Associate Account Director - Advertising Inside Syneos Health Why Work Here

Syneos Health; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare agency in Camden Town seeks a Client Services Lead to enhance client satisfaction and drive new business opportunities. The role focuses on managing accounts, overseeing team deliverables, and providing mentorship. Ideal candidates are degree-educated with extensive healthcare advertising experience and strong people management skills. You will be the primary contact for strategic planning and financial management, ensuring high-quality project delivery.

Qualifications

• Coordinating multiregional client teams globally and locally.
• Extensive healthcare advertising experience from an agency.
• Proactive and solution-focused approach to client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage client accounts and drive high satisfaction levels.
• Oversee team deliverables and strategic planning.
• Ensure financial management and budget compliance.
• Mentor and manage junior staff effectively.

Skills

Client relationship management

Strategic planning

People management

Healthcare advertising

Presentation skills

Digital project experience

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Overview

The primary purpose of this role is to become an expert in client services. You will be expected to lead accounts, driving high levels of satisfaction and seeking out new business opportunities as the main senior point of contact. Your focus will be on ensuring the smooth running of client services teams and accountability for meeting the business objectives of the clients, both strategically and financially. You will be seen as a key ambassador for the company and its values.

Responsibilities

• Manage/delegate tactical and administrative processes
• Continue to foster client relationships to secure agency business and ensure client satisfaction
• Take the lead on strategic, creative and digital planning; oversee the team on deliverables
• Know the client's business as well as they do
• Take a proactive approach to seeking new opportunities with allocated clients
• Be an ambassador for the company and its values
• Assume responsibility for the team's delivery of quality projects that meet or exceed client expectations
• Be seen by your clients as the 'go-to' person for strategic planning
• Continue to identify projects for organic growth opportunities and look to turn these into actual opportunities
• Supervise client-related financial and business operations for the team
• Ensure financial management and budget compliance, anticipate and report on issues
• Apply sound business insight and judgment in the best interests of the agency and our clients
• Set the example for professionalism and work ethic for the account team
• Assume leadership as the day-to-day champion of the brand, internally and externally
• Build a safe environment for innovation and risk‑taking
• Support senior staff and build a cohesive junior team with solid mentorship and management
• Manage direct reports effectively by providing constructive and actionable feedback

Qualifications

• Degree educated
• The ability to coordinate multiregional client teams – globally and locally
• Extensive healthcare advertising experience gained from an agency environment
• Strong people management skills with a passion for nurturing junior staff members
• Experience working on digital projects
• Excellent verbal, listening and communication skills
• Confident when delivering presentations
• Proactive and solution-focused – the ability to anticipate client requirements
• Resilience and gravitas
• Solution focused – suggestion of ideas and recommendations where appropriate
• Agency experience preferred

EEO Statement

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled).