Account Director

Oneilsrecruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Private medical and dental care

23 days holiday

Pension

Cycle-to-work

Car lease schemes

Retail discounts

Job summary

Oneilsrecruitment in Nottingham is seeking an experienced Account Director to lead a major Health & Beauty retail account. You will own client relationships, drive growth, and oversee strategic and operational delivery of campaigns in a fast-paced agency environment.

This hybrid role combines senior leadership with hands-on delivery and requires a track record of growing client accounts. The package includes £45K-£55k+ with benefits, 23 days holiday, private medical and dental care, pension and

Qualifications

• Experience in account leadership for health/beauty or FMCG sectors.
• Strong client relationship management and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate client needs into retail and experiential solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior client relationships and campaign delivery.
• Drive account growth and commercial opportunities.
• Translate client challenges into retail and experiential solutions.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, revenue and profitability.
• Lead presentations, reviews and governance meetings.
• Collaborate with Campaign Management, Creative and Marketing teams.
• Support new business opportunities and retailer-funded initiatives.
• Ensure campaigns are delivered on time and on budget.

Skills

Account leadership

Experiential marketing

Client relationship management

Strategic growth

Job description

Account Director - Health & Beauty

Location: Nottingham (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.