NEW Account Director position - either established SAM, AD or SAD.

£40k-£55k/£60k + bonus & benefits. 

Our client is a hugely creative and integrated agency who work with leading brands. They have offices around the UK and win awards constantly! 

They are looking for either an AD who is hugely creative and integrated. They want someone who has a demonstrable track record of delivering culture-first campaigns for top tier brands.

We have worked with this agency for a while now and have placed a range of people there across different levels and in both PR and digital. Everyone we have placed is loving it! They have such an amazing culture and the senior team, including the MD, are brilliant and so supportive. You are so looked after and get the most out of the role to ensure you are still growing and developing within your career. We cannot recommend these guys enough! 

 

Role overview: 

You will report to an Associate Director. You will have a minimum of 5+ years agency experience, working on consumer lifestyle brands delivering integrated campaigns.  You will have a demonstrable track record of delivering culture-first campaigns for top tier brands. You are a crucial member of the team, that delivers exceptional service to the client and leads day to day on big accounts.  You are the lynchpin of your accounts, a key strategic counsel for clients, you delegate work well to Account Managers and Execs, and manage upward communication effectively. Great Account Directors are leaders in the making, able to drive accounts forward and take the team with them.  They can independently create and present plans to clients and are best-in-the-business publicists.  They can write effective copy across a range of channels and formats, and they have rapidly developing management and commercial skills.  You will have autonomy, trust, and high expectations.  You will have responsibility and leadership development opportunities on their accounts and across the business. They want committed and ambitious Account Directors that are pushing to own their accounts and set high standards for all those around them.

Core goal and purpose: 

Lead client accounts, develop brilliant teams, and devise and deliver exceptional culture-first campaigns for your clients. 

Skillset: 

Media strategy.  You understand your clients’ audiences inside out, how they consume media, and how to craft the right story to generate editorial coverage. Content strategy. Able to develop strong strategic thinking around the use of content to drive against campaign objectives. Media relations. You understand how the media works, have impeccable contacts and well-developed media relations skills. Client relations. You are used to being the key contact for your clients, you are a trusted consultant and lead autonomously on all client comms, both written and verbal. Account management. You know what great account management looks like, and run accounts like clockwork.  Efficient and effective comms internally and externally, run meetings, manage team deadlines, ensure actions are executed and drive forward projects. Written skills. You can write effective comms for a range of channels – press releases, web copy, social copy, sell-in notes, headlines, etc. – and can easily adopt the TOV of a range of clients and audiences Management skills. You have experience in managing, coaching and inspiring Account Managers and Account Executives, and can manage cross-functional teams across an agency to deliver projects Presenting. You are a confident and effective presenter, able to lead on routine client presentations and calls, but also deliver inspiring presentations of campaign plans Creative. You contribute effectively to creative brainstorms, bringing your own personal perspective and cultural background to the table Cultural understanding. A passion for culture is essential.  They want you to bring an open and curious mind and be passionate about bringing cultural insights with you to work. Resourcing. You will participate in agency capacity and resource planning. Reporting and analysis. You understand your clients' objectives, you can help develop effective KPIs, and are familiar with reporting tools and frameworks. Finance and budgeting. You can write client fee budgets and budget reconciliations.

Some key benefits: 

£100 home office set up budget Paid leave policies in place for grief, women’s health, and fertility, transitioning or surrogacy needs Highly competitive new parent package equal for men and women, and for adoption Extra day off first days of kids school and nursery Twice a year babysitting or pet sitting paid by company 5% pension matching contribution Life and sickness insurance for all staff and spouse 3 month sabbatical for long service Bonus scheme linked to company profit

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