Account Director (Creative)

JR United Kingdom; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing firm is seeking an Account Director to oversee the comprehensive planning and execution of advertising campaigns. This role requires strong campaign management and relationship-building skills, as well as financial acumen to ensure project success and brand growth. The Account Director will work closely with multiple stakeholders across creative and production teams while managing project timelines and budgets effectively.

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing multiple projects end-to-end.
• Ability to manage integrated 360 campaigns across various media formats.
• Confident in presenting to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead campaign delivery from brief to completion.
• Manage client communications and oversee financial reports.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop and coordinate project briefs.

Skills

Campaign management

Relationship-building

Financial acumen

Communication

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 work with marketing, creative, production, strategy, finance, and external partners at each stage of a project, ensuring 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 in presenting to stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Financial acumen and rigor in managing the account daily
• Experience working in fast-changing environments, managing multi-stakeholder marketing teams with varying seniority levels; 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 proper reception by the agency and involved stakeholders
• Organize internal briefing sessions, working with strategy to develop briefs for internal teams
• Partner with Creative Directors and Executive Producers to enable successful delivery of world-class creative
• Coordinate resources, project plans, and budgets with resource and production teams to deliver the brief
• Manage client communications regarding project progress, issue resolution, contact reports, status meetings, and expectation management
• Lead client presentations for creative stages, gather feedback, and outline next steps
• Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery from brief to completion
• Monitor project progression with Production and Creative teams to ensure timely, budget-compliant delivery meeting the original brief
• Escalate key issues and blockers to Senior Account Director and Head of Business as needed, facilitating resolution involving relevant stakeholders
• Maintain financial rigor, supporting the Senior Account Director in preparing monthly burn reports, tracking retainer and production budgets, and assessing new briefs’ feasibility
• Work with marketing on project planning, updating project timelines, and communicating upcoming priorities, delays, or issues to stakeholders
• Lead relationships with media agencies and third-party vendors to ensure effective collaboration