Account Director

ThePlaceToBe; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ThePlaceToBe, a Nottingham-based marketing agency, is seeking an Account Director to lead key client relationships and deliver standout experiential campaigns. You’ll partner with senior stakeholders, oversee campaigns from brief to delivery, and collaborate with Creative, Strategy, and Production teams to bring bold ideas to life.

We’re looking for an experienced Account Director or Senior Account Manager with agency experience, strong client management and a proactive, collaborative mindset to

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Account Director or Senior Account Manager within a marketing or creative agency.
• Experience across experiential, activations, brand experiences or integrated campaigns.
• Strong client management and relationship-building skills.
• Confident communicating and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial and project management skills.
• A collaborative, proactive and positive approach.
• Experience working closely with Creative and Production teams.
• A genuine passion for creating great campaigns and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior client relationships and act as a trusted strategic partner.
• Oversee experiential, activation and integrated campaigns from brief through to delivery.
• Work with Creative, Strategy and Production teams to bring ideas to life.
• Develop creative ideas and present campaigns to senior stakeholders.
• Manage budgets, timelines and overall campaign delivery.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing client accounts.
• Ensure projects are delivered to an exceptional standard.
• Support and mentor junior members of the Client Services team.

Skills

Agency experience

Client management

Project management

Campaign development

Creative collaboration

Relationship building

Job description

ThePlaceToBe are partnering with a brilliant marketing agency based in Nottingham, working with some seriously well-known brands across experiential, activations and brand experiences.

They're known for coming up with big, creative ideas, delivering standout campaigns and building trusted, long-term relationships with their clients. They're also a genuinely lovely agency with a collaborative, supportive culture.

About the Role...

As an Account Director, you'll lead key client relationships, working closely with senior stakeholders to understand their challenges, develop great ideas and deliver impactful campaigns.

You'll work closely with Creative, Strategy and Production teams, overseeing campaigns from initial brief through to delivery whilst identifying opportunities to grow and develop client relationships.

• Leading senior client relationships and acting as a trusted strategic partner
• Overseeing experiential, activation and integrated campaigns from brief through to delivery
• Working closely with Creative, Strategy and Production teams to bring ideas to life
• Developing creative ideas and presenting campaigns to senior stakeholders
• Managing budgets, timelines and overall campaign delivery
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing client accounts
• Ensuring projects are delivered to an exceptional standard
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the Client Services team

About You...

You'll be an experienced Account Director or Senior Account Manager with strong agency experience and a background in marketing, experiential, activations or integrated campaigns.

You'll be confident building relationships with senior stakeholders, commercially minded and someone who genuinely enjoys getting involved in the creative process. Most importantly, you'll be personable, proactive and passionate about delivering brilliant work for clients.

• Proven experience as an Account Director or Senior Account Manager within a marketing or creative agency
• Experience across experiential, activations, brand experiences or integrated campaigns
• Strong client management and relationship-building skills
• Confident communicating and presenting to senior stakeholders
• Strong commercial and project management skills
• A collaborative, proactive and positive approach
• Experience working closely with Creative and Production teams
• A genuine passion for creating great campaigns and experiences