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We are Gass Associates, a Creative Recruitment Agency with exceptional connections. We have the experience, know-how and contacts to help you find your dream job or perfect candidate.
Valerie Gascoyne
Owner/Founder
A small but perfectly formed creative recruitment consultancy
Creative Matchmaker, talent spotter with decades of UK and Global experience. Valerie has a genuine interest in people, their aspirations and career progression. Well connected with an unparalleled reputation for putting the right people in the right places.
Featured Vacancies
We’re constantly on the look-out for top talent. Here is a small sample of the latest opportunities we are currently recruiting for.
Our client is a specialist corporate communications agency helping organisations, teams and leaders tell their story to the people who matter most. Their expertise spans Investor Communications, Employee Engagement, Sustainability, Brand, Campaigns and Regulatory Affairs, delivering work that shapes reputation, builds trust and drives business outcomes.
Role Overview
The Managing Director will set and drive the strategic direction behind the agency’s content and advisory work, ensuring it delivers commercial success, repeat engagement and long‑term client partnerships. You will bring a blend of strategic intelligence, commercial sharpness and cultural leadership — redefining approaches, elevating thinking and inspiring teams across the business.
This is a role for a leader who thrives on growth: of clients, of people, of capability and of the agency itself.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Commercial Leadership
Shape and lead the strategy behind content, advisory and communications work across a diverse client portfolio.
Deliver a repeat‑seeking client experience that drives strong financial returns and long‑term relationships.
Lead new business and marketing activity, identifying opportunities to grow revenue, expand capabilities and strengthen the agency’s market position.
Develop new approaches, challenge existing ones and ensure the agency remains ahead of industry expectations.
Operational & People Leadership
Assess the skills and strengths of existing teams, identifying development opportunities and capability gaps.
Build a thriving, high‑performance culture characterised by ambition, collaboration and commercial focus.
Over time, take on broader management responsibilities aligned to your strengths and the evolving needs of the business.
Contribute to operational decision‑making, ensuring the agency is structured for sustainable growth.
Client & Sector Expertise
Candidates will ideally bring experience across one or more of the following sectors: Annual Reporting, Investor Communications, Employee Communications, Corporate Branding, Broadcasting Communications.
Candidate Profile
2–3+ years’ experience leading a mid‑size agency, or a more seasoned leader with extensive senior‑level experience.
Proven ability to drive commercial growth, shape strategic content work and build strong client relationships.
A proactive, energetic, “fire in the belly” leadership style that inspires teams and accelerates business performance.
Strong strategic instincts, with the ability to take an overview of complex projects and guide teams toward clarity, quality and commercial impact.
We are looking for an exceptional Associate director for this boutique Health/Pharma integrated award winning comms agency.
This is a full service agency with an impressive client list in Health/Pharma behaviour change.
You are currently working as a Senior Art Director, a deputy Creative Director or Creative Director in healthcare agency. You will enjoy working in a busy buzzy and passionate agency across mutli-channel projects. You like being hands on, enjoys problem solving and are brimming with fresh ideas which you love to impress your clients with, bringing intelligent solutions to their current challenges.
You will be working closely with the MD and take overall responsibility for the agency achieving and maintaining the highest standards of creative excellence.
You will be responsible for leading and mentoring the creatives, developing their skills as future assets for the agency with full line responsibility. Must have a hands on attitude, working across integrated campaigns including digital and offline channels.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to the agencies vision and strategy. Working in a highly collaborative energetic positive environment.
This is a fantastic opportunity to become an integral part of this Agency’s journey.
Let’s Talk!
Strategy Director needed for leading Design Consultancy.
My client is looking for a Strategy Director with at least 5 year’s experience who sets the standard for strategic thinking and brand impact. This is brilliant opportunity to make your mark.
You will own the thinking, shape the work, and elevate the ambition of teams and clients alike. You will lead from the front, setting direction, making decisions, and ensuring strategy is both intellectually
rigorous and creatively powerful.
You’ll play a central role within the London studio, and across the global Strategy team – working on iconic brands and ambitious challengers. Your focus is clear: to make brands more meaningful, more unmistakable, and more effective.
You are a strategist who leads through action, not just tenure. You bring clarity, perspective, and conviction to the work.
- Significant experience in Brand Strategy within a brand-led agency.
- Proven ability to lead complex projects and deliver high quality strategic outputs.
- Strong authorship in storytelling, able to distil complexity into simple, powerful ideas.
- Design literacy and a deep understanding of how brands exist in the world.
- Digital fluency and an active engagement with how technology and AI are shaping brands, creativity, business, and culture.
- A sharp understanding of consumer behaviour, culture, and commercial dynamics.
- Confidence operating at senior client level, including C-suite conversations.
- A mindset that balances rigour and instinct, logic and imagination.
This is a wonderful opportunity to work in an employee-owned ambitious collaborative energetic team,where your career will flourish.
Hire with
Confidence
Whether you need a creative for a day or an account director for a decade, we can help your agency recruit the ideal talent. Gass covers all aspects of roles within the creative sector, across all disciplines. We work on both permanent and freelance positions.
- Access Top Talent
- Time Saving
- Expert Screening
- Industry Expertise
- Well Connected
- Integrity
“Valerie has been an exceptional partner in my journey through the UK design industry. Her dedication and expertise not only secured my first job in this highly competitive field but also opened doors globally later from Singapore. Her support has truly transformed my life, and I can’t thank her enough for the opportunities she’s brought my way. Valerie’s professionalism and commitment are unparalleled.”
Gökçe Şahbaz
APAC
Executive Creative Director
Dragon Rouge
Valerie is the doyenne of recruitment having decades of experience at the
most senior level in the agency world. Her network, business understanding and emotional intelligence are second to none. She always finds interesting talent for any brief and does so with efficiency, style, grace and humour.
JOHN WRINGE
MANAGING PARTNER
THE MARKETECTS LIMITED
I am always confident that Valerie will find exceptional candidates. She has the experience and a network that always delivers the best, this and her knack of delivering the perfect fit and chemistry make her one of the best in the business.
ZAINA MUIR
Bloom London
We hire within these sectors
These industries are constantly evolving and require professionals with specific skills and experience.
Integrated Agencies
Healthcare
Corporate Communications
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