Account Director – Corporate Communications

Overview

In this role you will lead key UK and EMEA accounts, driving service quality, growth, and profitability. You will support cross-network new business through multi-market credentials, RFIs, and pitches, while fostering collaboration across EMEA. You will provide hands-on leadership and development for the team, shaping strategic communications and campaigns. This position offers the chance to influence client outcomes at scale within a fast-moving, independent global agency with an entrepreneurial culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead account teams daily, manage integrated programmes, and develop multi-market campaigns and thought leadership.
• Oversee client programmes and drive creative campaigns.
• Counsel clients on strategic communications including PR, digital, social, and content creation.
• Identify growth opportunities within existing clients and pursue new business prospects.
• Support business operations: forecasting, resource planning, budgeting, and service level management.
• Develop junior team members and perform line management.
• Contribute to credentials and pitches, shaping strategic insight, messaging, and concepts.
• Be a collaborative, supportive member of the London team.

Key requirements

• Enjoys counselling clients and is passionate about the work.
• Experience in developing accounts, retention, and organic growth of clients.
• Experience in fast-paced international environments with regional teams is beneficial.
• Agency experience integrating PR with digital marketing, content, and broader marketing activities.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills; ability to deliver projects on budget
• Track record of handling complex stakeholders and influencing decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; articulate presenter.
• Strong knowledge of international business media landscape and digital platforms with a network of contacts.
• Ability to problem solve, project manage, and multi-task; takes charge when needed; integrity, humility, self-drive/initiative, and a sense of humour.

• strong communication
• collaboration
• leadership
• PR
• digital marketing
• content creation

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