Account Director

<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">Major Players are partnering with a reputable, culturally connected experiential & brand experience agency to recruit for a strategically minded, creatively passionate and commercially savvy Account Director.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">This role is an integral role to their agency – you will be a result driven leader within the business, managing your team as well as key clients, to drive excellence in delivery, profitability and efficiency.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><strong><u>Responsibilities:</u></strong></span></span> <ul> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Provide senior leadership across multiple client accounts, setting direction, pace, and standards for delivery.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Own the overall performance of accounts, ensuring excellence in execution, efficiency, and profitability.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Act as the senior client lead, building long-term trusted relationships and serving as the primary strategic advisor.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Lead, mentor, and develop account teams, adapting management style to support individual growth and performance.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Oversee all strategic output, developing well-informed recommendations grounded in a deep understanding of client objectives and business models.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Directed creative development, offering strong creative judgment and ensuring ideas were executed to the highest standard.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Maintain full responsibility for commercial performance, including fee structures, budgeting, forecasting, resource management, and margin control.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Identify and drive opportunities for account growth, upsell, and new business within existing client relationships.</span></span></span></span> </ul> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><strong><u>Experience required:</u></strong></span></span> <ul> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Experience in a senior account management or establish Account Director role within a marketing, creative, or experiential agency.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Demonstrated success leading client relationships and acting as a trusted strategic advisor.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Strong experience managing cross-functional teams and developing junior talent.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Solid commercial experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and ownership of account profitability.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Track record of delivering integrated campaigns from strategy through execution.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Experience managing multiple accounts and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Strong presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.</span></span></span></span> <li style="margin-right: 0.0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Evidence of growing accounts and identifying new commercial opportunities.</span></span></span></span> </ul> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">Hours: Full time</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">Salary: £60-70,000 depending on experience</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">Office Location: East Central London</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">Office requirements: 3 days per week in the office</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">Major Players are the UK’s leading digital, marketing, and creative talent agency, and over the last 30 years we’ve consistently championed our people and communities. As a proud B Corp™, we are committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion within the industries we service, creating impactful and sustainable change for our partners, candidates and employees.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;">We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and other protected status as required by applicable law. For further information about our DE&I commitments, please visit: <a href="http://www.majorplayers.co.uk/diversity-equity-inclusion/" style="color: rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration: underline;">www.majorplayers.co.uk/diversity-equity-inclusion/</a></span></span><br> <br>