Client Director, Luxury

Overview

As Luxury Client Director, you will lead strategic partnerships with prestigious luxury brands across Hearst UK titles and drive sustainable revenue growth. You will craft insight-led commercial strategies, align client ambitions with Hearst capabilities, and manage senior relationships across print, digital, social, video and events. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and position Hearst as the partner of choice in luxury media. This role offers influence across iconic brands and scalable opportunities in a dynamic, creative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Health cash plan
• Mental health support
• Discounted gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Location Flex and Holiday Exchange
• Charity Day and wellbeing resources

Responsibilities

• Own strategic account plans for a portfolio of luxury clients and set growth priorities
• Develop integrated media plans across print, digital, social, video and events aligned to client objectives
• Translate audience insights into compelling commercial recommendations and opportunities
• Identify and convert new briefs and cross-platform opportunities to grow accounts
• Build and maintain senior client and agency relationships as a trusted advisor
• Lead development of proposals, pitches and presentations with clear commercial narratives
• Track performance and market trends to refine plans and demonstrate value

Key requirements

• Experience in senior client partnership, account management, media, publishing, advertising or brand marketing, ideally in luxury
• Proven ability to grow high-value client accounts through strong relationships and commercial judgment
• Strong strategic media planning skills across multiple channels
• Understanding of luxury brands and how fashion, beauty, travel, automotive, drinks and lifestyle fit into campaigns
• Ability to use audience insight and campaign data to shape recommendations and business cases
• Excellent presentation, negotiation and communication skills to influence senior stakeholders
• Highly organized, commercially minded, collaborative and resilient in fast-moving environments

• presentation and negotiation
• communication with senior stakeholders
• collaboration across cross-functional teams
• strategic media planning across print, digital, social, video, events
• use of audience insight, market intelligence and campaign performance data
• integrated campaign development across multiple channels

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