexible, and resilient and positive in difficult situations.

dotgap are ex-agency people now working in recruitment. We understand you, your industry and will not give you the hard sell…. we listen!
For a full brief or to apply for this role, please click the “Apply” button below.