CREATIVE JOBS

We're partnering with a globally recognised organisation, seeking an experienced Airtable Project Manager for an initial 3 month contract. You'll play a key role in designing and evolving Airtable solutions that support high-performing photo, video, and art buying teams across a fast-paced creative environment.This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of creative production, workflow optimisation, automation, and AI-enabled operations. You'll act as the go-to Airtable specialist, partnering closely with cross-functional creative stakeholders to streamline workflows, improve visibility across production pipelines, and reduce manual operational overhead through thoughtful automation and system design.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain Airtable bases tailored to photo, video, and art buying workflowsCollaborate closely with creative production teams to understand operational pain points and translate requirements into scalable Airtable solutionsManage ongoing enhancements and iteration of existing bases, ensuring solutions continue to evolve alongside business needsDevelop and maintain automations to streamline repetitive processes including status updates, scheduling, notifications, and asset trackingBuild intuitive dashboards, reporting views, and interfaces that provide visibility across production pipelines, team capacity, supplier activity, and delivery timelinesAct as the internal Airtable SME, guiding stakeholders on best practices while keeping user experiences simple and accessible for non-technical teamsLeverage AI tools to accelerate workflow design, automation development, troubleshooting, and rapid prototypingKey RequirementsStrong hands-on experience building and managing Airtable environments, including interfaces, automations, reporting, and workflowsPrevious experience supporting creative production, photo, video, content, or art buying teamsStrong workflow and process improvement mindset, with experience automating manual tasks and improving operational efficiencyExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate operational needs into practical, user-friendly solutionsHigh attention to detail with a focus on clean, scalable system design and documentation Handle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

We're exclusively partnering with an award-winning global manufacturer, specialising in luxury packaging and gifting solutions for clients across the sports, entertainment, luxury brand, & retail sectors. We are seeking a talented and innovative Product Designer / Visualiser to join their growing creative team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly creative individual with strong visualisation and product design skills to work on premium, client-led projects for globally recognised brands. You will play a key role in developing engaging, high-quality product concepts and visual solutions, collaborating closely with internal teams and stakeholders to bring ideas to life. This role is predominantly office based in Romsey so candidates must be able to travel to the office. Key Responsibilities: Creating design concepts through wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visual mock-ups Producing innovative product and packaging visualisations using tools such as Adobe Stager and Blender Collaborating with product managers and stakeholders to interpret briefs and deliver creative solutions Applying graphic and 3D design expertise across a range of luxury products Maintaining consistency with established brand guidelines and visual assets Keeping up to date with emerging trends, technologies, and production techniques within product and packaging design Key Requirements: Degree educated in Product Design, Graphic Design, or a related discipline Proven experience within product design, visualisation, or luxury packaging design Strong portfolio showcasing visual design, prototyping, and 3D rendering capabilities Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Stager, and Blender Solid understanding of production technologies and processes Creative, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering exceptional design solutions Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We're partnering with a fast-growing independent creative agency that combines strategy, storytelling and production to create impactful work for ambitious brands. With expertise spanning social, film, photography, animation, design and digital content, the agency delivers creative campaigns that are both strategically driven and culturally relevant across a diverse client portfolio. Known for its collaborative culture, creative ambition and commitment to producing outstanding work, the agency offers the opportunity to work alongside talented specialists on exciting projects for recognised brands. As the business continues to grow, it's investing in its strategy and social offering, making this an exciting time to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Social Strategist to join a growing Creative & Strategy team and help shape how brands show up across social media. This role is ideal for someone who has developed genuine platform expertise and can confidently advise clients, build strategic frameworks and translate insight into creative ideas that deliver results. You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, working closely with creatives, designers and content producers to ensure every piece of work is built with the platform and audience in mind. You'll work across a varied portfolio of B2B and B2C brands, developing organic and paid social strategies, contributing to pitches, presenting recommendations to clients and staying at the forefront of platform developments and emerging trends. This isn't purely a strategy role or purely an execution role, it's a blend of both, offering plenty of variety and the opportunity to influence creative work from