SAD / Associate Director - account lead for huge names in gaming and consumer technology

My client is a consumer brand and lifestyle consultancy, headed up by two of the industry's most respected and creative figures. The agency has enjoyed an astonishingly successful few years, and with new business wins and awards continuing to stack up it is now looking to add a talented Senior Account Director or Associate Director to the team.

A good proportion of the agency's growth has focused on gaming and consumer tech. As such the team is looking for one of the best tech and gaming account leads out there. Someone who can pick up a new business lead, pull together pitch plans, be a great pitcher and deliver fantastic results. All whilst delivering great team management and client relations too. It is important you still have a grasp of the media to be able to guide team members and knowledge share.

Whilst the client mix is right out of the top drawer, the other huge attraction is the culture this agency has fostered. It doesn't measure people by how much overtime they do or how much time they spend in the office. It cares about accomplishing great work that people talk about. Instead of a culture of process adherence, it has a culture of creativity and self-discipline, freedom and responsibility.

It also wants want the right candidate to play a part in its future. This is an agency that will always promote from within where possible. People stay there a long time because it genuinely offers tremendous support and career progression.

Every person that the agency hires is an individual – that's part of their charm. That said, there are certain traits that unite the team and that they look for when interviewing:

- A love of the media as well as pride (and excitement) in seeing a story fly
- A willingness to muck in and make things happen
- Bravery when it comes to ideas and to approaching either media, third parties or prospects
- An ability to take the work seriously without taking yourself too seriously
- A sense of fun