Charlie Griffiths
Managing DirectorCharlie Griffiths studied Archaeology at Southampton but quickly realised he was no Indiana Jones, He joined Stonor in 2005 and now heads up all divisions. When he’s not running the company he enjoys football, tennis, jumps racing and travelling to warm countries.
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Senior Account Manager
Dependent on Experience
This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK's Leading B2B LinkedIn Advertising Agency
The business is young, but established with 75 retained clients across various industries.
As they continue to grow in line with the founder's vision, they are looking for someone with management experience to join them on a full time basis.
The role is remote, but will require occasional travel to London (perhaps twice a month)
The experience we're looking for is very clear and to be successful you will need;
Due to the specialist nature of the agency, we're looking for someone who is either a certified LinkedIn specialist, or has enough passion for that area of paid media to undertake the qualification.
You will:
Working closely with the founder, you can expect to have a massive impact from day one.
There will be opportunities to progress to Head of Client Services quickly and you will benefit from the following:
Please apply, or contact charlie@stonorearch.com for more info
The business is young, but established with 75 retained clients across various industries.
As they continue to grow in line with the founder's vision, they are looking for someone with management experience to join them on a full time basis.
The role is remote, but will require occasional travel to London (perhaps twice a month)
The experience we're looking for is very clear and to be successful you will need;
- 4 years' + b2b marketing experience
- 3 years' + LinkedIn ads experience
- 2 years + team management experience (ideally some which will have been remote)
Due to the specialist nature of the agency, we're looking for someone who is either a certified LinkedIn specialist, or has enough passion for that area of paid media to undertake the qualification.
You will:
- Be a team player
- Have a proven track record in customer success.
- Be able to demonstrate a deep knowledge of ad agency operations.
- Have B2B marketing expertise with a strong understanding of LinkedIn ads and strategies.
Working closely with the founder, you can expect to have a massive impact from day one.
There will be opportunities to progress to Head of Client Services quickly and you will benefit from the following:
- Flexible, fun, remote working environment
- Option to work PAYE or contract via your own company
- Annual trips abroad to visit team members in other countries
- Phone, Laptop and fully funded training for your CPD
Please apply, or contact charlie@stonorearch.com for more info
Account Manager
£45,000 - £55,000
Account Manager – Experiential & Events
Experiential Marketing – Bucks - (3 days in the office)
£30,000-35,000
Do you have experience in live events, brand activations and experiential marketing?
This one could be for you...
The Agency
We're helping one of the best regional marketing agencies in the country as they continue to grow their events team. A team of 50, they offer Marketing, Digital, PR and experiential services to a range of iconic clients in Retail, Fashion, Tech, Property and more. Based in an attractive Bucks location, they offer hybrid working and a host of other perks and benefits aimed at fostering a welcoming and fun culture built on the principal of offering staff real opportunities to grow and develop (staff turnover here is one of the lowest in the industry as a result).
You will need,
What's in it for you?
Alongside the fantastic opportunities for career progression and the unique working environment you can expect:
Please apply, or contact Charlie for more information
Experiential Marketing – Bucks - (3 days in the office)
£30,000-35,000
Do you have experience in live events, brand activations and experiential marketing?
This one could be for you...
The Agency
We're helping one of the best regional marketing agencies in the country as they continue to grow their events team. A team of 50, they offer Marketing, Digital, PR and experiential services to a range of iconic clients in Retail, Fashion, Tech, Property and more. Based in an attractive Bucks location, they offer hybrid working and a host of other perks and benefits aimed at fostering a welcoming and fun culture built on the principal of offering staff real opportunities to grow and develop (staff turnover here is one of the lowest in the industry as a result).
You will need,
- Exceptional client service skills, ideally learnt in an agency environment
- 2 or more years' experience working on end to end experiential activations and/or consumer focused events.
- A driving licence
- An unflappable, team centric personality
What's in it for you?
Alongside the fantastic opportunities for career progression and the unique working environment you can expect:
- Company bonus scheme - up to 6% of annual salary
- 25 days holiday (+BH) + An extra day off for your birthday.
- Bespoke, costed Personal Development Plans
- Company wellbeing programme.
- Regular company socials managed by an active social committee
- A culture of appreciation, reward, and recognition with monthly and quarterly awards.
