Account Director (Creative)

JR United Kingdom; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Account Director to oversee end-to-end advertising campaigns in London. The role involves collaboration with internal teams and external partners, ensuring project deliverables are met while fostering relationships and financial oversight. Ideal candidates should have extensive campaign management experience and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience managing integrated 360 campaigns across multiple media formats is crucial.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident in presenting to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of campaigns, ensuring on-time and within budget.
• Manage client communications regarding project progress and expectations.
• Organize internal briefing sessions and work with marketing teams to develop clear briefs.

Skills

Campaign Management

Relationship Building

Financial Acumen

Communication Skills

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 work with marketing, creative, production, strategy, finance, and external partners at each stage of a project, ensuring every team plays their part from brief through 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, and the ability to get the best out of people
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident in presenting 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 levels; pan-market experience is beneficial

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Write status reports and check work against briefs
• Agree on briefs with marketing to ensure they are clear and involve the right stakeholders upfront
• 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
• Work 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 across all project stages, gather feedback, and outline next steps
• Lead end-to-end delivery of campaigns—from brief to final delivery
• Maintain oversight of project progression, working with Production and Creative teams to ensure projects are on time, within budget, and aligned with the brief
• Escalate key issues and blockers to Senior Account Director and Head of Business, facilitating issue resolution involving relevant stakeholders
• Ensure financial rigor across your business vertical, supporting the Senior Account Director with monthly burn reports, tracking retainer, budgeting, and assessing new briefs
• Work with marketing to plan future projects, communicate upcoming priorities, delays, and issues to internal stakeholders
• Lead relationships with media agencies and third-party vendors to ensure collaboration and smooth execution