Account Director

ThePlaceToBe; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ThePlaceToBe in Leeds is seeking an Account Director to lead client relationships and drive integrated campaigns from brief to delivery.

You will work closely with Creative, Strategy and Production, manage senior stakeholders, and help grow existing accounts with retail and consumer brands.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Account Manager or Account Director in an agency.
• Strong track record in client relationship management.
• Proven ability to deliver integrated campaigns from brief to delivery.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Proactive, highly organised and capable of handling multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior retail clients.
• Lead integrated campaigns across brand, retail, activations and experiential.
• Manage projects from brief through to delivery.
• Collaborate with Creative, Strategy and Production teams.
• Present creative and strategic recommendations to clients.
• Manage budgets, timelines and commercial performance.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts.

Skills

Senior Account Management

Retail/consumer brand experience

Client relationship management

Strategic planning & presentation

_multi-project management

Excellent communication

Job description

ThePlaceToBe are partnering with a well-established Leeds creative agency, working with a fantastic portfolio of well-known retail and consumer brands.

About the role…

As Account Director, you'll be a key client contact, building strong relationships and leading integrated creative campaigns from brief through to delivery. You'll spend plenty of time in front of clients, understanding their challenges, shaping briefs and working closely with Creative, Strategy and Production to deliver standout work.

What you'll be doing day to day…

• Building trusted relationships with senior retail clients
• Leading integrated campaigns across brand, retail, activations and experiential
• Managing projects from brief through to delivery
• Working closely with Creative, Strategy and Production
• Presenting creative and strategic recommendations to clients
• Managing budgets, timelines and commercial performance
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts

About you…

We're looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager or Account Director with agency experience and a strong track record of client relationship management.

What we're looking for…

• Highly client-facing and confident with senior stakeholders
• Experienced working with retail or consumer brands
• Commercially minded and strategically strong
• A brilliant communicator and presenter
• Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple projects
• Passionate about creative work and building long-term partnerships

If you're looking for an Account Director role where you'll be close to clients, working with exciting retail brands and delivering great creative, we'd love to hear from you.