- Annual overseas company trip
- Pension scheme
Please apply, or contact Charlie for more information
Business Development Manager
Leeds
£100,000 OTE
Business Development Manager
Hybrid - Commutable to Leeds 2 days a week
£100k OTE
Our client is a strategic comms agency, and their purpose is to make a positive difference to their clients. They work with their customers on various projects ranging from digital transformation engagements to behavioural insights, to content design and physical communications. They work across multiple industries & sectors on some fascinating projects.
If you are looking for an agency that has that close-knit family feel and the resources and drive to push you forward in your career this could be the role for you.
The Role: This role offers the opportunity to manage larger, more complex deals and take greater control over your career trajectory. Although new business is at the forefront of this role the ability to have a consultative approach is just as important, not just with clients but across teams and the agency.
Key Responsibilities:
About You:
Desirable Skills:
What’s in it for you?
Hybrid - Commutable to Leeds 2 days a week
£100k OTE
Our client is a strategic comms agency, and their purpose is to make a positive difference to their clients. They work with their customers on various projects ranging from digital transformation engagements to behavioural insights, to content design and physical communications. They work across multiple industries & sectors on some fascinating projects.
If you are looking for an agency that has that close-knit family feel and the resources and drive to push you forward in your career this could be the role for you.
The Role: This role offers the opportunity to manage larger, more complex deals and take greater control over your career trajectory. Although new business is at the forefront of this role the ability to have a consultative approach is just as important, not just with clients but across teams and the agency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive new business in target markets, ensuring a strong sales pipeline.
- Develop and deliver winning propositions and solutions that exceed client expectations.
- Create compelling content for proposals, presentations, and pitches.
- Take ownership of commercial targets, demonstrating accountability and best practices.
About You:
- Proven experience in a new business development role, with at least 5 years in sales (3 in a closing role).
- Track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
- Experience managing and winning six-figure deals with large enterprises.
- Ability to hit the ground running
- Skilled in building relationships at the C-suite level.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with cloud, data, security, content management, or automation solutions.
- Familiarity with regulated markets and collaboration with technology partners.
- Strong communication, organizational, and consultative sales skills
- Ideally Hubspot but CRM knowledge
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary up to £60k basic with uncapped commission.
- 25 days holiday + public holidays, company pension, and life assurance.
- Health plan, wellbeing services, and discounted gym membership.
- Access to accredited sales training and a culture of innovation and inclusion.
- Hybrid work environment, with the flexibility to work from home and in their Leeds office 2 days a week (office closed on Fridays).
Account Executive
Leeds
£100,000 OTE
Account Executive/Senior AE - Working for one of Campaign's "Best Agencies to work for"
Hertfordshire (3 days in the office)
£25,000 - £32,000 dependent on experience
The company:
We are recruiting for a creative advertising agency based in an easily accessible Hertfordshire location. They have been running for over 20 years and specialise in producing award winning campaigns for a range of clients in education, automotive, financial services, technology and charity. The team is made up of 40 talented, outgoing people many of whom have been there for over five years due to the positive working environment. The business is well known for its dedication to staff development and no agency invests more in training their people (CPD).
The Opportunity:
This role will support a Senior Account Manager on one of the agency’s largest accounts.
It will be a diverse, challenging role involving most areas of the on and offline marketing mix including, creative, content, media and CRM.
The main responsibilities will be:
The ideal will candidate will:
What's in it for you?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of Campaign's " Best agencies to work for" and build your career working closely with the senior management team.
You can expect:
Please apply for more info, or contact
If you'd like to find out more please apply now or contact charlie@stonorsearch.com
Hertfordshire (3 days in the office)
£25,000 - £32,000 dependent on experience
The company:
We are recruiting for a creative advertising agency based in an easily accessible Hertfordshire location. They have been running for over 20 years and specialise in producing award winning campaigns for a range of clients in education, automotive, financial services, technology and charity. The team is made up of 40 talented, outgoing people many of whom have been there for over five years due to the positive working environment. The business is well known for its dedication to staff development and no agency invests more in training their people (CPD).
The Opportunity:
This role will support a Senior Account Manager on one of the agency’s largest accounts.
It will be a diverse, challenging role involving most areas of the on and offline marketing mix including, creative, content, media and CRM.
