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Marmite. A condiment that divides us, much like some words in the english language. But, what words do the Wardour team love to hate?
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Our brand agency founder Martin MacConnol gives his thoughts on the Wordle obsession and what it says about our general capacity for content in 2022.
Agency founder Martin MacConnol reflects on the brave creative campaign that recreates a Bucha atrocity in the streets of Moscow.
Why work in Covent Garden? Project Manager, Katie Williams discusses the power of a location, and Wardour’s immediate surroundings.
Senior Account Director Charlotte Tapp discusses face-to-face meetings versus virtual ones, and why she can’t wait for in-person meetings to ramp-up again, and for people to visit our content marketing agency.
Our people are smart, ambitious and fun to work with. They are happy to challenge and push to deliver results.
As Agency Founder, Martin sets and guides the overall business plan of the agency. But in addition he is actively involved in client relationships creating content strategies that create award-winning communications and marketing campaigns.
Prior to founding the agency in 1996, Martin was a journalist, working in local tabloid papers before moving to the Daily Express and then the Financial Times.
He is a member of an alumni communications advisory committee for Cambridge University. Between 2008 and 2010 he sat on the main board of the PPA and was chairman of the customer publishing trade group, the Association of Publishing Agencies. Until the end of 2014 he was also a board member of the Content Marketing Association. These roles, combined with his work on accounts as diverse as the British Heart Foundation, EY and Heineken, give him great insight into the world of marketing and communications.
He has a passion for all things digital and a pair of Google Glass can now be found accumulating dust in the bottom drawer of his desk.
Ben is an inspirational creative director, responsible for all the creative output at Wardour.
Like many at the agency, he started his career in the world of print, on titles for organisations as diverse as Nasdaq and Asda.
He now leads a close-knit team of designers whose output is truly multimedia. It spans everything from photography and illustrations to videos, infographics and animations. He guides them to deliver arresting work whatever the platform – from websites and apps to magazines, brochures and annual reports.
In his time at Wardour, Ben’s team has won a huge array of awards, ranging from internal comms gongs for best magazine and web campaign to the highly prestigious best corporate photo (of a man on fire) from the Association of Photographers.
Ben joined the agency in 2008, having had successful freelance experience at some of the most prestigious agencies in the UK, as well as an in-house career at Publicis.
Emma joined the account team in January 2014 and helps coordinate the activities of the account team as well as leading key projects herself.
She has particular expertise in the translation of projects from the mass market to the personal. In 2014, she led the programme to build the personalised content platform for EY, called myEY.
In addition, Emma runs the consultancy offering at Wardour, working with consultants in a range of expertise areas to deliver strategic insight to our clients at all levels. This runs alongside her responsibilities for planning and research.
Emma joined Wardour from the networking business Editorial Intelligence, where she was managing director, looking after the day-to-day operations of the business, new business development and clients such as Vodafone, Barclays, the John Lewis Partnership, ICAP and Tata Consultancy Services.
Jeannine is a multi-dimensional finance director who keeps the company on the straight and narrow. ACCA-qualified, she brings a wealth of agency and media experience to the team, having cut her teeth at WPP and WARC.
Since joining in 2019 she has helped Wardour make sense of the month financials at the board as well as guiding the client services teams on their forecasts and billings.
Outside of work she loves music and the delights of bringing up an energetic and wonderfully noisy son.
Tim is an experienced editor and project manager who spent a decade as a writer and editor on consumer magazines before moving into content marketing 20 years ago.
Since then, he has worked with a range of blue-chip clients, including ITV, HSBC, Vodafone, Barclays, Sky and Manchester United, on everything from magazines and books to websites, ezines, videos and apps. Highlights of his time at Wardour include editing a magazine for Gemalto that was voted International B2B Magazine of the Year at the CMA Awards for an unprecedented five years in a row, and working on a huge range of projects for EY.
As Content Director, he leads a team of 10 content creators and works on editorial and consultancy projects for a range of clients in the financial and professional services sector.
Good communication is two way. We would love to hear from you.
If you’d like to know more, please give Martin MacConnol a call.
The best number to call is the main switchboard: 020 7010 0999.
Alternatively, please drop us a line at: clients@wardour.co.uk
Looking for a full-time role? We are always interested in seeing the CVs of people who work with insight, imagination and integrity. Many of our best people joined us on the back of a speculative approach.
Drop an inspirational email to: employme@wardour.co.uk
Like any creative agency, much of our strength comes from the power of our network. So whether you are a freelance social media expert or a leading printer, we are interested in hearing from you.
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We are looking to appoint a bright, confident and ambitious Video Producer to join our creative team.
The Video Producer is responsible for the creation and development of multimedia (audio/video) content for a wide range of clients. The role suits an ambitious individual with a can-do attitude, who is as happy championing the power of the medium to clients as organising a shoot itself. This individual will play a very important part in Wardour’s growth and success, developing and building Wardour’s multimedia content and capabilities.
This role requires managing multimedia content from start to finish, in liaison with members of other teams at Wardour, and with freelance and contractor support. The successful candidate will need to assess and coordinate the needs of each production, with end-to-end involvement from concept input to delivery of files to client.
This is a creative and practical role. The ideal candidate will be experienced in video editing and have shooting capabilities, with 4-5 years’ experience in the field of video production.
We are currently creating great, authentic, story-telling video content for clients such as Legal and General, EY, Newcastle University, Alzheimers Society – and more. This is an exciting opportunity to help us grow and vary our output further – taking the lead in video projects, working in conjunction with our creative and content teams to bring ideas and stories to life for our prestigious clients.
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We are looking for a versatile, detail-oriented content creator with experience of a range of editorial duties.
The successful candidate will work across print and digital projects for clients, predominantly in the B2B space. They will perform tasks including writing, researching, sub-editing, commissioning and proofreading. Project outputs will take in online, print and brand campaigns, as well as videos, podcasts and social media posts.
The editor will be expected to take ownership of some projects, liaising directly with clients as necessary. They will also work into more experienced members of the team for other projects. Since a significant proportion of Wardour’s clients are in financial and professional services, some knowledge of and/or interest in these sectors is desirable.
This is a great opportunity for a talented editor to develop their career in a varied and stimulating work environment.
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Do you have an aptitude for digital design and creative content?
We are looking for a midweight designer with bags of enthusiasm and ideas. Someone who can take ideas and produce great prototype UI concepts that bring our content campaigns to life.
Attributes and experience:
Ability to create quality designs to brief – produce creative campaign outputs including web page designs, interactive tools, online assets and social tiles.
Preferred experience in marketing and editorial content design.
Possess a keen eye for graphic and brand development, new design ideas, prototyping and concepts.
Fluency in Sketch/Invision/Figma
Advanced user in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat.
Desirable to have After Effects/motion graphic skills
Comfortable presenting ideas and creative to clients and prospective clients, as part of a team.
You will be working as part of a close-knit team of creatives, in partnership with a team of content creators. We’re a flexible bunch and embrace a team ethic, but we’re also big fans of people who show independent initiative. We have a bright, modern studio in Covent Garden and currently work a hybrid pattern.
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Do you have experience of bringing campaign ideas to life?
We are looking for a midweight conceptual designer who is eager, full of ideas, and has experience in both print and digital environments. Someone who can take a client brief and transform it into inspiring creative – from idea to execution – across digital, multimedia and print-style projects.
Attributes and experience:
Bring great ideas for transforming thought-leadership content into inspiring visuals – from initial concept through to commissioning and production stage. Do you proactively develop and apply new design ideas, prototyping and concepts?
Ability to bring design inspiration and ideas to a variety of projects and styles, with the flexibility to target and edit these ideas into appropriate outputs to fit the client, audience and brief.
Show an understanding and empathy for the client’s needs and read between the lines to bring ideas and inspiration beyond the basics of the brief.
Experience of presenting work to clients and prospective clients as part of a team.
A flair for producing beautiful magazine-style layouts and editorial content design.
Experience of commissioning suppliers such as illustrators and photographers and directing photography and video shoots.
Advanced user in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat.
Experience in Sketch/Invision and/or Figma a plus
A varied and eye-catching portfolio of work.
You will be working as part of a close-knit team of creatives, in partnership with a team of content creators. We’re a flexible bunch and embrace a team ethic, but we’re also big fans of people who show independent initiative. We have a bright, modern studio in Covent Garden and currently work a hybrid pattern.
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