Job Description
Account Director – Leading Media Agency
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Location: Central London / Hybrid
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Team: Client Leadership/ Planning
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We’re working with an award-winning international media agency looking for an experienced Account Director to join its Client Leadership/ Comms Planning team.
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This is a key role leading the day-to-day relationship across two major clients across the UK market, overseeing omnichannel media planning and delivery, and helping drive growth across the accounts.
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The opportunity
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You’ll act as a senior point of contact for your clients, working closely with planning, strategy, activation and operations teams to ensure campaigns are effective, commercially sound and delivered to a high standard.
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You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to new business pitches, support junior team members and play a wider role within the agency’s Client Leadership team.
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Key responsibilities
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- Lead the day-to-day relationship across two high-profile clients
- Oversee omnichannel media planning and cross-team delivery
- Ensure campaigns are grounded in strong client, category and market understanding
- Monitor performance, reporting and campaign effectiveness
- Manage budgets and support the commercial health of your accounts
- Deliver clear, engaging client presentations and recommendations
- Contribute to pitches and new business opportunities
- Support and coach more junior members of the team
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What we’re looking for
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- Proven experience in a client-facing role within a media agency
- Strong understanding of the full media landscape, particularly digital display and ATL channels.
- Proven client and stakeholder management experience
- Confident presentation skills and gravitas in communication
- Experience managing multiple omnichannel campaigns
- Good understanding of measurement and effectiveness
- Proactive, commercially minded and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
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You’re likely currently working as an Account Director or Associate Director in a media agency client leadership/ or planning team, working across the UK market.
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Why join?
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- Join an award-winning agency with a supportive and collaborative culture
- Strong focus on training, development and career progression
- Progression reviews every six months
- Opportunity to work on major UK brands with significant scope for growth and innovation
- Excellent reputation for employee wellbeing and company culture
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Evolve Search recruits across a wide range of roles within Media and Advertising. If you’re thinking about your next move, we’d love to hear from you and discuss how we can support your search.
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Get in touch at candidate@evolvesearch.co.uk
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