The main responsibilities will be:
- Delivery of projects on time and on budget
- Excellent administration skills
- Effective recommendations against client brief
- Managing internal and external stakeholders and suppliers
- Excellent client communications
- Ability to review design and artwork against client briefs
- Knowledge of client brand and corporate identity
- Clear, concise, inspiring, thorough, relevant briefs - creative/media/integrated planning brief
- Understanding of the marketing mix - print, digital, online, outdoor, DM, events, radio, TV, cinema, CRM, sponsorship, loyalty and incentives etc
- Leading client meetings
- Networking at manager level
- Analysing the data from key reports to make recommendations
- Ability to present media/creative to clients in absence of Creative or Media Director
The ideal will candidate will:
- Have some previous agency experience
- Be able to show initiative
- Have an interest in advertising and the creative industries
- Enjoy meeting new people and building relationships
What's in it for you?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of Campaign's " Best agencies to work for" and build your career working closely with the senior management team.
You can expect:
- Free gym membership
- Free parking
- Summer party (normally an additional day off)
- Christmas party – has been a trip abroad previously
- Quarterly socials (fully paid including cabs home)
- £500 bonus for taking advanced certificate in advertising
- Fully funded IPA training
- 23 days’ holiday. You can also gain a half day back for not being absent over a 2 month period. So, you can gain an extra 3 days per year taking your holiday to 26 days. Half a day for xmas eve too. AND you get an extra days’ holiday for being there for 3 years, then 5 years.
- Each employee also receives 3 fully paid CPD days per year to study.
Please apply for more info, or contact
If you'd like to find out more please apply now or contact charlie@stonorsearch.com
Senior Research Executive
Hertfordshire
£24,000 - £32,000
Senior Research Executive
Automotive – Quantitative
London – Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office
£33,000-£38,000 + other great perks
We’re currently looking for a Senior Research Executive OR a Research Executive looking to step up to join our client’s Automotive Insight team. You don’t have to have come from an auto background but an interest in the sector is a massive plus.
The agency is nearing the 40 headcount and works for some of the country’s foremost and most exciting brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, and they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting environment with global clients.
What do they do?
They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight across several sectors such as Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Tech and Pharma. They punch well above their weight as a boutique agency whilst delivering bespoke research across their individual & diverse projects in both ad hoc research (80%) and trackers (20%).
What would they like from you?
What’s in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £33,000 - £38,000, a contributory pension plan, a discretionary annual bonus scheme, private healthcare, 25 days holiday, cool open-plan office, interest-free season ticket loan, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches and more.
Automotive – Quantitative
London – Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office
£33,000-£38,000 + other great perks
We’re currently looking for a Senior Research Executive OR a Research Executive looking to step up to join our client’s Automotive Insight team. You don’t have to have come from an auto background but an interest in the sector is a massive plus.
The agency is nearing the 40 headcount and works for some of the country’s foremost and most exciting brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, and they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting environment with global clients.
What do they do?
They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight across several sectors such as Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Tech and Pharma. They punch well above their weight as a boutique agency whilst delivering bespoke research across their individual & diverse projects in both ad hoc research (80%) and trackers (20%).
What would they like from you?
- You’re a Senior Research Executive OR Research Executive who wants the challenge of growing their career
- Strong organisational and research project management skills
- Confident at, or starting to gain confidence in, presenting to different audiences.
- Ability to recognise themes and insights
- At least a year’s Quant research experience
- Great proposal and report writing skills
- Foreign languages are a definite plus (not essential)
What’s in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £33,000 - £38,000, a contributory pension plan, a discretionary annual bonus scheme, private healthcare, 25 days holiday, cool open-plan office, interest-free season ticket loan, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches and more.
Research Director
Hertfordshire
£24,000 - £32,000
Research Director
£65,000-£75,00 DOE
WFH 2-3 days, flexible working & bonus
The company
An award-winning Market Research agency with a very impressive client list that includes a number of the UK's leading brands is now looking for a talented and creative Research Director with a passion for consumer insight to strengthen their expanding team. Our client is ideally looking for someone who is a Qual specialist but also mixed methods with a Qual leaning.
The Opportunity
This role is ideal for a Research Director to use their expert abilities to create solutions, and ideas and be innovative to produce the best results for their clients and make a real difference. With a variety of complex, high-value, strategic projects you can be excited at the fact as an RD at this agency you will help create direction for some of the UK's leading brands. They are based just outside of London and just a 20-minute train ride from central London.
