Director of black operatives
I’ve been asked to think about what my dream job in the advertising industry would be. So I’ve had a jolly good think about it and now I know what it is. My absolute dream job would be:
The director of black operatives.
The black operatives director is responsible for covert communication operations within an agency network. The black ops’ director assesses content requirements that fall outside of the scope of a normal agency/client/consumer relationship and deploys covert communication agents to implement “content dossiers”.
The black operatives agent is an expert in many communication fields and is deployed to creative covert communications based on the content dossier deployed by the black operatives director. Agents come from design, criminal profiling, contemporary arts, strategic planning, film making, music, television production and writing. The black operatives have a license to create things.
Agents can be deployed on their own, or in teams but (in terms of infrastructure and resources) work autonomously of the main agency or network.
The black operatives department has no direct contact with agency clients. It never receives a client brief and the client is unaware of the existance of the department. If an agent or their work are discovered by the client the agency denies all knowledge of them.
And you know what? Having had a long hard think about what a director of black operatives would do; how he would recruit, build and deploy his team and the kind of work that the department would create - I think I would be rather good at it, don’t you?
If you think that others might been interested in this would you be so kind as to Stumble it?
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Rob @ Cynic
Your hairstyle and face is too recognisable to get away with secret missions. It’s be the equivilant of the SAS wearing pink jump suits.
Jan 22nd, 2008
The Kaiser
I have disguises Rob - and we’re always on the move.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Rob @ Cynic
But you’d be great as ‘M’.
And you look lovely in a dress
Jan 22nd, 2008
Rob Mortimer
You and Sacrum would make a great team.
Jan 22nd, 2008
The Kaiser
Yes, I’m going for M. But not in a dress. Not unless I need to, that is.
Jan 22nd, 2008
The Kaiser
Rob M - one day I’ll let you into a little secret about Sacrum. You may be surprised.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Rob Mortimer
He is in the KGB?
Jan 22nd, 2008
The Kaiser
Not even close - Mortimer. Not even close.
But come on. I’m serious about this - what do you think of the idea?
Jan 22nd, 2008
Tim Keil
Isn’t Jon Steel some kind of Black Operative Director now that he’s doing all that stuff for WPP?
Jan 22nd, 2008
The Kaiser
I don’t know? What IS he doing for WPP?
Jan 22nd, 2008
lauren
i like it! talk to charlie g about being a black operative. ok, so he’s not exactly secretive, but he ‘gets things done’ in that CIA of comms kind of way.
Jan 22nd, 2008
The Kaiser
Who’s Charlie G? Don’t forget, I’m not a member of the London posse.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Rob Mortimer
Interesting idea, not sure how well it would work though…
Jan 22nd, 2008
Northern
But there is a flaw - all anyone would have to do is wave a sausage in front of you and you’d be rumbled
Jan 22nd, 2008
The Kaiser
I really, really REALLY miss the meat bracket.
Jan 22nd, 2008
Tim Keil
I think Jon Steel is still doing this consultancy thing for WPP.
This is a Press Release from 2002, but I think he’s still getting called in on special missions
http://www.wpp.com/WPP/Press/Press/Default.htm?guid=%7B63D71F1F-6C86-4760-8217-006570710050%7D
Jan 22nd, 2008
Brett
That’s a sweet gig. You will definitely need an undisclosed but large gadgets budget. Plus the the agency network equivalent of answering only to the Queen (or President depending on the origin of employing agency network) and ability to flex that muscle when necessary to complete your mission… er… job.
Jan 23rd, 2008
Gavin Heaton
I have a feeling you will also need a cone of silence. Sure we are skipping a genre, but they are an indispensable tool of trade.
Jan 23rd, 2008
lauren
sorry opi - just got this.. charlie gower: http://charliegower.typepad.com/tantramar/
part of the london posse, obviously
Jan 24th, 2008
Tomtcho Guentchev
Hey, Marcus - I love this idea - seriously - although no fucker cares what I think anyway - but it would only work properly if the agency itself were unaware of your existence.
But I HAVE got loads of good ideas for the gadgets you could have - and now I have a proper shed and everything, I could make some for you - just prototypes, like - let me know.
Jan 28th, 2008
The Kaiser
Tomtcho - I care about what you think and I may just need to hire that shed of yours.
Jan 29th, 2008
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