Account Director – Agency

We’re looking for a talented Account Director with real creative vision and ambition to join a leading marketing services company, known for helping a wide range of international brands to communicate effectively with consumers through a variety of eyecatching and engaging digital innovations.
The successful applicant will deliver outstanding service for a range of key accounts, and will have an impressive track record in exceeding client expectations.
Based at a state-of-the art high-tech hub, you’ll lead and inspire your team towards ensuring effective end-to-end project delivery. The role will be pivotal in maintaining long-lasting and prosperous client relationships, so the candidate must demonstrate outstanding commercial, creative and technical acumen, alongside excellent communication skills.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Evaluating and shaping creative proposals for clients with complete confidence, exploring ways to help grow their business, deliver their ambitions and bring their brands to market effectively.
• Identifying, understanding and overcoming commercial and market dilemmas.
• Engaging with Project Managers to ensure project objectives are achievable and meet quality standards.
• Achieving timely end-to-end project delivery whilst closely monitoring commercial details
• Leading, inspiring and motivating a team.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues throughout the business to establish best practice processes.
• Understanding the requirements of customers to ensure their needs are being met.
• Identifying opportunities for the update and development of systems and business methods.
• Continuously keeping informed of emerging trends and market conditions.

Skills and experience required:

• Extensive experience in a similar role as an Account Manager or Account Director within a creative business or marketing services agency.
• Industry-relevant qualification.
• Experience in a relevant business sector is essential, such as high street retail, food and drink, technology and / or the building markets.
• Adept at understanding commercial and market dilemmas, and able to help clients overcome them.
• Proven leadership skills, having had prior people management responsibility and experience of building a cohesive and collaborative team.
• Strong IT skills.
• Approaches tasks with curiousity, always looking for opportunities to innovate and to improve.
• Appreciates the value and importance of working collaboratively with teams across the business.
• Able to adapt to a fast-moving business environment, with a positive approach to change.
• Excellent trouble-shooting and problem-solving skill set.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and tenacity.
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbally and when putting together written correspondence, reports and presentations.

Hours of work:

• Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm

Salary and benefits:

• Free parking
• Flexible working
• Healthcare scheme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives