Account Director

Taylor Herring | We Make Brands Famous; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Taylor Herring, a renowned creative PR agency, seeks an Account Director to lead standout campaigns for consumer brands in a role where strategy meets creativity.

You will manage end-to-end delivery, build trusted client relationships, and shape ideas from brief to execution, ensuring results and impactful coverage while guiding junior team members and collaborating across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Experience in PR or integrated communications.
• Strong project management with ability to balance priorities.
• Confidence in building client relationships and strategic recommendations.
• Proven ability to present ideas clearly.
• Commercial awareness including budgets and delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset and creativity.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of creative PR campaigns, ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, on time, and within budget.
• Build strong client relationships, acting as a trusted partner and providing strategic counsel day-to-day.
• Shape and deliver compelling campaign ideas, from brief through to execution and measurement.
• Oversee media strategy and sell-in activity to drive impactful coverage and campaign results.
• Manage project commercials, including budgets, resourcing, and supplier coordination.
• Collaborate across teams to bring ideas to life, contributing to agency-wide creative thinking.
• Support and develop junior team members through coaching, feedback, and effective workload planning.

Skills

PR experience

Project management

Client relationships

Strategic thinking

Budget management

Team coaching

Job description

Company Description

Taylor Herring is an award‑winning creative PR, social media and influencer agency that delivers solid business outcomes for its consumer brand clients through smart thinking, creativity and innovation. The agency is famous for its eye‑catching, creative campaigns – which generate headlines, crash social media timelines, capture the imagination and inspire people to take notice. Commercially and creatively driven, we deliver long‑running PR programmes as well as high‑impact launch moments for consumer and entertainment brands.

Overview

We are hiring an Account Director to help shape and deliver standout creative PR campaigns for some of the world’s most recognised consumer brands. This is a role where strategy meets creativity—leading ideas from concept through to cultural impact. You’ll play a central part in building trusted client relationships while bringing bold, attention‑grabbing campaigns to life. If you’re passionate about great work, collaboration, and delivering meaningful results, this is an opportunity to make your mark.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of creative PR campaigns, ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, on time, and within budget.
• Build strong client relationships, acting as a trusted partner and providing strategic counsel day‑to‑day.
• Shape and deliver compelling campaign ideas, from brief through to execution and measurement.
• Oversee media strategy and sell‑in activity to drive impactful coverage and campaign results.
• Manage project commercials, including budgets, resourcing, and supplier coordination.
• Collaborate across teams to bring ideas to life, contributing to agency‑wide creative thinking.
• Support and develop junior team members through coaching, feedback, and effective workload planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in PR or integrated communications, ideally within an agency or consumer brand environment.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Confidence in building client relationships and providing clear, strategic recommendations.
• Proven ability to develop and present ideas in a clear and engaging way.
• Commercial awareness, including managing budgets and ensuring efficient delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• A collaborative mindset, with a passion for creativity and contributing to team success.

Additional Information

Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and other initiatives.

Taylor Herring is an equal‑opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs—for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition—please let us know. Sharing this information will never impact your application. Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change—building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.