Account Director (Creative)

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company based in Chester is seeking an Account Director to oversee advertising and communications campaigns. The role involves end-to-end management, collaboration with various departments, and ensuring project delivery and budget adherence. Ideal candidates will possess strong project management skills and the ability to foster relationships across stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• Strong project management skills, experience with 360 campaigns.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Experience working in dynamic environments and across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of marketing campaigns.
• Coordinate with various teams and external partners.
• Manage client communications and project delivery.

Skills

Campaign management

Relationship building

Communication

Financial acumen

Job description

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Hours: Full-time

Duration: 9 months with potential to extend

We are looking for an Account Director to work with our client.

Summary

An Account Director is responsible for leading the end-to-end process of planning and implementing advertising and communications campaigns. They collaborate with marketing, creative, production, strategy, finance, and external partners at each stage of a project, ensuring that every team contributes to progressing different aspects from brief to delivery.

• Strong campaign management skills, experienced at managing multiple projects end-to-end
• Ability to understand the strategic purpose of a project and its contribution to brand growth
• Experience with through-the-line communications – managing integrated 360 campaigns across multiple media formats
• Manage all deliverables typical of an integrated advertising and communications campaign
• Strong relationship-building skills – trust, collaboration, knowledge, and motivating team members
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presentation to stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Financial acumen and rigor in the day-to-day management of the account
• Experience working in fast-changing environments, managing multi-stakeholder marketing teams with varying seniority. Pan-market experience is beneficial.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Write status reports and verify work against briefs
• Agree on the brief with marketing to ensure clarity for the agency and involved stakeholders
• Organize internal briefing sessions, including working with strategy to develop briefs for internal teams
• Partner with Creative Directors and Executive Producers to enable the successful delivery of world-class creative
• Coordinate with resource and production teams to organize resources, project plans, and budgets to deliver the brief
• Manage client communications regarding project progress, issue resolution, contact reports, status meetings, and expectation management
• Lead client presentations for creative work at all project stages, gather feedback, and outline next steps
• Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery from brief to completion
• Maintain an overview of project progression, working with Production and Creative teams to ensure timely delivery within budget and scope
• Escalate key issues and blockers to Senior Account Director and Head of Business, facilitating resolution involving relevant stakeholders
• Ensure financial rigor, supporting the Senior Account Director in monthly burn reporting, tracking retainer and production budgets, and assessing new briefs
• Work with marketing to plan upcoming projects, communicate priorities, delays, and issues to stakeholders
• Lead relationships with media agencies and third-party vendors to ensure effective collaboration