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Account Director (Creative), Stoke-on-Trent
Client: Aquent
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 1
Posted: 04.06.2025
Expiry Date: 19.07.2025
Job Description:
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 to delivery.
* Strong campaign management skills, experienced at managing multiple projects end-to-end
* Ability to understand the strategic purpose of a project and how that contributes 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
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, confident in presenting to stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
* Financial acumen and rigor in managing the account's day-to-day operations
* Experience working in fast-changing environments, managing multi-stakeholder marketing teams with varying seniority levels. Pan-market experience is beneficial.
Day-to-day responsibilities
* Write status reports, check work against briefs
* Agree on the brief with marketing to ensure it is clear for the agency and stakeholders
* Organize internal briefing sessions, including working with strategy to develop briefs for internal teams
* Partner with Creative Directors and Executive Producers to enable the successful delivery of creative work
* Work with resource and production teams to organize resources, project plans, and budgets
* Manage client communications regarding project progress, issue resolution, status meetings, and expectation management
* Lead client presentations for creative projects and gather feedback at each stage
* Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery from brief to completion
* Maintain oversight of project progress, ensuring timelines, budgets, and briefs are met
* Escalate issues as needed and facilitate resolution involving relevant stakeholders
* Ensure financial rigor, supporting monthly reporting and budget tracking
* Work with marketing to plan upcoming projects and communicate priorities and delays
* Lead relationships with third-party vendors and production companies to ensure collaboration
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