Account Director

Craft Agency Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading branding agency in Leeds is looking for an experienced Account Director to manage diverse client accounts and deliver exceptional results. You will provide strategic direction, maintain client relationships, and ensure efficient workflows. Ideal candidates should possess strong skills in client management and creativity, along with a commitment to excellence. This role offers a hybrid working model and a supportive culture.

Benefits

£50,000 – £55,000

Hybrid working

Learning and development opportunities

Friendly and social team

Qualifications

• Solid experience working in top agencies within the design industry.
• Approachable and highly organized with a drive for excellence.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead client accounts and evolve existing relationships.
• Provide strategic direction and understand client needs.
• Maintain oversight of workstreams and financials.

Skills

Client relationship management

Strategic planning

Creative evaluation

Effective communication

Job description

The Company

This award‑winning branding agency is all about positive impact. By utilising their full‑service capabilities, they work to deliver sustainable solutions that make a real difference, all the while keeping their work creative and their team ahead of the curve.

They’ve got an open and collaborative approach that celebrates people developing their skills and sharing knowledge. There is an excellent work culture here, so we’re confident that this is somewhere you can well and truly grow and thrive.

What’s on Offer?

• £50,000 – £55,000
• Hybrid working
• Great team and culture
• Learning and development opportunities
• Friendly and social team
• Plenty of perks and incentives

The Position

Leading client accounts across a large and diverse portfolio, you’ll work to evolve existing relationships and identify, develop and convert new opportunities for the agency.

Providing strategic direction and planning, you’ll challenge and interrogate briefs, taking the time to really understand your clients and their needs, and working hard to provide solutions that go above and beyond expectations.

You’ll be commercially astute with a creative mindset – able to maintain an overview of all workstreams and keep up to date with progress and financials, whilst also appreciating the value of good design.

What We’re Looking For

An approachable and highly organised Account Director with an enthusiastic nature and drive for excellence.

You’ll have some solid experience working in top agencies already, and an impressive background in the design industry – you’re absolutely someone able to evaluate creative work and support its development with ease and efficiency.

Reliable, personable and a fantastic communicator, you’ll know how to build trusting and highly valued relationships with clients and internal teams, present and distil information, and communicate effectively to ensure standout results.

A more diverse team is a more creative team.

It’s our job to build teams of people, and we’re proud to bring together a global network of diverse talent.

Equal Opportunity

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, nationality, religious persuasion, sexual orientation, sex, marital or parental status, physical ability, gender, or age.