Account Director

Realise Talent Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training budgets

20 days work from anywhere

Birthday leave

Two-week end-of-year break

Job summary

Realise Talent Ltd in Shoreditch, London is seeking an Account Director to own and grow a portfolio of clients, sitting at the centre of the agency with the creative team.

You will lead briefs, strategy, campaign delivery and client relationships, driven by a growth mindset and the gravitas to work with founders and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a creative agency at Account Director level.
• A genuine growth mindset with ability to build client relationships.
• Commercially sharp, comfortable managing budgets, scope and value.
• Natural relationship builder with founders and senior stakeholders.
• Strong across the full creative process, contributing to strategy and ideas.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects with quality.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communicator.
• Desire to make things happen, not wait for instructions.
• Experience in FMCG or packaging is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day client relationships across a portfolio of retained and project accounts.
• Drive organic growth by deepening client relationships and spotting opportunities.
• Shape campaign and brand direction with a clear point of view.
• See projects through from brief to delivery with high-quality execution.
• Lead key client moments: presentations and working sessions.
• Push for quality across ideas, detail and execution.
• Stay on top of budgets, scope and commercial health across accounts.
• Collaborate with strategy, creative and production to realise great work.
• Utilise data, insight and AI tools to improve outcomes.
• Support and guide the wider team without over-directing.

Skills

Relationship building

Growth mindset

Budget management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Multi-project management

Creative process participation

Proactivity

Job description

Location: Shoreditch, London (Hybrid - 3 days in office)

The Company

A lean, senior-led independent creative agency doing genuinely ambitious work for brands that want to make their mark.

Twelve people. No layers. No handoffs. The team that pitches is the team that delivers - which means clients get senior thinking from day one and all the way through. It's a model that's won them work alongside, and against, some of the most respected names in the industry.

They're brand agnostic by design - taking insight and creative thinking across categories rather than staying in a lane - and they work as a genuine extension of their clients' teams, not a supplier at arm's length.

The culture is one people talk about. Strong work-life balance, an efficient way of working and a team that gets a lot of great work out without burning people out in the process.

For the right person, the opportunity to grow here - both the accounts and their own career - is very real and completely uncapped.

The Role

This is an Account Director role for someone who wants to own and grow a portfolio of clients - not just manage and deliver it.

You'll sit at the centre of the agency, connecting clients and the creative team, shaping direction and ensuring the work is smart, well-crafted and effective. Reporting into senior leadership, you'll be hands-on across everything from briefs and strategy through to campaign delivery and client relationships.

But the thing that will make the difference here is growth mindset. The agency's current portfolio has real potential and they need someone who sees that, wants to build on it and knows how to make it happen - building relationships, deepening client knowledge, spotting opportunities and going after them. If your instinct is to deliver what's asked and wait for the next brief, this probably isn't the role for you.

This is for someone who wants to build something. Someone who is hungry, entrepreneurial and ready to take ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day client relationships across a portfolio of retained and project accounts
• Drive organic growth - deepening client relationships, identifying opportunities and turning good work into long-term partnerships
• Shape campaign and brand direction with a clear point of view, not just process management
• See projects through from brief to delivery, ensuring the work lands to a high standard
• Lead key client moments - presentations, working sessions, campaign launches
• Push for quality across ideas, detail and execution - and don't let things slip
• Stay on top of budgets, scope and commercial health across accounts
• Work closely with strategy, creative and production to get strong ideas made properly
• Use data, insight and emerging tools (including AI) practically to improve the work
• Support and guide the wider team without over-directing

Who Are You

• Significant experience in a creative agency environment at Account Director level, with a track record of managing and growing client accounts
• A genuine growth mindset - you know how to build a client relationship, not just maintain one
• Commercially sharp - comfortable managing budgets, identifying growth opportunities and having honest conversations about scope and value
• A natural relationship builder with the gravitas and emotional intelligence to work confidently with founders and senior stakeholders
• Strong across the full creative process - able to contribute to strategic and creative thinking, not just manage around it
• Highly organised and able to hold multiple projects together simultaneously without losing quality
• A clear, confident communicator - in writing, in a room and in the moments that matter
• Someone who wants to make things happen, not wait to be told what to do
• Experience in FMCG or packaging is a bonus, not a requirement

Why Join?

• Real autonomy and ownership of a client portfolio with genuine growth potential
• A senior-led, efficient agency where great work gets made without the politics or the late nights
• No cap on personal career growth - grow the accounts and grow with them
• Varied, interesting briefs across design, brand, campaign, social, paid media and beyond
• A small, talented team where your contribution is visible and valued
• Strong benefits including individual training budgets, 20 days work from anywhere, birthday leave and a two-week end-of-year break

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We value inclusivity and diversity, believing it creates a better working world.

We love to see applicants from all different backgrounds and hire based on skills and potential, not solely focusing on prior experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender perception or identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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