United Minds is looking for great talent - we want to hear from you!

London, England, United Kingdom

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10/24/2024

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Here at United Minds, we are always looking for great talent to join us. If you don’t see an open role that matches your skillset at this time, please send us your CV and we’ll keep in touch about future openings in London, and remotely.

Who is United Minds?

At United Minds, our purpose is to make business more human. We get to the heart of organisations – the people – to put them first. Helping leaders shape the future of their organisations with their people and for their people. That’s not because we don’t believe processes aren’t important, but because we know it’s people that really make change happen.

Our core services include organisational transformation (M&A and spin-offs, restructures, marketing and digital transformation), leadership alignment, talent strategy development, culture change and employee experience.

We are led by our values: Big Thinking; Little Details; Giant Heart. We thrive on bringing original ideas to the table, but know this only comes alive in the details. And most importantly, we do this with our whole heart – giving ourselves permission to care for each other, for the work, for our clients and ourselves.

What’s more, with our access to the wider Weber Shandwick Collective, unlike many of our competitors, we’re able to tap into creative capabilities, the latest in AI thinking, and research, data and analytics to supercharge our solutions for clients.

What’s our ambition?

In a world defined by “extreme change”, we’re uniquely positioned to help our clients navigate the myriad of challenges they face. Our outside-in mindset means we’re constantly incubating new offerings around change and transformation, organisational culture, and leadership impact, to ensure we’re future-orientated and can offer our clients a new perspective.

We’re thought partners to big international organisations such as Pfizer, Novartis, Olympus, Nestle and GSK, as well as less well-known (but equally mighty in their impact) companies like Inalfa, RS Components and Skipton Building Society.

As we continue our growth trajectory, we’re on the hunt for talented people to join our team. We’re interested in hearing from you if you’re comfortable flexing across different types of change programmes, happy to adapt to different ways of working, and enjoy navigating multiple client industries and topics.

What’s it like to work for us?

We’re a small team in the UK. Our interactions are built on trust, empowerment and compassion for each other and our clients. And because we’re small, everyone has the opportunity to get involved in nurturing the business as we scale and shape our future, regardless of seniority.

We believe personal growth is important. Everyone gets their own Learning and Development fund to use in line with their career objectives and passion points, and we do regular inspiration sessions and training activities as a team – keeping curious minds engaged and ensuring we stay at the forefront of industry trends.  

United Minds is a global company, meaning we also have regular touchpoints with our US, LATAM and APAC teams, often working on projects together. And we also get the benefit of being part of the wider Weber Shandwick Collective and all the benefits you’d expect from working for one of the world’s biggest and best communications networks. If you’re interested in finding out more about who we are, check out the team bios on our website.

Note from the Talent Team:

We  appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in United Minds. 

At IPG DXTRA we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

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Who is Weber Shandwick ?

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. Our talented team build brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses e.g. HSBC, Iceland, Amazon Prime, Unilever, eBay, Tinder and Pinterest to name a few.

We earn affection, attention, affinity, and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across food & drink, travel & tourism, consumer tech, consumer health, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle, and energy. We are known for:

  • Developing data driven insights and strategy to drive measurable impact
  • Creating impactful creative that taps into culture
  • Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically
  • Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned

A snapshot of the role:

Based in London and working as part of our in-house, integrated design team, you are a passionate, Midweight Designer who comes from an integrated agency background. You are a team player who prides themselves on elevating briefs, learning new skills and adapting to any creative brief that might come your way.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

  •  Produce best in-class design across a number of touch points, including OOH, press, social, global tool kits, pitch concepts, presentations and brand guidelines.
  • Supporting and partnering with our creative team to craft work from the conceptual phase through to delivery.
  • Have the ability to work on a number of projects and tasks simultaneously, ensuring deadlines and creative standards are always maintained.
  • Be an effective communicator, who can present their design work internally.
  • You are passionate about design as a discipline and will proactively champion innovation and craft.

Behaviours

  • Always professional in conduct with internal team members
  • Display a can do, will do attitude within the creative team and wider agency
  • Be a proactive team player
  • Open to feedback and working as a team to deliver briefs
  • Willing to take ownership of tasks, and adhering to an organised workflow
  • Being open to learning new skills
  • A passion for your craft and creativity

Ideal experience required:

  • Previous experience working in a creative environment as a Midweight Designer.
  • Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is essential as well as a working knowledge of PowerPoint. Experience using AI tools such as Firefly, Midjourney etc also essential.
  • A portfolio that demonstrates a number of brilliantly designed and crafted pieces of work you have produced for digital, print and social.
  • Great communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with colleagues
  • Taking feedback and elevating briefs
  • Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and meet deadlines
  • Strong attention to detail and an eye for the latest design trend

Who are we: 

Weber Shandwick are a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses, and organisations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry.

