Account Director

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical and dental healthcare

Life assurance

Employee wellbeing programme

Pension, cycle-to-work and car lease

Job summary

O'Neils Recruitment in Maidenhead seeks an experienced Account Director for Health & Beauty retail campaigns. This hybrid role leads senior client relationships, shapes strategy and delivers high-impact experiential and retail solutions.

You will drive account growth, manage budgets, present to clients and collaborate with creative, marketing and campaign teams to exceed expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading senior client relationships in health/beauty or related sectors.
• Proven track record of growing client accounts.
• Strong financial management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
• Experience delivering retail activations and brand experiences.

Responsibilities

• Leading 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 management

Experiential marketing

Retail activation

Stakeholder 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

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.