Account Director

Zealous Agency; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealous Agency in Manchester is seeking a Social Media Account Director to lead senior client relationships and shape bold social strategies for well-known consumer brands.

You will mentor a talented team, drive pitches and proposals, oversee delivery from idea to impact, and stay ahead of trends across organic, paid, influencer and wider communications.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in social media within an agency.
• Experience with consumer brands.
• Proven track record leading social strategies from idea to delivery.
• Confident managing senior client relationships and spotting opportunities to add value.
• Experience across organic social with understanding of paid, influencer and wider communications.
• Natural leader who mentors and develops others.

Responsibilities

• Be a top-level trusted contact for clients.
• Lead pitches, proposals and identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts.
• Lead and ensure delivery of creative, insight-led social strategies.
• Work closely with the wider team including creative, strategy, and PR to bring campaigns and ideas to life.
• Being at the forefront on new social trends, platforms and opportunities.
• Keep a close eye workflow, financials, and deliverables.
• Lead and support a team, helping people develop, grow and produce their best work.

Skills

Social media leadership

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Campaign strategy

Mentoring

Job description

We’re working with a brilliant agency who are looking to add a Social Media Account Director to their growing team.

You’ll be working with well-known consumer brands, helping shape social strategies that get people talking, building trusted client relationships and leading a talented team to deliver standout work.

The role in a nutshell:

• Be a top-level trusted contact for clients being their go-to expert in the agency.
• Lead of client pitches, proposals and identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts.
• Lead and ensure delivery of creative, insight-led social strategies that connect with audiences and achieve client objectives.
• Work closely with the wider team including creative, strategy, and PR to bring campaigns and ideas to life.
• Being at the forefront on new social trends, platforms and opportunities.
• Keep a close eye workflow, financials, and deliverables.
• Lead and support a team, helping people develop, grow and produce their best work.

What you’ll bring to the table:

• Strong agency experience within social media - essential! This is a senior role, so we are looking for a number of years of experience to match this.
• You will have worked with consumer brands.
• Proven professional experience in leading social strategies and campaigns from idea through to delivery.
• Confident managing senior client relationships and spotting opportunities to add value.
• Experience across organic social, with an understanding of paid, influencer and wider communications.
• A natural leader who enjoys mentoring, motivating and developing others.