The firm has earned more than 135 Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honoured as PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Decade in 2020 and PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact, and financial communications.

Weber Shandwick is part of the wider Interpublic Group. Check out more about the team, the work, and what it’s like to work at Weber Shandwick here.

At Weber Shandwick we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Our Values and Behaviours: 

Curiosity, inclusion, courage, impact. Our work and our culture are shaped by our values:

  1. CURIOSITY: We cultivate curiosity and challenge convention. Because solving any problem begins with asking the right questions
  2. INCLUSION: We foster teams and environments built on belonging and openness to possibility. Because the best ideas have no bias
  3. COURAGE: We stand up for what we believe in. Because being comfortable with the uncomfortable is how progress is made
  4. IMPACT: We strive to make a meaningful difference in everything we do. Because we owe it to our people, our clients, and the world

What’s in it for you: 

  • JUICE – Our flexible working model
  • 25 days annual leave + Birthday and Festive period off
  • Personal pension plan
  • Early finish Fridays
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Private dental insurance
  • Gym discounts
  • Heath cash plan
  • Group life assurance
  • Group income protection
  • Flexible life insurance
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Buy and Sell Holiday
  • Travel Insurance
  • Private medical

Useful links:

UK Website

LinkedIn Life Page

Office Video

LinkedIn Company Page

Note from the talent team:

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, down to volume, we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

Weber Shandwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

 

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

London, England, United Kingdom

Finance Apprentice

Finance Assistant – Apprenticeship 

 

Who is Weber Shandwick? 

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. 

Our talented team build brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses eg HSBC, Unilever, eBay and Pinterest to name a few. 

We earn affection, attention, affinity, and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across food & drink, travel & tourism, consumer tech, consumer health, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle and energy. We are known for: 

  • Developing data-driven insights and strategy to drive measurable impact 
  • Creating impactful campaigns that tap into culture. 
  • Creating channel and platform-agnostic campaigns that grow organically. 
  • Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned. 

 

The Role: 

Our finance apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity for ambitious individuals to dive into the dynamic world of finance while gaining valuable skills and knowledge. As an apprentice, you’ll work alongside seasoned professionals, learning the ins and outs of financial operations, analysis, and strategy. If you’re passionate about numbers, eager to learn, and ready to embark on a rewarding journey in finance, this apprenticeship is the perfect stepping stone towards a successful career in the industry. 

This apprenticeship incorporates the Level 2 AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting. Learning covers the following modules: 

  • Introduction to Bookkeeping 
  • Principles of Bookkeeping Controls  
  • Principles of Costing 
  • The Business Environment (Synoptic assessment) 

 

What will you be doing?  

 

PAG / Revenue management 

  • Maintaining the invoice tracker 
  • Following up client PAG with account leads and interoffice contacts. 
  • Managing client portals to ensure POs are raised a correct – working with the client team to follow up any missing items. 

 

Job / WIP Maintenance and Billing  

  • Requesting credit check information and distributing  
  • Requesting client creation via the US 
  • Opening jobs and ensuring all jobs have correct documentation – submitting paperwork to revenue control and loading PAG and scopes onto each job. 
  • Communicating job numbers to the client team and ensuring that time / costs are on the correct job. 
  • Running weekly time and cost reports and actioning time and cost moves 
  • Raising fee and cost invoices and loading onto client portals 
  • Assisting Credit Control with any receivables issues 
  • Assisting with completion emails for completed contract / milestone jobs and ensuring that these are loaded onto SAP. 
  • Complete final reconciliations 
  • Ensuring that jobs are closed on a timely basis. 
  • Analyze and update the monthly WIP report – review with ABM / BM and submit to revenue control. 

 

General Admin / System Maintenance 

  • Ensuring that new employees are set up in SAP, and rate maintenance / employee SAP maintenance. 
  • Assisting with any audit questions 
  • Running ad hoc reports as required 
  • Answering general queries for the team – assisting with the day-to-day financial management and smooth running of the practice 

 

Purchase Order Management 

  • Weekly run of open purchase order report. 
  • Investigate and resolve all open purchase orders or instruct the appropriate team where necessary. 
  • Raise inter-company purchase orders where necessary.  
  • Contact purchase order creators to good receipts POs.  
  • Raise internal purchase orders to vendors where necessary or instruct the relevant team. 
  • Maintain and manage the Vendor PO mailbox.  

 

Vendor Management 

  • Run daily Vendor Invoice “Parked” list, update notes and action points, and resolve / investigate where necessary.  
  • Weekly email the Vendor Invoice “Parked” list to the relevant teams. 
  • Support the business with “New Vendor” onboarding queries. 
  • Request and reconcile vendor statements against SAP.  

 

Amex GBT travel statements/ invoice management. 

  • Download monthly statements and match them against downloaded invoices.   
  • Raise purchase orders to Amex GBT Travel where necessary or instruct the relevant team. 

