Senior Account Director / Associate Director – Consumer, London

Hanson Search; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative communications agency in London is seeking a Senior Account Director or Associate Director to lead creative campaigns for disruptive brands. In this dynamic role, you'll manage a diverse portfolio, drive team performance, and develop strategies to position clients as thought leaders. If you're passionate about storytelling and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the consumer and corpsumer space. Join a team that values energetic hustle, empathy, and creativity, and help shape the future of brand communications.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Account Director or Associate Director in a comms agency.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of over £1m and lead a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Strategic and creative direction for a client portfolio worth £1.5m p/a.
• Management of a dedicated team of 8+ and ongoing senior client counsel.

Skills

Client-facing experience

Portfolio management

Creative campaign generation

Crisis management

Integrated communications knowledge

Job description

Senior Account Director / Associate Director – Consumer, London

An incredible opportunity for a Senior Account Director / Associate Director to work for an innovative communications agency in London, famous for servicing disruptive brands and founders across the consumer and corpsumer space.

I am looking for a talented individual who is comfortable working with consumer brands to generate creative campaigns and newsjacking as well as devising programmes that shape founders and C-suite as thought leaders; storytelling for business audiences.

An experienced Senior Account Director or Associate Director who is not afraid of approaching things differently and creatively and working in a full stack group with experts in the world of paid, web3, consultancy and design. The successful candidate will live up to our values – energetic hustle, empathy, curiosity and disruption. They will be comfortable in driving the team to deliver best in class results and developing strategies alongside senior clients/ founders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic and creative direction of a client portfolio worth circa £1.5 p/a with responsibility for delivery
2. Management of a dedicated team of 8+ people
3. Ongoing senior client counsel inc. crisis management when required
4. Organic growth – identifying opportunities to organically grow accounts
5. Manage and direct new business pitches (working up and down) taking the opportunity from briefing through to pitch and onboarding
6. Financial forecasting, team resourcing and organic growth plans for accounts

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

1. Experienced Senior Account Director or Associate Director in a client-facing role in a comms agency
2. Experience of managing a portfolio of £1m+
3. Consumer and corpsumer brand experience
4. A broad understanding of integrated comms landscape
5. A can-do attitude and the ability to work under pressure

If you have the relevant experience and this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please get in touch with our team including a copy of your CV as soon as possible via the form below.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. You can access our Diversity and Inclusion Policy here.

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