Account Director

Salt Digital Recruitment; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment seeks a Senior Account Director for our Riyadh office to lead high-impact, fully integrated 360 campaigns across brand, digital, social, and activations. You will partner with the CEO on strategy and growth, guiding cross-functional teams through end-to-end project delivery for major regional and global clients.

Ideal candidates bring extensive agency experience, senior leadership capabilities, and a strategic mindset to drive commercial success and market-wide brand

Qualifications

• Senior Account Director level experience in a leading agency.
• Proven track record delivering 360 campaigns across brand, digital, and activations.
• Strong leadership of multidisciplinary teams and client-facing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior client relationships and act as strategic partner.
• Own and deliver fully integrated 360 campaigns across brand, digital, social, and activations.
• Collaborate with CEO on account strategy, growth plans, and opportunities.
• Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery from insight to post-campaign analysis.
• Drive profitable performance including forecasting and budgeting.

Skills

Account Leadership

360 Campaigns

Client Relationships

Strategic Planning

Cross-functional Leadership

Job description

Reporting to: CEO Overview A leading global advertising agency is looking for a senior Account Director with strong 360 advertising experience across brand, integrated communications, and activations. This is a key leadership hire for the Riyadh office, reporting directly to the CEO, and will play a critical role in shaping high-impact, fully integrated campaigns for major regional and global clients. The ideal candidate will come from a strong agency background delivering end-to-end 360 campaigns across ATL, BTL, digital, social, brand strategy, and experiential/activations, with a proven ability to lead complex, multi-disciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead senior client relationships across key accounts, acting as the main strategic partner
• Own and deliver fully integrated 360 campaigns spanning brand, creative, digital, social, media, and activations
• Work directly with the CEO on account strategy, growth plans, and key client opportunities
• Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery from insight and concept through to execution and post-campaign analysis
• Lead cross-functional teams including strategy, creative, production, experiential, and media
• Drive strong creative and strategic outputs that are culturally relevant to the KSA market
• Manage large-scale activation projects including events, experiential builds, and brand experiences
• Identify and convert organic growth opportunities within existing accounts
• Ensure strong commercial performance including forecasting, budgeting, and profitability across accounts
• Act as a senior presence in client presentations, pitches, and stakeholder management sessions
• Contribute to the overall growth and positioning of the agency in the Saudi market

Key Requirements:

• Extensive experience at Account Director level (or strong Senior Account Director ready to step up) within a leading advertising or integrated agency
• Proven track record delivering 360 campaigns across brand, creative, digital, social, and activations
• Strong experience in experiential marketing, activations, and large-scale brand experiences
• Experience working with high-profile regional or global clients, ideally in KSA or the wider Middle East
• Strong strategic and commercial mindset with experience managing budgets and account performance
• Confident working directly with CEOs, senior stakeholders, and demanding client teams
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing multidisciplinary agency teams
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, high-growth environment
• Arabic language skills are a strong advantage but not essential

This is a rare leadership opportunity to join a globally connected agency in Riyadh at a senior level, driving truly integrated 360 work and high-profile brand activations in one of the most exciting markets in the region.