 

Amex Meeting Card Reconciliation  

  • Reconciling the Amex meeting card monthly. 
  • Collate invoices and purchase orders for submission to the Shared Services Accounts Payable department for processing before the payment date.  

 

Who are you? 

  • A* – C (or equivalent) in Maths and English at GCSE level 
  • An excellent communicator  
  • Confident in taking a proactive approach to identify opportunities for the client, practice and team. 
  • Able to manage your time and consistently meet deadlines.  
  • Attentive to detail and quality 

 

Core Benefits: 

  • Private medical insurance 
  • Group life assurance. 
  • Group income protection. 
  • Personal pension plan 
  • Employee Assistance Programme 

 

Flexible Benefits: 

  • Buy or sell holiday. 
  • Additional life assurance cover 
  • Critical Illness Insurance 
  • Personal Accident Insurance 
  • Dental insurance 
  • Travel insurance. 
  • Health screening 
  • Gym discounts 
  • Cycle to work scheme 
  • Health cash plan 
  • Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model 
  • 4pm Friday finish 
  • Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6-month+ contracts to support home working setup 
  • 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off and discretionary festive closure 
  • Flexible public holidays 
  • Exclusive shopping discounts and perks 
  • Headspace membership 
  • Annual eyecare voucher 
  • Season ticket loan 
  • Referral bonus scheme 
  • Long service bonus 
  • Enhanced family leave 
  • Inclusive and invisible health policies 

 

Note from the talent team: 

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search. 

At IPG DXTRA we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

 

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We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

London, England, United Kingdom

VP (Associate Director level) - B2B / Tech PR

What’s happening? 

A fantastic, rare opportunity. 

We are a mid-sized, multi-disciplined global communications agency that’s part of one of the big three global marketing services groups. To support our continued growth, our B2B / tech team is looking for a VP who loves the challenge of taking complex and nuanced topics and making them relevant and accessible to mainstream audiences and business decision-makers – across borders.   

What this means: 

  • This is an opportunity to advance your skills working on international PR campaigns at the highest level, helping shape strategy and working directly with senior client stakeholders and business leaders  
  • Leading on executive communication programs for some of the most visionary leaders in EMEA – and beyond
  • The chance to work on some of most exciting brands in the world
  • The ability to draw on the all the resources of a top global networked agency (world-class creatives, digital and video teams, and analytics experts) – while at the same time, working in an entrepreneurial environment, where there is no ceiling to your development or opportunity to advance

Our London B2B / tech team is small but mighty (as well as being super fun!) – you’ll collaborate daily with Global Technology Lead (PR) as well as a seasoned SVP. 

You will also play an important role in our new business program. Unlike some agencies, we are very selective in the prospective clients we engage with. If it’s just press office and press releases, it’s not for us.  And if we feel like any opportunity will cause a strain on people, we won’t peruse it.

You will be supported by smart, hard-working and caring people. We are committed to delivering excellence. We don’t have time for drama. We don’t take ourselves too seriously. If that sounds like you, it will probably be a fit! 

What will you be doing? 

Your role and your client mix will be informed by your skills and passions.  It may involve, based on our client base:

  • Help driving exec comms – via LinkedIn, speeches at events, media – for CEOs, EMEA Presidents and international General Counsels
  • Supporting local teams in countries across 5x global markets (inc the UK) to land earned coverage around news and executive thought leadership on behalf of one of the world’s major telecommunications players
  • Devising creative global media campaigns for a major industrial business that is pivoting toward AI and technology
  • Driving the UK corp and B2B media program for one of the most well-regarded data analytics companies
  • Working with the marketing team for the world leader in AI to support events and high value content — including white papers and exec blogs — on topics including the future of work and cybersecurity
  • You’ll help brainstorm ideas for new campaigns and will help create content for use by local counties, including materials for owned digital and social channels

What won’t you be doing? 

  • Run-of-the-mill press office work 
  • Work solely aimed at coverage in tech trades  
  • Chasing blindly after new business  
  • Only UK media work (as we focus on international programs and UK media)  
  • Reams of coordination or reporting 

Who are you? 

  • Experience working on multi-market PR campaigns  
  • Very strong writing skills – and a love for writing 
  • Experience working on executive communications
  • Media relations with mainstream business press
  • Confident presenting
  • Enthusiastic
  • Resilient
  • Honest
  • Collaborative spirit balanced with pride of ownership
  • Have a love of learning 

 Even better if you have: 

  • Commercial acumen – with an ability to manage budgets and help us drive profitability
  • Social media skills – especially in support of executives / with LinkedIn
  • Experience working with large multinational clients
  • Are interested in how AI tools have augment the impact we have as communications professionals

Note from the Talent team: 

We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in Current Global. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

At IPG DXTRA we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.