Content Lead - 12 Month Maternity Cover FTC

the7stars

Supernova – Content

Content Lead – 12 months Maternity Cover FTC

the7stars is unlike any other agency. The distinction started the day we launched in 2005 when we named ourselves after a pub, but more importantly when we made a promise that we were going to do things differently.

And this commitment has stuck with us. It guides how we work, how we think and how we treat one another and can be expressed in a single word.

Freedom.

Our Freedom philosophy lives across our entire business from people, product and planning. It means we plan & buy media how we want, develop careers how we want, take holiday when we need it, invent tools when we need them, give people a platform to speak up, question and express themselves freely - but more importantly it has allowed us to create an amazing place to work.

We have a unique working environment and open structure which encourages personal development through client contact, team work, training, exposure to all media and internal teams – and a “sky’s the limit” approach to your growth within the agency.

In 2024 we have achieved our 12th year in a row as a Sunday Times Top 100 company to work for and in 2023 were awarded Campaign’s number one media agency to work for accolade for the second year running.

The7stars is c300 passionate media people that are able to focus purely on creating great work for our clients. Clients such as Warner Music, Entain, Suzuki, Gousto, Freemans and The People’s Postcode Lottery. UK focused, we also operate within an agile global network of like-minded friends, extending our client portfolio into Europe and the US.

If thinking freely and with integrity is your bag, then the7stars is an agency you should meet.

The Opportunity

• Supernova is the plug-and-play creative, content, partnerships and production arm at the7stars. 
• We are looking for a  Content Lead to manage and grow the content business within Supernova. 

Your Role

• You will oversee and lead all content business, with a focus on building out and growing content opportunities, which are a key focus given our ever-evolving client and agency needs.
• As Content Lead, you will be responsible for guiding and developing the team around you, ensuring the content output is market leading.
• You will champion all forms of content in the agency by sharing thought leadership on the topic, best in class work and identifying emerging content trends and opportunities.
• Content work covers content partnerships, AFPs, original content/content IP (inclusive of Vodcasts, YT series and social IP), and creator marketing. All for which you will be responsible for. 
• You will be responsible for delivering against the Supernova business plan (which will form part of the7stars overall business plan), adhering to the vision for the team and objectives for the year ahead. You will work with the team to take actionable steps to achieve the goals set.
• You will work closely with the creative and partnership leads across the wider Supernova team; working together to deliver against Supernova’s full proposition and identifying opportunities for commercial and creative collaboration. 
• You will work closely with the7stars strategy and client teams to identify and sell in new content opportunities. 
• You will lead any content related new business pitches inclusive of Influencer marketing and social media. 
• You will have strong client servicing skills. Capable of confidently and quickly building relationships with new and existing clients across a broad portfolio of brands and range of sectors. 
• You will have the freedom to develop strong strategic partnerships with an array of content partners, producers and creators. You will have an eye for identifying new trends and opportunities for the team and our clients.
• You will work with teams across the agency to help define and articulate the strategic role of content in a clients’ comms plan and how it fits within the the7stars Gravity Planning framework.
• You will be commercially astute, taking ownership of commercial forecasting, identifying resourcing requirements and new revenue streams. 

Requirements

Experience & attributes

• Demonstrable experience in content environments (media/creative agencies or production house)
• Strong team management skills with proven experience in people development. You can demonstrate your ability to unite and motivate a team around shared goals and objectives 
• Experience representing your team and agency at conferences, panels and in PR 
• Strong client-facing skills and a positive track record of maintaining & growing client relationships. Ability to engage and influence at a senior level.
• Strategic & creative thinker balanced with an eye for detail and a pragmatic approach to project delivery
• Culture obsessed, staying on top of trends. 
• Creatively curious and instinct to challenge the status quos 
• Creative eye, commercial acumen, agile multi-tasker 
• Deep understanding of all content strategy
• Extensive experience in creative development and content production processes
• Experience across a wide range of clients and sectors – as well as an understanding of new/growth areas 
• Able to produce client proposals & presentations with accuracy and insight. Experience with measurement frameworks suitable for any proposals put forward. 
• Strong leadership capabilities: natural communicator inspiring and nurturing team and agency culture
• Excellent communication, presentation and management skills
• Energetic, dynamic and inspiring

Apply if you want to…

• Join the largest independent, free thinking, fast moving communications agency in the UK
• Have the freedom to grow your career at pace
• Be surrounded by a diverse team of talented thinkers, who love the work they do 
• Have the freedom to design a flexible approach to your working life 
• Be challenged to learn and grow every day 
• Join a business that gives 5% of its profits back into the community 
• Be part of a culture that encourages creativity, entrepreneurialism and most importantly of all…fun!

Please don’t apply if…

• Thinking big isn’t your thing 
• Shaping the company you work for and things around you doesn’t get you excited 
• Challenging yourself isn’t something you want to do

Benefits

Benefits

• Uncounted holiday & wellbeing (Star) days
• Flexible & hybrid working (3-4 days per week in the office)
• Work from anywhere for up to 2 weeks of the year
• Free breakfast & company bar, monthly lunch in the office
• New Business Bonus eligible in your first year as a 7stars employee
• Personal finance adviser
• Discretionary summer profit share bonus and Christmas bonus
• Private Medical Insurance (Vitality)
• Choice of 5 gyms
• Season ticket Loan
• Cycle to work Scheme & Techscheme
• Life Assurance, critical Illness cover & income protection
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including Shared Parental & Adoption Leave
• Royal London pension (8% employer contributions up to £35k, 5% thereafter)
• Employee assistance programme & MHFA trained colleagues

the7stars is committed to creating a diverse environment, where employees feel empowered to share different ideas, perspectives and experiences in a collaborative and creative work environment. Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.