Havas Market is the performance and connected commerce specialists within the Havas Market Network and has built it’s proposition around the concept of unlocking the limitless performance of humans and technology. This business was re-launched as Havas Market in Jan 2025 when we brought together the legacy Havas Market business (marketplace and connected commerce specialists) together with Search Laboratory (a performance marketing specialist agency Havas acquired in 2021) to form an end-to-end performance marketing agency.

Havas Market has its own marketing and commercial functions yet also integrates fully with the Havas Media Network. Over the past 12 months Havas Market has secured new business wins across B2B and B2C from sectors such as SaaS, Education, Travel, Retail and eCommerce. Notable brands include Personio, Arsenal, MyZone, Kia, it luggage, Ocado and GoStudent.

The Role

The new business and marketing manager is a mid-level support role but is expected to forge strong working relationships with all Havas Market employees, all senior stakeholders, and key members of the wider Havas Village London (HVL). The new business and marketing manager should be highly organised and process-driven, with a desire to learn and be curious. This person will be required to work across multiple workstreams and projects at one time, whilst continually maintaining a high work standard. Staying calm and displaying a positive attitude whilst under pressure, and successfully managing upwards to ensure workload is always manageable. This person will be a champion across the agency, its processes, its people and its culture.

This person must demonstrate a passion digital/performance/retail/commerce. With a keen desire, willingness and curiosity to learn about agency marketing, overall running of the business, the clients we work with, the capabilities we deliver and the wider industry.

Staying abreast of new innovations, and competitors within the industry, to be able to contribute effectively to successful growth and running of the agencies.

This is a great opportunity for someone with 3+ years’ experience in media agencies, working in similar new business / marketing roles.

Responsibilities

The role has three primary areas of focus:

Managing key stages within a new business process – RFI, RFP etc.

Delivering impactful and consistent marketing – Social media, events – internal & external

Generating noise – about our work, our culture and our people New Business

• Reviewing and sharing inbound opportunities with Head of Commerical.
• Manage team communication / diarising / own research and prep / client profiles & background info
• Support across all new business requirements such as pitch management pitch theatre, RFI’s, RFP’s and creds decks
• Support pitch leads on all new business opportunities, including pitch management, pitch theatre, RFIs, Chemistry and Tissue meetings
• Tracking all new business external tender sites
• Ensure team processes and communications are run smoothly
• Organise and manage case study library and creation of assets
• Management of New Business & Marketing Team assets

Marketing

• Management and reporting of agency social channels, website and all external profiles
• Co-ordination of annual awards planning and entries
• Cases study library and asset management
• Support with event management, including comms, logistics and evaluation
• Support with creation of marketing materials, inc management of content calendar with social, PR, email campaigns – draft copy, plan ahead, evaluate (monthly report)
• Organisation and curation of content for agency newsletters
• Supporting the growth managers with their prospecting and networking activities by supporting with sourcing and creating relevant content & research, as well as supporting with creative activations to gain attention and at events.

Reporting/coordination

• Management and tracking of the new business pipeline and overseeing all CRM reporting
• Management of budget tracker

• Management of contact sheets, including client list, client teams, intermediaries, internal & external partners, etc.
• Management of all agency subscriptions
• Compiling competitor and industry reviews

We are looking for:

• Adaptability and the ability to juggle changing priorities
• Meticulously organised and with a keen eye for detail
• Natural collaborator
• A ‘growth mindset’ – hand-raising, listens to and incorporates feedback, keen to learn
• An individual who brings passion and energy to the team and is always looking for ways to improve what we do
• Someone who is accountable, reliable and honest
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
• Demonstrable experience at senior executive/manager level in a new business, client or investment role
• Confidence to be able to deal with the most senior level stakeholders
• Strong PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, email marketing and copy-writing skills.
• A solid foundational knowledge of digital performance marketing (Paid Media, SEO, Marketplaces, Retail Media) and their role within the marketing mix.

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