Manish Kapur Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

I’ve worked in the creative industries for over 25 years, helping agencies implement growth strategies, establish productive teams, increase efficiency and raise profitability. ‍Today, I’m helping creative agency owners and leaders to structure their businesses to share the same advantages, across branding, design, digital marketing and advertising. ‍Before launching my own consultancy practice, I was the Executive Operations Director at Design Bridge and Partners, a leading global design agency. Responsible for managing the internal operations that enabled the agency to reach a turnover of $50 million before being sold to WPP.‍What drives me is seeing a difference being made to the people I work for: the agency owners and their team responsible for producing incredible creative work while managing thriving businesses. If you would like to have a chat message me here on LinkedIn, call +44 203 984 6440, or email me at manish@manishkapur.co.uk. Book your free Discovery call: https://calendly.com/manishkapur/discovery

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Design Bridge is a highly awarded global design agency. Founded in Clerkenwell, London in 1986, they have since grown studios in Amsterdam, Singapore, New York and Shanghai, too. I was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the London office with over 210 talented people. I reported at board level and worked collaboratively with departmental heads to align creative and financial goals. Key responsibilities:⇨ Talent ManagementManaged a team of experienced Operation Directors with the responsibility for appointing the right team to successfully deliver multiple projects on time and to the highest creative standards. ⇨ Revenue Forecasting and Financial ManagementProduced a weekly revenue forecast for the business to ensure the agency was on track to meet financial targets. Regularly monitored budgets to ensure teams were allocated appropriately and projects were delivered to budget. ⇨ Best PracticeContinuously evaluated and implemented systems and procedures across all departments to enable the smooth running of the agency to achieve set KPI’s.⇨ Human ResourcesIn liaison with department heads; ensured correct staffing levels, coordinated recruitment, assessed and recommended the structure of teams and evaluated staff performance. ⇨ Production ManagementEstablished the print production team to manage and deliver repro-ready artwork, print management and brand asset management. ⇨ Art BuyingResponsible for overseeing all the art buying for the agency ensuring the appropriated supplier was selected within the budget and any relevant meetings and briefings were coordinated.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London

Jones Knowles Ritchie is an award-winning, independent, packaging design and branding agency. Established for over 20 years' with 150 plus employees in London, New York, Singapore and Shanghai. Implemented a resource planning and trafficking system to manage the workload for 35 designers. Responsible for allocating projects in liaison with the creative directors, arranging briefs and design reviews. Managed the artwork and production on the Bacardi account, which involved attending print press passes.Centralised all art buying to guarantee the best bought-in cost and to improve the management of 3rd party suppliers.

London

Small brand and design consultancy.Managed a studio of 10 designers and artworkers. Was responsible for allocating projects, approving design briefs and quoting on projects.Responsible for art buying and would regularly commission illustrators and coordinate photo shoots.

London

International Business-to-Business agency.Worked closely with creative teams to produce press campaigns, direct marketing and corporate communications.Responsible for running the studio and directly managed a team of designers and artworkers.

London

Full-service healthcare communications agency.Established an in-house artwork studio as a separate profit centre. Produced artwork for press campaigns, direct marketing, sales promotion and sales kits.

London

Mid-sized design consultancy.Responsible for managing 5 full-time artworkers producing artwork across brand identity, annual reports, corporate communications and publishing.

Berkshire

Business-to-Business agency.Junior Designer producing designs for press campaigns, direct marketing, sales promotions and events.

Finance For Non-Financial Directors

Managing A Professional Practice, Certificate

Professional Certificate In Management, Certificate

Design And Print, Certificate

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Education record