Account Director (Creative)

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Account Director to lead advertising campaigns. This role entails managing multiple projects, collaborating with diverse teams, and ensuring successful delivery while maintaining financial oversight. The ideal candidate should have strong campaign management skills and the ability to build relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing integrated 360 campaigns across multiple media formats.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in fast-changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end process of planning and implementing advertising campaigns.
• Manage client communications and project progress.
• Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery from brief to completion.

Skills

Campaign management

Relationship-building

Communication

Financial acumen

Job description

Job Title: Account Director (Creative)

Client Location: London (Hybrid)

Starting: 23/06/2025

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 every team contributes effectively 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 how it contributes to brand growth
• Experience in 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 sharing, motivating team members
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presenter to stakeholders at all levels
• Financial acumen and rigorous budget management
• Experience working in fast-changing environments, managing multi-stakeholder marketing teams, with pan-market experience beneficial

Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Write status reports and verify work against briefs
• Agree on briefs with marketing to ensure clarity and stakeholder involvement
• Organize internal briefing sessions, collaborating with strategy to develop briefs for internal teams
• Partner with Creative Directors and Executive Producers to enable successful creative delivery
• Coordinate resources, project plans, and budgets with resource and production teams
• Manage client communications, project progress, issue resolution, and expectation management
• Lead client presentations and gather feedback at each project stage
• Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery, from brief to completion
• Monitor project progression, ensuring timely delivery within budget and scope
• Escalate issues and facilitate resolution involving relevant stakeholders
• Maintain financial rigor, supporting monthly burn reporting and budget oversight
• Plan ahead for upcoming projects, communicating priorities and issues to stakeholders
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors, including media agencies and production companies