Managing Director - Leading Creative Studio

Tomorrow Recruitment Ltd | B Corp™; Dover; Hybrid; GBP 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

39 days holiday including Christmas

Early finish Fridays

Work from anywhere

Learning allowance

Enhanced family leave

Visa sponsorship

B-Corp values

Open, collaborative culture

Job summary

Tomorrow Recruitment Ltd | B Corp™ is seeking a Managing Director to lead our London studio, driving new business growth while steering day-to-day success across branding, strategy and design. You will combine commercial instinct with relationship building to unlock opportunities and help ambitious brands achieve their next chapter.

As Managing Director, you will lead new business, build relationships, and develop a strong pipeline.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of winning new business within branding/creative agencies.
• Experience managing commercial pipelines and leading teams.
• Strong ability to engage senior stakeholders and negotiate opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead new business across the London studio and build strong relationships with clients and partners.
• Develop and manage a robust pipeline, converting opportunities into long-term partnerships.
• Shape commercial strategy, oversee studio performance, and represent the agency externally.
• Collaborate with Leadership Team to influence culture and growth.

Skills

Business development

Relationship building

Leadership

Negotiation

Market trends

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Ready to shape the future of an award-winning branding agency?

We're looking for a Managing Director to lead a thriving London studio, driving new business growth while helping steer the day-to-day success of a highly respected creative agency. Working across branding, strategy and design, you'll combine commercial instinct with relationship building to unlock exciting opportunities and help ambitious brands achieve their next chapter.

The Opportunity

Ready to shape the future of an award-winning branding agency?

We're looking for a Managing Director to lead a thriving London studio, driving new business growth while helping steer the day-to-day success of a highly respected creative agency. Working across branding, strategy and design, you'll combine commercial instinct with relationship building to unlock exciting opportunities and help ambitious brands achieve their next chapter.

The Opportunity

As Managing Director, you'll lead new business across the London studio, building relationships, developing a strong pipeline and converting opportunities into long-term partnerships. Working closely with the Leadership Team, you'll help shape commercial strategy, oversee studio performance and represent the agency across the creative industry. This is a highly visible role with real influence, offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact on both business growth and studio culture.

About You

You're a commercially minded leader who thrives on building relationships and opening doors. You have a proven track record of winning new business within a branding, creative or marketing agency and are confident engaging senior stakeholders. You'll bring experience managing commercial pipelines, leading teams, negotiating opportunities and identifying market trends, while collaborating closely with creative and client service leaders. Most importantly, you're curious, optimistic and believe the best work happens together.

What's In It for You

• Salary £115,000 to £130,000 plus bonus and equity potential
• profit share
• hybrid working with two days from home
• 39 days holiday including Christmas shutdown
• early finish Fridays
• work from anywhere opportunities
• generous learning allowance
• enhanced family leave
• visa sponsorship
• B-Corp values
• an open, collaborative culture based in Shoreditch

If you're an ambitious Managing Director ready to help shape the future of a leading creative agency, we'd love to hear from you.

We are passionate about promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality, and are committed to working with clients who share our outlook. We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of background, identity, sexuality, and disability. We strive to create inclusive cultures where diversity is seen as real value for the company. Our mission is for everyone to feel empowered to be their true authentic selves at work.