Emperor is for your great ambitions. We're an employee-owned corporate communications and creative agency with more than 240 partners specialising in reporting, brand, digital, employee engagement, change and sustainability.
We want to be the agency of choice for ambitious talent. So, we’re looking for brilliant people who actively want to create great things with us.
Our culture is one where you’re free to do, learn and achieve better. We welcome every partner to experience a sense of belonging; whoever you are, wherever you’re working from, whatever your role. Our values guide how we work every day, with each other, our clients, and suppliers. And with our friendly inclusive environment, effort and empathy, we make the feeling real.
The RoleBased at the London headquarters of the wider independent, employee-owned Emperor agency, we have built an impressive and diverse portfolio of brand and employee engagement clients, including Reckitt, BT, Lindt, Clarksons, NFU Mutual, Standard Life and Lloyds Banking Group. Our team has grown the practice to almost £3m in annual revenue, but we see significant untapped potential for further expansion across both existing and new client relationships within brand and engagement.
As a result, we're looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Commercial Lead to help accelerate the next phase of growth. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone with a proven track record of driving business development, identifying and converting new opportunities, and expanding client partnerships within the brand and engagement sector. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be a key member of the senior leadership team.
Success in this role requires strong credibility in brand and engagement consulting, particularly across corporate and B2B brand development and activation. However, equally important is a growth mindset and a natural instinct for spotting opportunities. We're looking for someone who thrives on building relationships, opening doors, creating demand, and converting conversations into long-term partnerships. You will work closely with both existing and prospective clients to unlock new opportunities and increase client investment in our services.
Alongside leading commercial performance, you will provide leadership to our existing strong team of experienced brand and engagement consultants who need an inspiring leader to support individual and collective growth.
Responsibilities:•Accountability for the growth of the Brand & Engagement practice - developing, implementing and reporting on a strategic growth plan to the board.
•Creation of brand and engagement opportunities through networking, content development, marketing and new business activity – with the support of the specialist teams around you.
•Working closely with our director of client services and our community of client directors to find ways to expand more existing relationships into brand and engagement.
•Working with your peers in our specialist areas of expertise – Reporting, Sustainability, Digital and AI to develop innovative new insights, services and solutions that ensure that our integrated, multi-disciplinary offer stays relevant and attractive to clients and prospects.
•A portion of your time dedicated to working directly with major clients as a senior specialist consultant where appropriate to deliver brilliant solutions and sustained client growth.
•Building productive relationships with our extensive network of referrer agencies, particularly PR agencies.
•Leadership of our team of specialist team of consultants.
If you are successfully shortlisted for the role, the recruitment team will be in touch via email, and the process will begin from there. We endeavour to contact you within 5 working days of your application, however, this may vary depending on the volume of applications we receive. Good Luck!
As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
Skills Required
- Brand and engagement consulting expertise, particularly corporate and B2B brand development and activation
- Strong commercial and business development skills
- Practice leadership experience
- Relationship-building skills with clients and agency partners
- Experience leading and developing specialist consultants
- Ability to create brand and engagement opportunities through networking, content development, marketing, and new business activity
- Ability to develop and implement strategic growth plans
What We Do
Emperor is an employee-owned strategic and creative communications consultancy that helps organisations connect with their stakeholders to achieve great things. They specialise in turning ambition into success through clear, confident, and consistent communications, offering expertise in corporate reporting, sustainability strategies, and brand development to help clients enrich relationships, build understanding, and deliver better business outcomes.
