Company Description

Are you ready to accelerate your career? Join Cielo as a Brand Strategy Director! A career at Cielo will give you the opportunity to work with the industry’s smartest people and to take ownership of your success! Cielo is a brand that reflects our big idea – that talent is rising – and with it our opportunity to ri

se above. We create careers for ambitious people by moving beyond traditional assumptions of what it means to work in talent acquisition.

Cielo is the world's leading Talent Acquisition Partner. We deliver a better talent experience for everyone through Talent Acquisition, Search, Consulting, and Digital Accelerators. With our fresh approach – we design and build comprehensive, proven solutions inspired by technology to find and keep the unique talent that elevates our clients above the competition.

Cielo is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law for an individual who falls within the jurisdiction of such law.

Work Location: UK
Work Arrangement: Remote for candidates based in the UK
Language Requirement: English
Specific requirements: Employer Brand experience, preferably in an agency setup, experience with Emerging Talent

The Brand Strategy Director-Emerging Talent will develop and lead client relationships with brand and talent marketing solutions that enable direct clients and our client teams to drive direct hiring, enhance the quality of hire, ignite talent performance and maximize the value of the client’s employer brand.

The Brand Strategy Director is a global, commercially oriented leader, capable of generating and delivering revenue targets. The key result areas for this position are: delighting internal and external customers leading to new revenue opportunities, progressive solutions delivered to exceptional standards, and service expansion from existing clients and P&L target achievement. This is a key role to drive brand engagement solutions across global clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact within key client account as a dedicated resource for emerging talent/early career; build and maintain trusted relationships internally and externally
• Bring deep knowledge of early career/emerging talent, employer brand, recruitment marketing and employee communications
• Lead cross-functional team (creative, strategy, media, production) in developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns for key client’s emerging talent/early career programme of work
• Develop strategic recommendations that align with client goals and market trends
• Oversee the delivery of campaigns on time, on budget, and on brand
• Analyse performance data to optimize current work and inform future efforts
• Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a collaborative team environment
• Stay informed on industry trends, emerging platforms, and competitor activity particularly in the emerging talent/early career space

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in advertising, marketing, or related fields; prior team or project leadership experience required
• Demonstrated ability to lead client engagements and manage complex projects
• Strong understanding of marketing strategy, digital and traditional media, and brand positioning within employer brand framework
• Proven emerging talent/early career experience a must
• Thoughtful and experienced people leader
• Excellent communication, presentation, and people skills
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically in fast-paced environments
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a full-service advertising agency or integrated marketing environment
• Experience working with RPO and talent acquisition teams