McCann Erickson Communications House

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You'd be amazed about how many people think 'I'll give advertising a go. The odd photo shoot here. A quick trip to New York' there.'

Sorry. It's not like that.

But it's not like working in a stuffy office either.

Some days you'll go home shattered. Some days you'll go home feeling frustrated. Some days you won't go home till the small hours.

And some days you'll go home feeling like a million dollars because someone – a colleague or a client – has turned round and said “that's a brilliant idea, I wish I'd thought of that”.

Before you get in touch, have a quick look at What We Want which gives you a basic idea about what each department does. Don't worry if you're not 100% sure which one will turn out to be right for you in the end though. Remember, we all work together anyway.

The key thing is that you can surprise us, delight us – even scare us – with the originality of your ideas. It's then that we'd love to hear from you.

e: recruitment.manchester@europe.mccann.com

Project Director

Despite the doom and gloom, our digital team continue to need additional support and with that in mind we are looking for a strong digital project director to provide high profile clients with strategic direction across digital / online campaigns.

Reporting to the Client Services Director your key duties will be to effectively project manage client requirements and deliver an efficient and profitable service.

You will be handling the full project lifecycle on large strategic engagements covering requirement gathering to budgetary control and workflow management. As a vital member of the team, you will ultimately act as a figurehead in the delivery of exciting digital projects.

To be successful you will need to demonstrate:

A significant commercial background in project management – ideally with exposure to project management methodologies (e.g. Prince2)
In depth experience of User Centered Design / Usability best practice and tools
Experience of MS Project, Visio, and Excel
Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, ASP, XML, PHP, content management systems and / or other appropriate systems and platforms.
An understanding of digital creative and programming and digital marketing campaigns

If this outline appeals to you, then please get in touch to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you.

Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 09:00AM by

Tracey H | Comments Off

SEO MANAGER

Our business in SEO is expanding rapidly and as a result we are looking for people with strong SEO skills to come and join us. This expansion means we can offer some really exciting clients/markets to people motivated in making a difference through SEO. We already offer SEO to a number of clients spanning the retail and travel industries; however this is an area of continued growth for the agency.

Reporting to the Head of Media, this role will also work closely with the development team based in Manchester. As a result this role can comfortably sit with either our Prestbury or Northern Quarter locations - depending on individual preference.

As you'd expect the role will include supporting client campaigns, ensuring all website and campaign activity is optimised ethically and provides a level of ROI. The core of the role will involve the day-to-day managing, reporting, and hands-on implementation of the campaigns.

Ideally, you will already have pure solid SEO experience, and be happy with the implementation of SEO taking precedent over the client liaison. You will be passionate about all things digital and have accurate knowledge of algorithms and trends. Technical expertise in HTML and CSS would be a real advantage. Strong commercial awareness across multiple industries will also be required.

In return we can offer a salary and benefits package commensurate with your experience, and a chance to really make a difference to our existing SEO offering.

So if you think you have the skills and aptitude required for this role, please apply now.