Required skills:
Proven experience in designing and delivering highly complex, multi-strand projects and meeting deadlines
A creative mind that can provide bespoke research solutions
Ability to inspire those in the team and guide development
Drive forward innovation
Qual OR Mixed Methods research skills
What’s in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary of £65,000-£75,000, a performance-related bonus scheme, private health care, pension, interest-free season ticket loan for rail commutes and flexible working (finding the balance between work/home life). And finally join a Market Research agency that believes in rewarding its staff for their hard work through flexibility, support and progression.
If you would like to know more about the role and the agency, please apply and we can go from there.
Unfortunately, my client can't offer a sponsorship visa.
£65,000-£75,00 DOE
WFH 2-3 days, flexible working & bonus
The company
An award-winning Market Research agency with a very impressive client list that includes a number of the UK's leading brands is now looking for a talented and creative Research Director with a passion for consumer insight to strengthen their expanding team. Our client is ideally looking for someone who is a Qual specialist but also mixed methods with a Qual leaning.
The Opportunity
This role is ideal for a Research Director to use their expert abilities to create solutions, and ideas and be innovative to produce the best results for their clients and make a real difference. With a variety of complex, high-value, strategic projects you can be excited at the fact as an RD at this agency you will help create direction for some of the UK's leading brands. They are based just outside of London and just a 20-minute train ride from central London.
Required skills:
Proven experience in designing and delivering highly complex, multi-strand projects and meeting deadlines
A creative mind that can provide bespoke research solutions
Ability to inspire those in the team and guide development
Drive forward innovation
Qual OR Mixed Methods research skills
What’s in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary of £65,000-£75,000, a performance-related bonus scheme, private health care, pension, interest-free season ticket loan for rail commutes and flexible working (finding the balance between work/home life). And finally join a Market Research agency that believes in rewarding its staff for their hard work through flexibility, support and progression.
If you would like to know more about the role and the agency, please apply and we can go from there.
Unfortunately, my client can't offer a sponsorship visa.
Head of Media Monitoring & Evaluation
£30,000 - £35,000
Head of Media Monitoring & Evaluation
Remote (1 office day per month in South East)
£70,000-£85,000
Do you understand media monitoring and how it works?
Are you looking to step up into a more rewarding senior position?
This could be for you!
We're looking for an ambitious individual with experience in media measurement to fulfil a pivotal role in a growing agency.
Despite having a 50 year pedigree in research, this business operate more like a well backed start-up. Part of a £60m turnover group, they are an innovative global leader in the provision of automotive media insights, working with some of the most prestigious and exciting car brands.
The role will be supported by a team of three (though this is expected to grow). Working closely with the Head of Digital, MD and CEO you will be responsible for delivering actionable insight on media performance & coverage data derived from unique technology that works in tandem with traditional research platforms and techniques.
You will need:
Training will be provided but experience in data & insight roles, building client relationships, and an interest in media measurement are essential.
What's in it for you?
If you are interested in this position, please click on the link to apply and get in touch with mark@stonorsearch.com
Remote (1 office day per month in South East)
£70,000-£85,000
Do you understand media monitoring and how it works?
Are you looking to step up into a more rewarding senior position?
This could be for you!
We're looking for an ambitious individual with experience in media measurement to fulfil a pivotal role in a growing agency.
Despite having a 50 year pedigree in research, this business operate more like a well backed start-up. Part of a £60m turnover group, they are an innovative global leader in the provision of automotive media insights, working with some of the most prestigious and exciting car brands.
The role will be supported by a team of three (though this is expected to grow). Working closely with the Head of Digital, MD and CEO you will be responsible for delivering actionable insight on media performance & coverage data derived from unique technology that works in tandem with traditional research platforms and techniques.
You will need:
- Proven experience in media monitoring.
- Ability to swiftly and accurately analyse large volumes of data.
- Familiarity with online/digital platforms and data & insight communication tools.
- Ideally some line management experience
- An interest in delivering valuable insights for different sectors
- Self-motivated, autonomous, and deadline-driven.
- An interest in the automotive industry is preferred, but not essential.
Training will be provided but experience in data & insight roles, building client relationships, and an interest in media measurement are essential.
What's in it for you?
- Remote working model
- Flexible hours.
- Competitive salary: £70,000-£85,000
- Performance related bonus
- Life Assurance Scheme.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Private Healthcare plan
- Opportunity to join the board and have a massive impact on the success of the business.
If you are interested in this position, please click on the link to apply and get in touch with mark@stonorsearch.com