Account Director
£50,000 - £60,000
Mid-Sized, Award Winning, Creative Consumer PR Agency
The Company
The most award-winning mid-sized consumer PR agency in the UK, hosting a roster of stellar brands and a reputation for creating stand-out creative campaigns across a variety of platforms.
The Role
We are seeking an Account Director with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver bold, effective integrated creative consumer campaigns that have an impact.
We are looking for a strategically minded client lead who is confident in managing campaigns across a portfolio of ambitious big-name brands.
The Person
- Leader; someone who leads from the front, supporting the team around them and harnessing their potential
- Consultative; strategically minded with the ability to take a ‘big picture’ view of eachs client’s brief and what the best solution would be
- A catalyst; someone who enjoys being part of all elements of the creative process – from ideation to delivery
- Driven, ambitious, and interested in the world around them with informed cultural insights
- Highly organised with brilliant attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work across multiple accounts
- Effective client counsel and project lead
The Responsibilities
Clients:
- Lead on exciting new client wins and oversee daily client activity and campaign delivery
- Ensure the team monitors the client’s industry and reports significant news
- Counsel the client as to the impact of the wider news agenda on planned campaign timings
- Resolve logistical troubleshooting independently, where possible
- Manage campaign logistics, troubleshoot independently, and organise client events
- Lead quarterly planning for your clients with close support from your Associate Director
- Grow client relationships, lead meetings, and flag any issues to account leads
- Oversee team in delivering client reporting on time and update clients on activity
- Manage budget trackers and invoice processing, contract suppliers and talent, and provide solutions for over or under-spend.
Campaigns
- Create smart, thorough, well-considered creative campaigns
- Manage client and talent interview briefings, secure key client interviews, and create media strategies
- Oversee key client sell-ins and approach and develop relationships with relevant influencers and agencies
- Ensure all client materials are created by your team to the highest possible standard – error free and delivered pre-deadline
- Attendance at pitch meetings, confidently presenting your section
- Ensure team members have clear responsibilities and are motivated and happy
- Work closely with the team above you; ensuring timely review of necessary documents – keeping them updated on team progress via status updates
- Organise internal brainstorms for your clients; draft internal creative briefs and brief the creative team with close support from your Account Director
- Pitch innovative, reactive, client-relevant ideas to the client for consideration
- Forward plan with the news agenda to suggest relevant media opportunities for clients