Account Director

O'Neils Recruitment; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Private medical and dental healthcare

Life assurance

Employee wellbeing programme

Digital GP service

Pension

Cycle-to-work

Car lease schemes

Retail discounts

Job summary

O'Neils Recruitment seeks an Account Director in Health & Beauty to lead a major retail account. The role focuses on strategy, client relationships, and delivering high-profile campaigns with commercial impact.

Hybrid working in Maidenhead, salary £45k–£55k+ with benefits. You’ll drive growth, own programmes, and collaborate with internal specialists to deliver market-leading campaigns for consumer brands.

Qualifications

• Experience in health & beauty, FMCG, wellness or lifestyle sectors.
• Proven track record of growing client accounts.
• Strong commercial and financial management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
• Experience delivering retail activations and marketing campaigns.
• Strategic mindset with hands-on delivery expertise.
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing senior client relationships.
• Driving account growth and identifying new commercial opportunities.
• Translating client challenges into effective retail and experiential marketing solutions.
• Managing budgets, forecasts, revenue and profitability targets.
• Leading client presentations, programme reviews and governance meetings.
• Working closely with Campaign Management, Creative and Marketing teams to ensure seamless delivery.
• Supporting new business opportunities and retailer-funded initiatives.
• Ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, on budget and exceed expectations.

Skills

Account leadership

Client relationships

Experiential marketing

Retail activation

Budget management

Presentation skills

Job description

Account Director - Health & Beauty

Location: Maidenhead (Hybrid Working) Salary: £45K - £55k+ plus benefits

Are you an experienced Account Director with a passion for retail, experiential marketing and building exceptional client partnerships?

We're recruiting on behalf of an award-winning brand experience agency looking for a commercially minded Account Director to lead a major Health & Beauty retail account. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of high-profile campaigns, develop long-term client relationships and drive strategic growth within a fast-paced agency environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Account Director, you'll lead the strategic and operational delivery of a key client programme, ensuring outstanding campaign execution, commercial success and client satisfaction.

You'll act as a trusted advisor to clients, identifying growth opportunities, developing innovative experiential and retail solutions, and collaborating with internal specialists to deliver market-leading campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and developing senior client relationships
• Driving account growth and identifying new commercial opportunities
• Translating client challenges into effective retail and experiential marketing solutions
• Managing budgets, forecasts, revenue and profitability targets
• Leading client presentations, programme reviews and governance meetings
• Working closely with Campaign Management, Creative and Marketing teams to ensure seamless delivery
• Supporting new business opportunities and retailer-funded initiatives
• Ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, on budget and exceed expectations

About You

You'll bring a strong background in client services, experiential marketing, shopper marketing or retail activation and have experience managing complex client programmes.

We're particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Health & Beauty, FMCG, Wellness or Lifestyle sector experience
• A proven track record of growing client accounts
• Strong commercial and financial management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities
• Experience delivering retail activations, brand experiences and marketing campaigns
• A strategic mindset combined with hands-on delivery expertise
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills

What's on Offer?

• Salary from £45,000+
• Hybrid working (2-3 days office / 2 days home working)
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Private medical and dental healthcare
• Life assurance
• Employee wellbeing programme
• Digital GP service
• Pension, cycle-to-work and car lease schemes
• Retail discounts and additional lifestyle benefits

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded agency delivering award-winning retail and experiential campaigns for leading consumer brands. If you're looking for a role where you can influence strategy, lead client relationships and make a genuine commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.

As this opportunity is based in the UK, candidates will need to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Right-to-work documentation will be checked as part of the recruitment process.