Senior Experiential Accounts Director – Hybrid

The Find

Hatching Green

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

The Find is seeking an experienced experiential Account Director to lead major client programs, shaping strategy and delivering live activations. This hybrid role in Harpenden combines two days in-office with three days remote, overseeing budgets, teams, and supplier management.

You will build client relationships, grow revenue, and ensure delivery excellence across multiple projects.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of agency experience in experiential marketing, live events, or FMCG activations.
  • Experience managing large-scale campaign budgets and driving margins.
  • Ability to respond to client strategy and unlock opportunities, plus drive new business.
  • Direct line management, team development, and freelance resourcing.
  • Ability to build relationships and champion collaborative work with clients.
  • Deep knowledge of custom builds, mass sampling, venue management, and live-event H&S compliance.
  • Strong pitching, deck-writing, and client presentation skills.
  • Willingness to travel nationwide and attend overnight/live event setups.

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-profile client accounts and drive growth across live activations.
  • Line-manage Account Managers and Account Executives, with regular reviews.
  • Bridge creative strategy with production delivery and manage multi-project budgets.
  • Oversee production logistics, supplier management, and site compliance.
  • Pitch concepts and budgets directly to clients and prospective clients.

Skills

Agency experience
Experiential marketing
Live events
FMCG
Budget management
Business development
Client relations
People management
Team development
Freelance resourcing
Relationship building
Operations knowledge
Venue management
H&S compliance
Pitching
Deck-writing
Presentation skills
Travel

Job description

The Find is seeking an experienced experiential Account Director to lead major client programs, shaping strategy and delivering live activations. This hybrid role in Harpenden combines two days in-office with three days remote, overseeing budgets, teams, and supplier management.

You will build client relationships, grow revenue, and ensure delivery excellence across multiple projects.

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