Account Director – Charity / Fundraising

air-recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A notable creative agency in London seeks an experienced Account Director to lead major charity clients. You will shape campaigns from strategy to execution, work in a collaborative environment, and have strong charity-sector experience. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from £45k to £60k and entails a hybrid work model, demanding insight-driven creativity across various channels.

Qualifications

• Solid charity-sector experience — ideally within an agency environment.
• Strong cross-channel understanding (DM, digital, social, email, integrated).
• Confidence leading large accounts and building trusted client relationships.
• Ability to shape strategic briefs and guide campaigns from planning to delivery.
• Sharp commercial skills – managing revenue, forecasting and profitability.
• A collaborative, positive, team-first approach.
• Comfort presenting work, influencing senior stakeholders, and nurturing trust.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of major charity clients and lead delivery of impactful campaigns.
• Shape the work from strategy through to execution, ensuring insight-driven results.
• Work closely with internal teams to produce cross-channel fundraising campaigns.
• Play a key leadership role inside the agency, championing best practices.

Skills

Charity-sector experience

Cross-channel understanding (DM, digital, social, email)

Leading large accounts

Shaping strategic briefs

Commercial skills

Collaborative approach

Presenting work

Job description

Account Director – Charity / Fundraising

London (Hybrid: 2 days per week) | £45k–60k

This amazing creative agency is one of the UK most respected creative and fundraising agencies. They’re looking to add a talented Account Director to their high-performing Client Services team. If you’re an experienced AD with strong charity-sector knowledge, a passion for insight‑led work, and the ability to lead integrated campaigns end‑to‑end, this is a brilliant opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of major charity clients and lead the delivery of campaigns that truly make a difference.
• Shape the work from strategy through to execution, ensuring everything is insight‑driven, creatively strong, and commercially robust.
• Work closely with planners, creatives, digital specialists and delivery teams to produce cross‑channel fundraising and engagement campaigns across Direct Mail, Digital, Social & paid social, Email & supporter journeys and Integrated, insight‑led creative.
• Play a key leadership role inside the agency, setting the tone, championing best practice, and helping the team continue its strong run of success.

Leadership & Culture

The team is small, energetic and high performing — so we’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and loves producing work that has real impact. You’ll be joining a creative and fundraising agency trusted by some of the biggest and most loved charities in the UK. They’re smart, friendly, ambitious and hugely respected across the sector.

Requirements

• Solid charity‑sector experience — ideally within an agency environment.
• Strong cross‑channel understanding (DM, digital, social, email, integrated).
• Confidence leading large accounts and building trusted client relationships.
• Ability to shape strategic briefs and guide campaigns from planning to delivery.
• Sharp commercial skills – managing revenue, forecasting and profitability.
• A collaborative, positive, team‑first approach.
• Comfort presenting work, influencing senior stakeholders, and nurturing trust.

How to Apply

If you’re the Account Director we’re looking for, please do get in touch. Quote AP116 when applying for this role.