Account Director – Join a leading events, creative, and digital agency working with high-profile brands

Job Description:

Are you an enthusiastic and successful Account Director? Looking to join a progressive agency and work on cool projects? Here’s an opportunity to join a multi-agency group, delivering exciting projects for some of the world’s best-known brands.

 

The company

Our client is a group of six smart agencies providing clients with marketing strategy, creative and digital solutions, live, virtual and hybrid events, data analytics and PR across many market sectors.

They’re well-established and have developed a reputation for delivering and over-exceeding expectations to some of the world’s best-known brands, including Apple, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Fujitsu, and many more.

 

Sustainable development, environment, and mission

The company is committed to sustainable development as a guiding principle within its work and office environment. Concern for the environment is an integral and fundamental part of this commitment. Their aim is to reduce the impact on the environment from their operations and implement best practices across the business. They are committed to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

The company’s mission is ‘Making it better’, which they do through care, cause and community, and sustainability to combat climate change. They aim to have all programs carbon positive before 2030.

 

The role

You’ll be responsible for providing expertise and logistical support for the delivery of client projects. Adding strategic value by understanding customers' objectives and providing advice and strategies to achieve those.

You’ll ensure strategies and plans are communicated effectively with the internal team to ensure delivery on time and within budget.

You will also be responsible for growing client accounts by identifying opportunities for new business with existing clients. Duties include:

• Proactively produce relevant business proposals in line with client objectives, brand profile and company strategy
• Develop depth in relationships with Clients
• Demonstrate strong business relationships within accounts strengthening exposure to clients
• Forging and maintaining professional relationships with key suppliers
• Conducting and attending client meetings
• Preparing accurate budgets and being responsible for managing account margin
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ROI 
• Attending relevant tradeshows and reading trade publications to maintain and improve product knowledge

 

The package

• Negotiable salary, depending on experience
• A monetary bonus system paid quarterly (approx. 10-15% of your annual salary)
• Commitment to training and development – you'll receive an allocated training budget which can be spent on courses, exhibitions, talks, etc.
• Bespoke progression based on your interests and proactivity
• Summer and Christmas events each year
• Company get together every last Friday of the month
• A large team event every quarter
• Healthcare
• Pension

 

To be successful, you will…

…be a self-starter with a high level of commitment, energy and enthusiasm

…have meticulous attention to detail

…work well under pressure

…be personable and able to develop strong client relationships

…be analytical and able to extract data and translate it into a simple, straightforward format

…be adept at generating ideas that make a real impact

…enjoy the challenge of a deadline and delight clients at every opportunity

…have a proven track record of delivery within a digital environment, including experience in successfully running large, complex digital projects in a fast-paced environment

…have a good understanding of current web technologies, user experience (UX) and what is possible within a digital environment

…have proven experience in managing and developing a digital team

 

Apply!

If you want to join a progressive, growing agency and work with a portfolio of impressive clients, apply now!