concept through to delivery. While there is no direct line management initially, there is clear scope to grow into a leadership role as the team continues to expand. Key Responsibilities: Strategy Develop social media strategies across organic and paid channels. Create audience, platform and content strategies informed by research and insight. Lead discovery sessions, competitor analysis and strategic planning. Analyse platform data and performance to identify opportunities and improve outcomes. Use AI tools to support research, audience analysis and strategic development. Stay ahead of platform updates, algorithm changes and emerging social trends. Creative Collaboration Develop clear, inspiring creative briefs. Work closely with creative teams throughout production to ensure strategic alignment. Write social copy including captions, scripts and platform-specific content. Collaborate with designers, filmmakers and editors to create platform-first content. Support new business pitches and client proposals with strategic social thinking. Client Management Present strategic recommendations confidently to clients and stakeholders. Build strong day-to-day client relationships as a trusted social expert. Identify opportunities to grow social activity across existing accounts. Support commercial conversations around project scope and strategic direction. You'll ideally have 4-6 year's experience in a Social Strategy or Content Strategy role, ideally within an agency environment. Deep knowledge of Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube, with a strong understanding of how platforms continue to evolve. Experience building channel strategies, audience strategies and content frameworks from the ground up. Experience working across both B2B and B2C brands. Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills. Excellent written communication across strategy documents, presentations and social copy. A data-led mindset, with experience using platform analytics to inform recommendations. Familiarity with AI tools as part of a modern strategy workflow. A collaborative, proactive and creative approach to problem-solving. Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We're partnering with a growing creative agency, seeking an experienced Channel Manager to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives managing social channels with precision and enjoys working in a fast-paced, client-facing environment. You'll take ownership of multiple LinkedIn channels for a leading global financial services client, ensuring every piece of content is delivered on time, on brand, and fully compliant. Alongside your client portfolio, you'll also support the agency's own social channels, helping showcase its creative work and strengthen its brand presence. If you're looking for a role where you can combine strategic channel management, client partnership, and creative collaboration, we'd love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Manage the day-to-day delivery of multiple LinkedIn channels Plan, schedule and publish content using social media management platforms such as Sprinklr, SocialPilot or similar Monitor channel activity, comments and messages, escalating issues where appropriate Write and adapt engaging LinkedIn copy from longer-form content Manage and optimise paid LinkedIn campaigns, including Sponsored Content Maintain content calendars and coordinate activity across multiple stakeholders Act as a key client contact, building trusted relationships through clear communication and reliable delivery Produce insightful monthly and quarterly performance reports with clear recommendations Support the agency's own LinkedIn and TikTok presence alongside the wider marketing team Key Requirements: Experience managing LinkedIn channels within a professional or regulated industry Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities at once Confidence working directly with clients and building trusted relationships Experience using social media publishing and analytics platforms such as Sprinklr, SocialPilot or similar Hands-on experience managing paid LinkedIn campaigns Strong copywriting skills with the ability to create engaging social content An interest in financial services and a desire to develop sector expertise Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We're partnering with a globally recognised technology organisation to find an experienced Digital Production Designer to join a high-performing creative team. This role focuses on the creation, adaptation, and delivery of premium visual assets for customer-facing digital experiences. Working across editorial features, promotional campaigns, and digital storefront content, you'll help bring new products, stories, and experiences to life across multiple platforms and markets. The ideal candidate combines exceptional attention to detail with strong production expertise and enjoys working within established design systems to deliver polished creative at scale. This is a London based role with 3 days based in the office. We cannot consider remote applicants for this role. This position will initially run until the end of the year with scope to extend longer term. Key Responsibilities - Create and adapt visual assets for editorial features, promotional campaigns, and digital storefront experiences. Prepare and optimise creative for multiple devices, screen sizes, formats, and international markets. Maintain consistency across digital experiences by working within established design systems and brand guidelines. Manage multiple asset versions and production workflows while ensuring pixel-perfect execution. Partner with designers, project managers, producers, and business stakeholders to support launches and campaigns. Perform detailed quality assurance checks to ensure accuracy across all deliverable. Experience required - Experience creating and delivering digital assets for app, web, or mobile-first customer experiences. Strong understanding of digital production workflows, localisation, and asset management. Comfortable working on high-profile campaigns with multiple deliverables and tight deadlines. Experience working within large, collaborative creative teams and established design systems.   Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Handle Recruitment are proud to be recruiting for a Group Financial Controller to assist in overseeing the finance function for a leading Media and Entertainment Company. This broad and progressive position will not only be responsible for supporting the European functions. Assisting the COO, the successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day activities of the team. Being a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and having experience within an Entertainment or Media business you will be experienced in consolidations accounting, inter-company transactions and will have had strong exposure to working in a controls-based environment. Skilled in team management and people development this role will provide accounting exposure across all the business units and be responsible for: Reporting and Controlling: Collation and analysis of the group consolidated reports Group P&L and balance sheet - management and statutory Group budget and forecasts, Group cash flow reporting and forecasts Oversee client reporting; producing reports/brand analysis & client projections Ensure effective reporting to senior management Providing analysis to support results and business decisions Preparation of the monthly management accounts for group functions Preparation, and review of statutory group accounting, audit, and tax Producing of balances, monthly closings, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting Ad-hoc analysis as requires Operational: Team management and continual team development Oversee routine meetings with Department Heads/Finance Managers Key point of contact for Department Heads and Managers Continual process improvement Ensuring that deals and sales are tracked appropriately. Liaising with the Business Affairs team as required Supporting the team to provide answers to ad hoc queries across the business. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of accounting in a UK GAAP environment, group consolidations, and taxation. Being adaptable and proactive the candidate required will possess a commercially and forward thinking mind set to add to the technical and controls based expertise. You will be adaptable, flexible and possess strong communications skills. Entertainment/Media sector experience is essential! Working closely with senior figures within the business the position is a fantastic opportunity to work at the forefront of a company currently leading the way in its market. Apply now!   Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We're working with a well-established video production agency that is looking to hire an experienced Account Director as the business continues to grow. The agency works with a range of well-known brands and creative agencies, producing content across social campaigns, TV commercials, digital films, branded content, OOH and key visuals. Based in Central London, the team delivers projects both in the UK and internationally. This is a hybrid role, with four days a week in the office, so applicants should be able to commute into Central London. This is a commercially focused role with responsibility for developing new business and managing client relationships. You'll have the opportunity to focus on a sector that fits your experience or network, whether that's fashion, gaming, fintech or another market where you can identify opportunities. Alongside building new relationships, you'll manage existing accounts, working closely with the creative and production teams to develop proposals, oversee projects and identify opportunities for repeat business. The role would suit someone who enjoys developing client relationships, is confident leading conversations with senior stakeholders and is motivated by achieving commercial results. Key responsibilities: Identify and secure new business opportunities, with a focus on developing a chosen sector. Build and maintain relationships with brand marketing teams, agencies and key decision-makers. Develop business through networking, outreach and relationship building. Manage the full sales process from initial contact through to negotiation and project confirmation. Work with the creative and production teams to develop proposals and pitch materials. Act as the main point of contact for clients throughout projects. Oversee projects from brief through to delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets and client expectations are met. Meet individual and team revenue targets while supporting the continued growth of the business. Keep up to date with market trends and opportunities within your chosen sector. Maintain accurate records of leads, opportunities and client activity within the CRM. Share market insights and identify potential areas for future growth. Desired skills & experience: At least five years' experience in B2B sales, account management or business development, ideally within media, video production, advertising or another creative industry. A proven track record of winning new business and growing client accounts. An existing network or strong knowledge of at least one relevant sector, such as fashion, gaming, fintech or similar. Confident presenting ideas and building relationships with senior stakeholders. Commercial awareness with experience negotiating budgets and managing client expectations. Strong communication and presentation skills. Experience working with creative or production teams. Self-motivated, organised and able to work independently. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects. Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.