Account Director

JR United Kingdom; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading TikTok agency as an Account Director, where you'll drive client success through innovative paid social strategies. You'll work closely with clients to optimize their campaigns on TikTok and Meta while leading a talented team of Account Managers. Enjoy unique perks including creative days off and professional development allowances as part of a vibrant team culture.

Benefits

Creative activity allowance

Book and magazine allowance

Special leave for personal milestones

Qualifications

• Agency experience managing successful accounts.
• Experience activating TikTok Shop and shoppable content.
• Proven track record in leading teams and client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead paid social planning and buying strategies across TikTok & Meta.
• Create and execute influencer partnership strategies.
• Manage and develop a team of Account Managers and Executives.

Skills

TikTok expertise

Client relationship management

Creative strategy

Campaign management

Tools

TikTok Ads Manager

Meta Business Manager

Job description

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We're a TikTok agency that gets brands cut through on TikTok. We’ve grown our own clients and communities to over 1 million followers and have hit 600 million video views in the last 12 months. We use these learnings to help brands reach new audiences, grow their TikTok following and engagement, and produce thumb-stoppingly good content that gets cut through on TikTok.

The Role:

We’re looking for an experienced Account Director to join the team.

Ideally, you will be able to execute a number of paid social campaigns, leading the creative planning, budget management, optimisation, reporting, and be comfortable working with small to large media spends.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Lead paid social planning and buying strategies for key clients across TikTok & Meta
2. Foster trusted relationships with clients and act as the main contact for your clients
3. Develop and execute a comprehensive influencer partnership strategy to drive growth for our clients
4. Create innovative TikTok Shop strategies to drive significant growth and revenue for our TikTok Shop clients
5. Oversee the execution of TikTok Shop campaigns, ensuring seamless integration across paid, organic, affiliate, and live content
6. Guide clients through TikTok Shop best practices, including optimising storefronts, boosting shoppable content, and leveraging platform features
7. Act as the key point of creative feedback for your team’s client campaigns
8. Act as a senior strategic point of contact and escalation for clients
9. Brief content through our content creation process, working alongside our in-house TikTok creators, freelance TikTok creators, and influencers
10. Recommend and build budget plans for client campaigns
11. Develop proposals for new business opportunities
12. Manage and develop a team of Account Managers and Executives

What you’ll bring:

1. You'll be a TikTok expert, and fully understand the platform
2. You're proactive in building strong client relationships, and open to travel to meet clients in person where valuable for collaboration or project success
3. You’ll have agency experience, with a track record of managing successful accounts
4. You’ll have a solid understanding of TikTok Shop, with experience activating shoppable content, live streams, and working with affiliates to drive GMV
5. You’ll have experience of leading a team
6. You'll love working on paid campaigns
7. You'll have demonstrable experience with TikTok Ads Manager and Meta Business Manager
8. You'll have created successful media plans for campaigns before
9. You’ll have experience working with numerous brands, in-house or agency
10. You'll have a good eye for creative that converts
11. You can work under pressure and be able to turn around tasks with short deadlines
12. You’ll know what makes a TikTok Shop Live session work, and be comfortable supporting or advising on LIVE production where needed
13. Experience managing or advising on TikTok Shop affiliate programmes, including commission structures, outreach, and performance tracking

What we can offer to you:

Free holiday days:

• Birthday? Take a day off with using your holiday
• Moving house? Take a day off without using your holiday
• Getting married? Take a day off without using your holiday
• Each quarter we give you a half day off work as well as £50 towards an activity that helps unlock your creative. It could be a painting class, pottery making, a spa day, whatever it is that helps you free your mind and feel more creative!

Book and magazine allowance:

• We pay £200 towards books, audiobooks & magazines each year that support your development