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My desk

Since Campaign haven't asked me to do their big cheeses 'my desk' feature, I thought I'd do my own.

My desk came in a job lot from some anonymous office supplier when we bought a whole load of stuff for the office. It's white and it comes in standard issue desk size. It's the same as all our other desks.

It's overlooked by a pair of artificial crows (1). I don't know why. Behind the crows, you can just about see the 'view', which is of the arse end of the Truman Brewery. Claire (2) is Tony D's assistant and she is wearing a hat in the style of Davey Jones out of the Monkees. Not sure who this is (3), or who this (4) is because I've cut their heads off. Duncan Bone (5) is one of our creatives. He has nicked Tony Davidson's desk because Tony's not here today and Duncan is sitting there having a meeting about something with the headless couple. Though he himself is absent, Tony's big computer (6) is here. This is my extensive filing system (7). On top of it is a book: Graeme Douglas just lent me the concluding part of The Sword by the Luna Brothers. God-slaughtering ultraviolence in graphic novel form.

Here are some pencils and a big paintbrush, none of which is ever used, stuffed into the open skull of some sort of possibly Japanese doll-type thing (8). Christmas decoration: a festive Starbucks cup. (9) (Empty. Possibly some days old.) Another empty coffee mug (10). This is a rather nice thing that was sent to me today by We Are What We Do. It's a Tweet Towel (11) with a tweet about our Nike Grid campaign embroidered on it. These are a radio-controlled Sumo Battles Game (12) and a Revell Supermarine Spitfire mk22/24 kit (13). They were mysteriously left in reception for me today with no accompanying note. Or the note got lost. Ah well. That's the kids' Christmas sorted.

Obligatory Moleskin notebook (14) with token nod to individuality by virtue of its being red. Top secret and hugely exciting new business pitch brief (15), which I have been careful to check is illegible in this picture. Standard W+K issue Nokia E72. (16) I don't use that as much as my N8, which also normally sits on my desk but I was using that to take the picture. Two laptops (17). This is because at any given time, one has usually just had a total system failure. When that happens, I swear furiously and whip out the other one. This is totally my fault, not that of the valiant warriors of our IT department. I exert a force-field that causes all technology in my vicinity to fail.

See that space in front of 17? That's my own personal The Ivy – the special little place reserved every day just for me to eat my lunch. That's why there are soup stains on my laptop. This (18) is not my stuff. It is David Murray's stuff and David Murray's Bovril and it is encroaching on MY workspace! Damn you, Murray! An oddly shaped speaker (19). Probably not working properly. Like me.

Yes, this is the secret lair from which I formulate my evil plans for world domination. Mwahahahaha!

Community Managers at W+K

W+K London is looking for experienced social media community managers to help build and sustain brand conversations across a range of accounts.

The community manager role at W+K sits between planning, creative and account management – and combines apsects of all of them.

The successful community manager candidate will be able to demonstrate:

*    ability to build and sustain brand campaigns across principal social media channels

*    ability to create, sell and execute social media brand strategy as part of integrated agency wide brand strategy

*    a strong sense of appropriate tone of voice for specific brand communities

*    an awareness of new developments within internet culture and of new and emerging platforms

A key part of the community manager role is to be an advocate for the community to the brand – to ensure that user interests are protected, that user concerns are listened to and that the perception of the brand online is properly managed and protected.

The community manager is a client facing role.  The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate they can manage the social media client relationship and help educate the client to better the social media space and the opportunities it provides their brand.  The community manager will be expected to get involved in content creation and client approval processes, carry out basic account management and liaise with creative teams to ensure the integration of social media and traditional media across a co-ordinated brand campaign.

The community manager is a creative role.  The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to create short term interventions and build long-term campaigns, and work with the client and with creative teams to plan and sustain brand conversations over time.  The community manager will be able to participate directly within the community conversation by posting content in a timely and appropriate manner.

The community manager is a planning role.  The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of analytics and the ability to set goals.  The community manager will implement tracking solutions to measure community activity, and summarise results for the client, as well as identifying immediate next steps and long term future strategy.

At Wieden + Kennedy we respect each other and celebrate our diversity so that everyone gives their best.  We positively encourage applications from all parts of the community and are committed to promoting equality of opportunity.

If you are interested in this position, please contact

[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

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