Account Director (Creative)

JR United Kingdom; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the advertising sector is seeking an Account Director to manage the planning and execution of integrated campaigns. This role involves working closely with various teams to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing integrated 360 campaigns across multiple media formats.
• Strong written and verbal communicator.
• Experience in fast-changing environments with multi-stakeholder teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end process of planning and implementing advertising campaigns.
• Manage client communications and oversee project deliverables.
• Ensure project timeliness, budget adherence, and brief compliance.

Skills

Campaign management

Strategic thinking

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

Job Description:

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 that contributes 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
• Strong written and verbal communicator, confident in presenting to stakeholders at all levels
• Financial acumen and rigour in managing the account daily
• Experience 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 the brief with marketing to ensure clarity and stakeholder involvement
• Organise internal briefing sessions, collaborating with strategy to develop briefs for 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 regarding project progress, issue resolution, reports, meetings, and expectation management
• Lead client presentations and gather feedback at each project stage, summarising next steps
• Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery from brief to completion
• Monitor project progression, ensuring timeliness, budget adherence, and brief compliance
• Escalate issues as needed and facilitate resolution involving relevant stakeholders
• Maintain financial rigour, support monthly burn reporting, and oversee budgets and briefs
• Plan ahead with marketing on upcoming projects, priorities, and delays
• Lead relationships with third-party vendors such as Mediacom and production companies