Jobs at The Independents

Lead strategic PR programs for art, design, culture, hospitality, and luxury lifestyle clients. Advise senior clients, secure high-impact media coverage, oversee campaigns and experiential activations, cultivate industry relationships, mentor account teams, contribute to new business, and measure campaign impact against commercial objectives.

Direct fashion communications and public relations strategy for luxury clients. Lead PR campaigns, media and influencer relationships, fashion events, internal and external communications, client management, budgets, team mentorship, industry monitoring, and new business development. Develop pitches, represent the agency at industry events, and ensure cohesive brand messaging across channels.

Supports lifestyle public relations accounts by preparing client materials, monitoring media coverage, compiling reports, assisting with PR campaigns, managing event logistics and guest lists, coordinating press relationships, and maintaining contact databases. The role also performs administrative tasks, tracks campaign performance against KPIs, and stays informed on media, industry trends, and competitors.

Leads client communications strategy for design, lifestyle, hospitality, art, and cultural brands. Serves as a day-to-day client advisor, develops media narratives and outreach, manages editor and cultural relationships, oversees launches and experiential events, supports junior team members, and evaluates campaign performance through qualitative and quantitative reporting.

Support the UK Senior HR Manager with end-to-end onboarding, HR administration, system maintenance (Workday, Teamtailor, payroll, L&D), recruitment administration, record keeping, absence monitoring, contract preparation, and ad hoc HR projects to improve processes and employee experience.

Provide HR and administrative support: assist recruitment (job postings, CV screening, interview scheduling), support campus recruitment, maintain employee records, prepare offers and onboarding materials, manage entry and resignation procedures, and perform other manager-assigned HR/admin tasks.

Support PR account teams with sample management, media/gifting coordination, research, editorial clipping, PR asset preparation, event support and administrative tasks including calendars, travel and internal reports.

Support PR team with sample management and trafficking; track press and competitor coverage; draft and edit press materials and reports; provide event support; attend meetings and take notes. Must be bilingual in Chinese and English and available 4-5 days/week for at least three months.

Lead inbound business development and manage RFP intake, qualifying opportunities, coordinating proposals with design and production, and maintaining pipeline. Provide strategic production guidance on select projects, support vendor coordination and procurement, develop pitch materials and budgets, and ensure smooth handoffs from proposal to execution.

Support the Insights team on influencer marketing for fashion, beauty and luxury brands. Conduct data-driven analyses, build benchmarks and market studies, evaluate brands' influencer strategies across APAC, and provide actionable recommendations. Collaborate with Marketing, Account Management and Tech to support projects and daily operations.

Lead rollout of digital transformation adoption: design and deliver trainings and communications, build and maintain adoption toolkits, run an AI ambassador network, engage users directly, track adoption and barriers, coordinate user requests and escalations, and support executive reporting across agencies and internal stakeholders.

Lead and grow a flagship global account, manage senior client relationships, oversee integrated social, ATL and experiential campaigns, drive revenue growth and margin control, mentor four Account Leads, and implement operational processes to scale the agency.

Serve as primary strategic partner and lead client relationships for social and digital campaigns. Oversee content strategy, production, budgets, KPIs, and cross-functional teams. Drive U.S. business development, identify growth opportunities, manage financial margins, and mentor team members to ensure high-quality campaign delivery and client satisfaction.

Support end-to-end recruitment: write and post job ads, source and screen candidates, conduct interviews and headhunting, manage candidate experience and onboarding, cultivate school partnerships, attend events, maintain talent pools, and assist with reporting and employer branding initiatives.

Lead multiple live-experience projects from concept through delivery for luxury, fashion, and alcohol brands. Own scope, proposals, budgets, vendor relationships, timelines, operations, onsite inspections, and post-event reporting while maintaining client relationships and ensuring projects exceed expectations.

Lead the Group's global finance function, define and execute financial strategy, consolidate multi-entity operations, implement budgeting/forecasting and governance, drive profitability, cash flow and working capital optimization, lead finance transformation and systems implementation, ensure international compliance, and support M&A and strategic growth initiatives while advising senior leadership and shareholders.

Lead end-to-end production of high-impact fashion and luxury events across NA and Europe. Translate creative direction into production plans, manage timelines, budgets, vendors, onsite execution, and client communication, while ensuring safety, permitting, and operational excellence.

Lead strategy and execution for large-scale fashion and brand events. Own production approach from concept through execution, manage budgets and vendors, build executive client relationships, mentor cross-functional teams, and drive production standards, safety, and innovation across the agency portfolio.

Senior client-facing role managing US accounts and integrated campaigns. Serves as primary client liaison, oversees campaign delivery across strategy, creative, production, and talent, manages budgets and profitability, mentors junior account staff, and drives account growth and commercial opportunities.

Lead strategic production for large-scale fashion and brand events, overseeing concept through execution. Serve as senior client partner, direct cross-functional teams, manage budgets and vendor negotiations, and introduce production standards and innovations to ensure high-quality, safe, and impactful experiences.