Director of Growth - #2195383

Growth Director – Social & Creative Agency

Manchester | Hybrid | Senior Leadership Role

We're working with a brilliant, award-winning social-first creative agency that has big plans!

They're looking to appoint a Growth Director to join their senior leadership team and play a major role in driving the business forward.

This isn't just a new business role. You'll have responsibility for winning new clients, growing existing relationships, building a presence across England, and helping shape their own marketing and positioning.

It's a genuine opportunity to build something, bring a network and make a real impact on the direction of a growing business.

In a nutshell:

• Own and deliver the agency's new business targets, generating opportunities, building pipeline and converting prospects into long-term clients.
• Use your existing network and industry relationships to open doors with senior marketing contacts and decision-makers.
• Lead pitches and proposals from initial conversations through to strategy, presentation and winning the work.
• Drive regional expansion across England, building their reputation and presence in new markets.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts through upselling, cross-selling and developing longer-term client relationships.
• Work closely with the CSD to develop account growth plans and identify opportunities across different service areas.
• Lead their marketing activity, including content, social channels, events, partnerships, PR and industry profile.
• Develop relationships with brands, industry contacts, complementary agencies and potential referral partners.
• Work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team on the wider commercial and growth strategy.
• Take ownership of growth reporting, pipeline management, forecasting and commercial performance.
• Help shape their future proposition, pricing, positioning and go-to-market strategy.

Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years' experience within an agency environment, ideally at Director level.
• A proven track record of winning new business, managing sales targets and converting opportunities into revenue.
• Strong experience across both new business and client services, with the ability to win new accounts and grow existing ones.
• A good understanding of social-first creative, content, community management, paid social, influencer marketing and production.
• Experience leading pitches, developing proposals and managing senior-level client relationships.
• Strong commercial understanding, including scoping, pricing, margins, retainers and forecasting.
• Experience developing agency marketing strategies, including content, events, partnerships and PR.
• Confident communicating and building relationships with CMOs, Marketing Directors and senior brand stakeholders.
• A self-starter who enjoys building something from the ground up and is comfortable taking an idea through to execution.
• A collaborative, ambitious and commercially minded approach, with the personality to thrive in a close-knit senior team.

A few things that would be a bonus:

• An established profile and network
• Experience working with national or global brands across FMCG, food, drink, travel, hospitality or lifestyle.
• Experience helping an independent agency grow from regional to national.
• Experience opening a new office, region or business division.
• An established industry profile through speaking, judging, writing or industry events.
• Experience working closely with in-house creative production teams or studios.

What's on offer?

• A genuine senior leadership position with significant ownership and influence.
• The opportunity to build and lead a new regional presence for an ambitious independent agency.
• Direct access to the CEO and founder, helping shape the future direction of the business.
• A brilliant existing client roster and an award-winning creative team.

Location: Manchester (remote first, with occasional travel)

If you're an agency growth professional with a strong network, a proven commercial track record and the appetite to build something exciting, I'd love to hear from you.