Job Title: Account Director (Creative)
Client Location: London (Hybrid)
Starting: 23/06/2025
Hours: Full-time
Duration: 9 months with potential to extend
We are looking for an Account Director to work with our client.
Summary
An Account Director is responsible for leading the end-to-end process of planning and implementing advertising and communications campaigns. They work with marketing, creative, production, strategy, finance, and external partners at each stage of a project, ensuring every team plays their part from brief through to delivery.
* Strong campaign management skills, experienced at managing multiple projects end-to-end
* Ability to understand the strategic purpose of a project and its contribution to brand growth
* Experience with through-the-line communications, managing integrated 360 campaigns across multiple media formats
* Manage all deliverables typical of an integrated advertising and communications campaign
* Strong relationship-building skills—trust, collaboration, knowledge, and motivating team members
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presentation to stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
* Financial acumen and rigor in managing the account daily
* Experience working in fast-changing environments, managing multi-stakeholder marketing teams with varying seniority; pan-market experience is beneficial
Day-to-day responsibilities
* Write status reports and check work against briefs
* Agree on the brief with marketing to ensure clarity for the agency and involved stakeholders
* Organize internal briefing sessions, including working with strategy to develop briefs for internal teams
* Partner with Creative Directors and Executive Producers to enable successful delivery of world-class creative
* Work with resource and production teams to organize resources, project plans, and budgets
* Manage client communications regarding project progress, issue resolution, contact reports, status meetings, and expectation management
* Lead client presentations for creative stages of projects. Gather feedback and outline next steps
* Lead end-to-end delivery of campaigns, from brief to completion
* Oversee project progression, ensuring timely delivery within budget and aligned with the brief
* Escalate key issues to Senior Account Director and Head of Business, facilitating resolution involving relevant stakeholders
* Maintain financial rigor, supporting the Senior Account Director with monthly burn reports, tracking retainer, and production budgets
* Coordinate with marketing to plan upcoming projects, communicating priorities, delays, and issues to stakeholders
* Lead relationships with media partners and third-party vendors to ensure collaboration and campaign success
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