It really is true - people do make the difference. The Essence management team combine agency and client side media and marketing experience with strong track records in consulting and P&L ownership, so we understand why you want results.
We're growing fast, and we're always looking for talented individuals to help us go further. Current opportunites and our online application form are available in our jobs section.
Formerly CMO at Create Services, Matt has experience of management of income of £200m and marketing budgets of £25m per annum. He has had responsibility for major brands, both new and developing, as well as campaigns for new and existing customers.
Before joining Create, Matt was Head of the UK Retail Financial Services Practice at MMG, having been part of core team that built MMG Europe from 14 consultants to 400. Matt started working with Egg 12 months before launch and worked with their Executive Team through first 3 years of their existence.
Andrew was previously Head of Acquisition at Create, where he managed major marketing programmes across 11 brands and through the full channel mix including Direct Mail and Press as well as online. Andrew also managed an internal online agency delivering 13m in annual media spend and value management services across all of Lloyds TSB's consumer banking products.
Before that, Andrew worked at Capital One where he worked in strategic, value driven marketing of card and non-financial products.
Andy is responsible for Essence's operational and financial management. Andy was latterly Head of Customer Management at Create Services, responsible for targeted income generation strategies and customer marketing across the full account base. Andy also spent significant time in senior advisory roles within the Technology, Operations and Finance arenas - designing and implementing flexible infrastructure, processes and best practices.
Before Create, Andy was at Capital One, involved in the launch of their insourced UK Card Operations and latterly with telecoms in their European Growth Opportunities division.
Formerly Head of Online Marketing at Create Services, Joseph was responsible for online acquisition across the core credit card business, plus media services and day-to-day management of the LloydsTSB Group's internal online agency.
In addition to invaluable agency side experience at Ogilvy & Mather, he also has a background in media buying (Create Services) and strategic planning (Focus One Media, New York).
Formerly Founding Partner and Strategy Director of Bloom Consulting, Martín developed and managed major brand strategy initiatives for multinational corporations across diverse geographies and sectors from Internet, Telecoms and Country Branding to FMCG and Luxury products.
Martín has directly advised Prime Ministers and officials of various governments on brand and communications related issues. Prior to launching Bloom Consulting he was Senior Consultant at Futurebrand, working closely with Telefónica, Diageo and Coca-Cola.
Martín’s background is rounded out by Management Consulting. He started his career as a Business Analyst at Mitchell Madison in New York.
Essence have just completed a major recruitment drive and all our vacancies have been filled - for now!
Be sure to check this page again soon for new full time opportunities; we’ll be looking for people who share our ambition and who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to fulfil their potential. It doesn’t matter what your background is as long as you are interested in the Internet and working in that environment.
We are still looking for Graduates and Freelancers
We’re a young company with big ambitions and if our current clients are anything to go by - The Carphone Warehouse, Google and Zurich amongst others - we’ve got a bright future ahead of us. In fact, at only two years old we’re already a major player in the online advertising world.
We work across some really diverse areas, which means lots of opportunity to learn new skills and find out where your strengths lie.
Essence are looking for talent at graduate level to join in September / October 2008. Our graduate programme will give you the chance to work in all of the company's different functional areas, and build a broad array of skills while you discover where your strenghts lie. On joining, you will be given a Mentor - one of the most senior people in the business - who will help you progress and track your development as you move through these different roles.
In all cases you'll need:
Essence are growing all the time, so we're always on the lookout for freelance talent. If you'd like us to contact you with relevant contract work, please submit your CV and we'll get in touch.
We're looking for freelancers who specialise in any of the following: