Associate Innovation Director

About us:

jump! is an innovation agency with offices in London and Dublin. We are a team of 25+ Innovation and Cultural Strategists who work together to deliver creative strategies, insight and innovation for our global client base.

Together, we help the world’s most ambitious people Win Tomorrow.

We develop new products and services, make new brands and reinvent existing ones.

• We have delivered 1,000+ projects over 20 years.
• We have a diverse set of global client brands (from Heineken to Red Bull Racing).
• We have experience with on the ground innovation, insight and strategy in 30+
• markets.
• We have vast experience in Entertainment, F&B, Lifestyle and Travel.

Our work is inspired by people, foresight, and culture.

We use the power of immersive research and interactions to uncover fresh insights which help us deliver more impactful and creative work.

We identify new, unexplored future spaces, places and ‘worlds’, which help us define future possibilities and disruptive NPD opportunities.

We’re experts in cultural insight. It forms the basis of all our work and helps us push things creatively and find provocative, yet resonant, new-to-world ideas.

What you’ll be doing in this role:

Reporting to an Innovation Director, and as a senior member of the agency, you will lead and deliver projects across all three of our core disciplines of:

1. Innovation
2. Strategy
3. Insight

We clash and blend different disciplines, thinking tools and human experiences to help jump! clients find new spaces for growth.
In doing this, you will be responsible for the development of your team; leading, collaborating with, and coaching, them to create powerful, growth-driving outcomes for clients.

Day to day you will be responsible for:

• Nurturing and developing client partnerships and relationships
• Leading global and local research processes
• Leading and designing ideation workshops to inspire new products, services, brands, or communication strategies. 
  
• Leading brand positioning and brand strategy projects
• Writing and delivering powerful presentations which effectively share ideas and
  stories with our clients. 
  
• Ensuring projects are successfully managed and delivered on budget and on time.
• Lead projects, relationship and business generation.

Who you are:

• You have a strong record of achievement and leadership in the worlds of brands and innovation.
• Experience of building, developing and maintaining relationships with senior client
  stakeholders
• Actively interested in creativity and culture.
• Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Desire to contribute to and create work to be proud of.
• Love of continuous learning.
• Enjoy coaching and developing others.
• Comfortable working across a wide range of categories.
• Detail-oriented with a good eye for visual communication.
• Strong critical thinker, happy working with both words and numbers.
• Enjoy taking the lead and working with often stretching challenges, finding, and
  socialising, original thinking, strategies, and ideas.
• Minimum of 2 or 3 years of experience in leadership
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Strategy and Consumer Insight

The Package:

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits.
• Ongoing Professional and Soft Skills training.
• Annual Health & Wellness budget (upon completion of probation)
• Opportunity to thrive in a young, expanding organisation delivering excellent national and international strategy and innovation work for great clients (you’ll join our Leadership Team on successful completion of your probation).

Work environment and culture:

• Based at The Ministry, with access to gym, fitness classes, and social activities
• Monthly jump! team socials
• Hybrid working model (min 3-days a week in the office)

To apply for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to: jobslondon@jumpinnovates.com

Apply with, and in, confidence

If you like what you hear so far and if you meet the qualifications for the role, we would love to hear from you. An on-point intro letter and resumé would be great to kick off. We’ll acknowledge receipt and let you know any next steps.

jobslondon@jumpinnovates.com

Thank you!
jump! team.