Head of Creative and Strategy

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Creative & Strategy to join an established content and creative agency at an exciting stage of its growth. This is a senior leadership position for an agency professional who combines strong strategic thinking with creative leadership. The role will be responsible for developing effective content and campaign strategies, leading creative ideation, supporting new business activity, and managing a small team of creatives and strategists. The agency delivers content, creative campaigns, film, photography, social media, and digital communications work for a diverse range of clients across both B2B and B2C sectors. Working closely with the leadership team, you will help shape strategic direction across client projects and new business opportunities, ensuring insight-led thinking informs creative development from brief through to execution. You will lead the development of audience, channel, campaign, and content strategies while supporting the creation of compelling creative concepts that drive engagement and deliver measurable outcomes. The successful candidate will be a confident presenter, experienced in leading client discussions, facilitating workshops, and delivering persuasive pitch presentations. Key Responsibilities Lead strategic development across new business pitches and client projects. Develop audience, content, channel, and campaign strategies. Conduct discovery sessions, workshops, and research activities to inform strategic recommendations. Translate client objectives into clear strategic frameworks and creative briefs. Utilise AI-enabled research and planning tools to support insight generation and strategic development. Work closely with creative and production teams to ensure strategic objectives are reflected throughout project delivery. Lead creative ideation across pitches and client work. Support the development of integrated content and campaign concepts. Create and present high-quality proposals and presentations. Provide creative direction throughout project delivery. Facilitate internal creative workshops and idea-generation sessions. Stay informed on industry developments, audience behaviours, platforms, and content trends. Collaborate with producers, designers, filmmakers, editors, animators, and content specialists to deliver high-quality work. Review creative outputs to ensure consistency and quality. Manage and develop a small team of creatives and strategists. Contribute to wider business planning and growth initiatives. Identify opportunities to develop and expand client relationships. Support new business activity through strategic and creative leadership. Maintain awareness of project scope, delivery requirements, and commercial considerations. Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment. About You 8-10+ years' experience within a creative, content, marketing, communications, or integrated agency environment. Strong experience developing creative campaigns and content strategies. Proven ability to develop audience, channel, content, or communications strategies. Experience working across digital, social, video, photography, and content-led campaigns. Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience leading and developing creative teams. Sound understanding of production and post-production processes. Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency environment. Commercially aware, collaborative, and solutions-focused. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior creative and strategic leader seeking a role with significant influence, autonomy, and scope to contribute to the continued growth of an established content and creative agency. This is a hybrid role and will be based in the central London office 3-4 days a week. We cannot consider remote applications for this orle unfortunately. 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.

Publicity Assistant - Podcasts ASAP Start London - Office based Handle are thrilled to be working exclusively with a leading PR agency to source a Publicity Assistant to join their podcasts team. This is real chance to support a dynamic team, working across a variety of exciting client campaigns within a collaborative environment. It's perfect for someone organised, proactive, and eager to develop their knowledge of media and PR. In this role you will: Monitor media coverage daily for your team's clients, flagging notable pieces and potential issues Assist with media list updates, compiling bespoke lists for specific campaigns and maintaining existing contacts Handle logistical tasks such as booking travel, organising meetings, and managing office communication and supplies Support the team with coverage reports, compiling and sending to clients on a regular basis Collaborate on social media activity, helping to coordinate posts on key client moments and coverage highlights To be successful, you will need: Excellent written communication and attention to detail Confident, proactive approach with a can-do attitude Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a busy environment Friendly and approachable manner, with good organisational skills Basic understanding of media and social media platforms (desirable but not essential) If this sounds like your next role then get in touch now! Send your CV across to hannah.keighley@handle.co.uk 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.

Royalty Analyst - Licensing An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Royalty Analyst to join a dynamic finance team within a leading global licensing business. This role plays a key part in supporting the end-to-end royalty accounting and reporting cycle across international brand licensing programmes. Combining financial accuracy, analytical insight, and stakeholder management, the successful candidate will ensure timely, accurate, and compliant royalty reporting across multiple clients and regions. Offering excellent exposure to both commercial and operational finance, this position is ideal for someone looking to develop their career within a fast-paced, international environment with opportunities for progression and professional growth. The Role Working as part of the finance team, you will be responsible for: Coordinating the collection and processing of royalty statements and sales projections from licensees, ensuring accurate royalty calculations and invoices are raised and issued on time. Ensuring client payments are accurate, complete, and delivered within agreed deadlines while meeting contractual reporting requirements. Monitoring royalty receivables and working closely with credit control and commercial teams to support timely collections. Supporting finance queries from internal stakeholders, clients, licensees, and auditors, including providing documentation, process explanations, and calculation analysis. Preparing month-end journals, including revenue and cost accruals, bad debt provisions, and write-offs. Performing account reconciliations and supporting monthly management reporting, including cost analysis, revenue reviews, reserve analysis, and variance reporting. Assisting with quarterly royalty forecasting, projections, and financial analysis. Identifying opportunities for process improvements and supporting enhancements to reporting efficiency. Providing support across the wider finance team, including absence cover and ad-hoc reporting requirements. About You The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented finance professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders. You will ideally have: Experience within royalty accounting, licensing, or a similar commercial finance environment. Experience interpreting contractual terms and applying them to financial reporting. Background across accounting functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, or finance business partnering. Strong numerical ability with excellent attention to detail and accuracy. The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure. Excellent interpersonal skills, with confidence communicating with both domestic and international stakeholders. Degree-level education or equivalent experience. Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including functions such as VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, and data analysis. Additional language skills, would be highly advantageous. This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional looking to build specialist experience within a global licensing environment and become part of a growing, commercially focused finance team. We know that applying for a new role takes time and effort, and we genuinely appreciate every application we receive. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we are only able to contact candidates who have been shortlisted for the next stage of the process. If you do not hear from us, please do not be discouraged, and we wish you the very best with your search for your next opportunity.     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.