Account Director

Publicis London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis London is hiring an Account Director on a 12-Month FTC (Maternity Cover) to lead a leading global brand on high-profile campaigns. You will oversee client relationships, steer strategic direction and coordinate cross-disciplinary teams from brief to execution.

We’re seeking an experienced, strategic leader with a truly integrated agency background who can balance creative ambition with commercial pragmatism while delivering standout campaigns across channels.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working at Account Director level within an agency environment.
• Strong, integrated agency experience, with cross-channel campaigns.
• Excellent senior client relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A strategic thinker who can confidently challenge briefs, shape ideas and identify opportunities.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience guiding and developing account teams.
• Excellent project management, organisational and financial management skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of fully integrated campaigns across multiple channels, from initial brief through to final execution
• Building and maintaining strong, trusted client relationships, acting as a senior strategic partner
• Providing strategic direction and proactively identifying opportunities to grow the account and add value for the client
• Leading senior client meetings, presentations and strategic discussions
• Bringing together creative, strategy, production and other specialist teams to deliver cohesive, effective campaigns
• Overseeing project delivery, budgets, resource planning and timelines to ensure work is delivered to a high standard
• Inspiring, supporting and developing the wider account team
• Balancing creative ambition with commercial awareness to deliver work that meets both client and agency objectives

Skills

Account Director level experience

Integrated agency experience

Senior client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Leadership skills

Project management

Financial management

Job description

Account Director | Publicis London | 12-Month FTC (Maternity Cover)

We're hiring an Account Director to join the team at Publicis London on a 12-month maternity cover contract, working with a leading global brand on exciting, high-profile campaigns.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Account Director with a truly integrated agency background, a strategic mindset and a passion for delivering brilliant creative work. You'll play a key role in leading the client relationship, bringing together creative, strategy and production teams to deliver impactful campaigns across multiple channels.

We're looking for someone who can combine big-picture thinking with strong leadership and commercial expertise, building trusted client partnerships while ensuring exceptional work is delivered from brief through to execution.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the delivery of fully integrated campaigns across multiple channels, from initial brief through to final execution
• Building and maintaining strong, trusted client relationships, acting as a senior strategic partner
• Providing strategic direction and proactively identifying opportunities to grow the account and add value for the client
• Leading senior client meetings, presentations and strategic discussions
• Bringing together creative, strategy, production and other specialist teams to deliver cohesive, effective campaigns
• Overseeing project delivery, budgets, resource planning and timelines to ensure work is delivered to a high standard
• Inspiring, supporting and developing the wider account team
• Balancing creative ambition with commercial awareness to deliver work that meets both client and agency objectives

Skills we’re looking for:

• Proven experience working at Account Director level within an agency environment
• Strong, truly integrated agency experience, with a track record of delivering campaigns across multiple channels
• Excellent senior client relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
• A strategic thinker who can confidently challenge briefs, shape ideas and identify opportunities
• Strong leadership skills, with experience guiding and developing account teams
• Excellent project management, organisational and financial management skills
• A collaborative, proactive approach and the confidence to bring people together around ambitious ideas
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced agency environment and is passionate about delivering outstanding creative work