Account Director

Overview

In this role you will lead media planning across two high-profile clients, a technology brand and a luxury fashion brand, acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders. You’ll own annual planning, translate strategic thinking into campaigns, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver integrated media solutions. You’ll shape opportunities using insights from channels and data, while developing junior teammates. This is a chance to influence brand outcomes at scale within a diverse, collaborative agency culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave

Responsibilities

• Own senior client relationships across technology and luxury fashion accounts, becoming a trusted partner who understands their ambitions and challenges
• Lead annual media planning and campaign delivery, ensuring strategic thinking translates into high-quality work throughout the year
• Bring together media, audience and campaign insights to identify opportunities that strengthen client outcomes and inspire new thinking
• Collaborate across specialist and investment teams, connecting the right expertise to create integrated solutions for each brand
• Guide clients through the media landscape, clearly articulating the role different channels can play within the wider communications strategy
• Lead and develop junior team members, creating clarity around priorities, supporting their growth and helping the wider team work effectively
• Partner with the Business Director on account management, forecasting and ways of working, while building strong relationships across local and regional teams

Key requirements

• Experience in client servicing, planning or account management within a media agency, with the ability to take ownership of client relationships and delivery
• Strong understanding of traditional and digital media channels, and how they work together to answer broader communications challenges
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the confidence to make complex ideas clear and compelling
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with different stakeholders, challenge constructively and navigate different perspectives with diplomacy
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage priorities across clients, campaigns and team members
• Experience supporting and developing colleagues, giving people the direction and space they need to do their best work
• A curious and adaptable approach, with an interest in turning campaign data and audience understanding into useful insights and opportunities

• collaboration
• diplomacy
• clear communication
• traditional media channels
• digital media channels
• audience insights

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